Dr. Hamden鈥檚 professional journey highlights the importance of determination and she uses her experiences to inspire the next generation of STEM innovators. Before attending Harvard, she dropped out of MIT in her first semester, and has learned the importance of keeping going through difficult times. During the time between MIT and Harvard, she attended 精品成人福利在线 and participated in a study-abroad program. In 2019, she was selected as an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador to share the story of her STEM journey and the many ways in which she uses these skills to solve problems and create new possibilities for the future. She was also selected to be a 2019 TED Fellow, and spoke on the topic of 鈥淲hat it takes to launch a telescope.鈥� Dr. Hamden is a frequent speaker at 精品成人福利在线 and looks back fondly on her experience as a Weston Science Scholars Program Mentor from 2006 to 2012.

Dr. Hamden is currently an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. Before that, she was an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow and the R.A. and G.B. Millikan Prize Postdoctoral Fellow in Experimental Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Hamden was awarded a Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship for her detector work in 2016. She also was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2019 for her work on FIREBall, a UV telescope. This is the highest honor the U.S. government can bestow on an early career scientist. Her broad interests have also provided her some unique experiences. Dr. Hamden worked as a chef for a year and received a P芒tisserie Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu before beginning graduate school. She also has a serious yoga practice and is learning to be a pilot.

While at Montclair High School, she played a role in establishing the ninth grade World Literature Course which became a model for introducing young students to a variety of cultures and their literature.聽 Ms. Attanasio was one of the original team of teachers in the World Literature course embracing its diversity and inclusion principles and challenges. As senior most teacher in the program she was sought after to mentor a number of the ninth-grade English teachers. A strong advocate of inclusion in education, she welcomed special needs students into her classroom. Together, the heterogeneous group of students participated in all aspects of class work and discussions.

Ms. Attanasio is the recipient of several honors:聽 Who鈥檚 Who Among American Teachers (multiple awards), the Josh and Judy Weston Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Student Coalition Faculty Award for Extraordinary Dedication to Montclair High School.

Dr. Attanasio joined the faculty in the Department of Communication Sciences in 1966 (then the Speech Department) and retired in 2011. While teaching was his primary focus, he served as department chair and chair of the task forces on the New Student Experience, the Outcomes Assessment Program, and the Outcomes Assessment Coordinating Committee. 聽For a time, Dr. Attanasio served as interim assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and as director of the New Faculty Program.

Dr. Attanasio has published on stuttering in American and Australian journals and has written, as author or co-author, chapters in several books on the subject.聽 With Dr. Ann Packman, his colleague in Australia, he has published the book, Theoretical Issues In Stuttering, which is in its 2nd edition. He has presented on stuttering at professional conferences in the United States, Europe, and Australia. He has published on statistics and research design in communication disorders. The study of history, initially as an undergraduate and afterward as a continuing interest, has informed his teaching and research.

Dr. Attanasio received 精品成人福利在线 College鈥檚 Alumni Citation and Outstanding Faculty Awards. He was made an honorary research associate of the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Australian Stuttering Research Centre, the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Waichungo was born and raised in Kenya. She joined The Coca-Cola Company in 2000 as Strategic Marketing Manager in the Northern African Division based in Nairobi, Kenya. Subsequently, she held positions of increasing responsibility in innovation, strategy, and business planning in roles that took her from Nigeria to Egypt, the U.K, South Africa and beyond. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Dr. Waichungo held product and consumer research roles at ConAgra Foods, in Omaha, Nebraska, and Campbell Soup Company, in New Jersey.

Dr. Waichungo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Foods and Nutrition from 精品成人福利在线 University. In addition, she holds MSc and Ph.D. degrees in Food Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She also attended the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. Dr. Waichungo serves on the board of Community Health Charities, is a member of the President鈥檚 Club at 精品成人福利在线 University and is a distinguished fellow of the Monticello Society at the University of Missouri-Colombia. Dr. Waichungo also serves on the Advisory Council for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Colombia. Dr. Waichungo has been a keynote speaker at several events including the 2019 Kenya Scholars and Studies Association Annual Meeting, the 131st AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition, the 18th IUFoST World Congress of Food Science and Technology and the 2016 Women in Manufacturing Summit. In May 2016, Dr. Waichungo was honored to deliver the Commencement address for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Colombia. In 2020, Dr. Waichungo was named Distinguished Alumna for the College of Education and Human Services at 精品成人福利在线 University.

In her work, teaching, philanthropy and travel to more than 80 countries, Dr. Waichungo advocates for training the next generation of food scientists and closing capacity gaps so that all communities can enjoy safe, abundant food and economic opportunity.

