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Commissioners
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Charles L. Marciante Chairman
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Appointed: 1999
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- Business Manager IBEW Local 269
- Graduated IBEW Local 269 Rupert Jahn Apprenticeship Training School
- IBEW Local 269 - 1966 to present
- Stony Brook Sewage Authority - 1999 to present
- State of New Jersey Building Authority - 1995 to present
- State of New Jersey Fire Commission - 1991-1997
- Mercer County Vocational School Board - 1995-1997
- Pennington Borough Emergency Management Coordinator - 1993-1997
- Exempt Fireman - Pennington Fire Company - 1972-1996
- Fire Official Hopewell Township/Pennington Borough - 1986-1996
- Pennington Borough Volunteer Fire Chief - 1982-1988
- Member of Pennington Zoning Board - 1984-1986
- President - Hopewell Valley Baseball Association - 1984-1985
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John P. Thurber
Vice- Chairman
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Appointed: 2004
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- Vice President for Public Affairs, Thomas Edison State College
- Founding Executive Director, Watson Institute for Public Policy, Thomas Edison State
College
- Former Assistant Deputy Public Advocate, Division of Public Interest Advocacy, NJ
Department of the Public Advocate
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Harold A. Ackerman, U.S. District Court for the District
of New Jersey, 1982-1984
- Member, Board of Directors, Capital Health System
- President, Board of Directors, Trenton Downtown Association
- Member and Past Chairman, Board of Managers, American Cancer Society – Mercer Unit
- Member, Board of Directors, Trenton Business and Technology Center
- Member, Board of Directors, Princeton Rotary Foundation
- Elder, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ
- Leadership New Jersey, Class of 1992
- Man of the Year Award, New Jersey Association of Family Food Shelters, 1993
- Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey, J.D. summa cum laude
- Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, BA., Economics
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Morris S. Rubino
Treasurer
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Appointed: 1980
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- Business Manager and Financial Secretary & Treasure of Ironworkers Local #68,
AFL-CIO, Trenton, NJ
- Executive Board of Trustees - Ironworkers District Council of Philadelphia &
Vicinity Benefit and Pension Plan
- Ironworkers Local #68 Funds Chairman & Trustee
- Member of Italian-American Sportsman Club
- Vice President, New Jersey State AFL-CIO
- Chairman, Italian-American Sportsman Health Club
- Vice President, New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council
- Spokesperson for Ironworkers in State of New Jersey
- Board Member - Mercer County Workforce Investment
- Member of Prevailing Wage Advisory Committee
- Mercer County Vocational Schools Board - 1968 to 1970
- YMCA Board of Directors, Trenton, NJ - 1975 to 1984
- Capitol State Bank Advisory Board, Trenton, NJ - 1979 to 1984
- President, Hamilton Cablevision, Inc. of Hamilton Township, NJ - 1979 to 1984
- President of the Mercer-Burlington County Building Trades Council - 2000 to Present
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Christine A. Stearns Assistant Treasurer
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Appointed: 2008
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- Assistant Treasurer, Mercer County Improvement Authority
- Vice President, NJ Business & Industry Association
- Senior Associate, Princeton Public Affairs Group, 1997-2004
- Director of Legislative Affairs, NJ Retail Merchants Association, 1995-1997
- Account Executive, Princeton Communications Group, Inc., 1993-1995
- Legislative Aide, Freeholder Wendy Benchley, 1993
- Director of Women’s Outreach, 2001
- Member, Disease Management Study Commission, 2008-present
- Member, Health Care Access Study Commission, 2007-2008
- Member, Eagleton Institute of Politics Alumni Steering Committee, 2006-present
- Health Care Payers Coalition, Board Member 2005-2007, Co-chair, 2007-present
- Member, NJ Individual Health Coverage Program Board, 2005-present
- Member, NJ Small Employer Health Coverage Program Board, 2004-present
- PAM’s List, Board of Directors Member, 1997 – 2002, Chair, 2002-present
- Member, Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma, 2005 - present
- Co-chair, Governor Corzine Health Care Advisory Group, 2006
- New Jersey Bipartisan Coalition for Women’s Appointments, 2006
- Young Professionals Board, New Jersey Heart Association, 2003-2005
- Member, Governor McGreevy’s Agriculture Transition Team, 2002
- Board Member, Bloustein School Alumni Association, 2000-2002
- Board Member, Women's Political Caucus of NJ, 1998-2005, 2007-present
- Class Fund Agent, George School, Class of 1986, 1994-1996
- Class President, Douglass College Alumnae Association, Class, 1991-1996
- Rutgers School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996
- Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, MS, Public Policy, 1996
- Douglass College/Rutgers University, BA, Political Science, 1991
- Awarded the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award for Public Leadership, 1991
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Anthony S. Verrelli Commissioner
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Appointed: 2008
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- Member, NJ Regional Council of Carpenters Representative Local Union 31
- Member, Executive Board, NJ Regional Council of Carpenters
- President, Business Representative Local Union 31
- Member, Mercer County Planning Board
- Council Representative, Residential Local Union 119, 2003 2007
- Business Representative, Residential Local Union 138, 2000 - 2003
- Organizer, Capitol Regional Council of Carpenters, 1998 - 2000
- Carpenter, Hall Construction, 1997 - 1998
- Carpenter, Coastal Casework, 1996 - 1997
- Member, Ewing Township Zoning Board of Adjustments, 2001 - 2004
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Anthony M. Davis Commissioner
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Appointed: 2002
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- Acting Affirmative Action Officer, State of NJ
- Director, Division of Civil Rights/Affirmative Action
- Manager, Contract Compliance
- Senior Field Representative
- B.S. (Industrial Engineering), Elizabeth City State University
- Graduate Credits, Boston University
- Certified Public Manager
- Currently pursuing M.P.A. degree in Public Administration, Rutgers University
- Board Member, Trenton Youth Services Commission
- Board Member, Martin House Learning Center
- Board President, Mercer County Special Services School District
- Past Master, Aaron Lodge #9 F & AM
- Past Illustrious Potentate – Khufu Temple #120 A.E.A.O.N.M.S.
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Christiana Foglio-Palmer
Commissioner
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Appointed: 2004
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- President, Community Investment Strategies, Inc., 2002 – Present
- Principal, Conifer Realty, LLC, 2000 – 2002
- Vice President, Home Properties, 1999 – 1999
- President, Community Investment Strategies, Inc., 1995 – 1999
- Executive Director, New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, 1992-1995
- Middlesex County Improvement Authority, Board Member (Finance Chair), 1992-1999
- Licensed Professional Planner, State of New Jersey
- American Planning Association
- American Institute of Certified Planners
- Urban Land Institute
- Council of Urban Economic Development
- National Council of State Housing and Rehabilitation Officials
- M.C.R.P., Rutgers University Graduate School
- B.A., Rutgers University, Douglass College
- Study Program, Richmond College, London Business School
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Executive Director
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Phillip S. Miller
Executive Director
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Appointed: 2004
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As Executive Director, Mr. Miller has direct oversight of the Authority’s Departments of Administration, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Planning
- Director of Technology and Economic Development, Township of Hamilton
- President, Melcor Corporation and Chairman of the Board Melcor/China Joint Venture
- Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor of the Township of Hamilton
- Associate Director, State of New Jersey, Commission on Science and Technology
- Vice President, Engineering, Melcor Corporation
- MBA, Rider University
- BS, The College of New Jersey
- Hamilton Township Economic Development Advisory Committee
- Hamilton Economic Development Corporation (Hamilton Partnership)
- Hamilton Municipal Alliance Committee
- Hamilton-Washington Sunrise Rotary
- Hamilton Cable Advisory Committee
- Hamilton Redevelopment Agency
- Economic Development Association of New Jersey
- College of New Jersey Industrial Advisory Council
- New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) & Public Policy Committee
- Board of Directors, Robert Wood Johnson Lakeview Childcare Center
- Board of Directors, Hamilton Kiwanis
- NEDA, Northeastern Economic Developers Association
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