For many, the Bar Mitzvah marks the coming of age, for Andrew it marked the start of a long path in marketing, public relations and concepts development. He grew up in New Jersey (exit 153A) and graduated from 精品成人福利在线 University with a Marketing Degree, paying his way through school by working at a travel agency and performing in just about every community theater musical in the area. Name a show and he will sing the score for you. Making people happy and bringing enjoyment into their lives is Andrew鈥檚 driving force.

Along the way he has worked with some of the finest restaurants, hotels, personalities and products in the world, and has loved every minute of it! He counts eating out every night and staying at wonderful hotels as part of his job duties and dedicates himself to doing a great job. (On a side note, Barry’s Bootcamp and yoga are his very close friends.)

Andrew learned the restaurant business by working through the ranks at several legendary New York venues. At Windows on the World, Andrew was Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing and responsible for the re-launch after the Trade Center bombing in 1992. At the Russian Tea Room, Andrew opened the Cabaret which became the toast of the town after only six months. He was also lucky enough to spend six years as the Vice President of Public Relations for the magnificent Rainbow Room working with restaurant legend Joe Baum.

Prior to opening af&co., Andrew was Vice President of Public Relations and Strategic Partnerships for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. In total, he spent ten years with Kimpton, launching over 40 hotels and restaurants as well as the global brand. During his tenure Andrew helped spearhead the LGBT travel program, which has garnered numerous awards and positioned Kimpton as one of the Top Companies for LGBT employment in the country. In 2002, Kimpton became the first hospitality company ever to receive a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation鈥檚 Corporate Equality Index and has continued to do so every year since.

In 2020, af&co. will celebrate its 15th anniversary and Carbonate was born! As the founder and spiritual visionary, Andrew has grown his two companies into highly respected lifestyle , restaurant and hospitality marketing, media relations and brand consulting firms headquartered in San Francisco and Cincinnati with clients across the country. With his amazing team of professionals, Andrew has developed and launched concepts for over 120 restaurants and
hotels and provided ongoing marketing, public relations, and operations consulting for over 200 others. The firm has also created unique culinary events of all sizes from intimate dinners to food and wine festivals drawing over 10,000 people. Andrew does whatever it takes to help the agency鈥檚 clients achieve their goals.

A dedicated philanthropist, Andrew sits on the boards of CUESA, Dress for Success San Francisco (Advisory Board for 15 years) and The Richmond Ermet AIDS Foundation. He is a former board member of Meals on Wheels San Francisco, the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Anti-Defamation League, and was an advisor for the American Airlines LGBT committee. From 2016 to 2019, af&co. Has been named by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Top 50 LGBT-Owned Businesses in the Bay Area.

Andrew is a contributor to numerous industry magazines and blogs and guest speaker at industry conferences both in the USA and internationally. The af&co/Carbonate annual trend report is highly regarded and has garnered tremendous worldwide coverage. He resides in San Francisco with his gorgeous yorkie Tulip.

Prior to her appointment as Eastern Territory vice president, she was vice president, Corporate Compliance, and led the company鈥檚 global ethics program as the corporate chief ethics of铿乧er. Previously, she was vice president of Field Support and also served as Prudential Advisors鈥� business ethics of铿乧er. Michele was named among the 2019 Top 25 Entrepreneurs/Intrapreneurs in New Jersey by Leading Women Entrepreneurs (LWE).

Today, she is chair of the advisory board at the Feliciano School of Business and holds the position of Executive in Residence.聽 She is an adjunct professor in the school鈥檚 MBA program, teaching courses on leadership and ethics and focused on building the next generation of business leaders.

Recognizing the importance of network affiliations to clinical excellence and financial viability, he negotiated the joint venture formed by the Hackensack University Health Network, and LHP Hospital Group. This has resulted in a dramatic revitalization of the 125-year-old Mountainside hospital.

John鈥檚 recent achievements include the hospital鈥檚 successful transition in 2019 to Epic, considered the gold standard among electronic health records systems.

He was also instrumental in securing an agreement that paved the way for Mountainside to become a future satellite of the John Theurer Cancer Center, offering enhanced oncology services to the community.

A seasoned veteran in healthcare operations, John’s career spans more than 30 years.

John extended his planned retirement date to skillfully guide his hospital through the Covid-19 crisis in one of the hardest-hit regions of the country, with over 500 recovered Covid-positive patients eventually discharged home.

Prior to his role at HUD, Irv had a successful career with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) beginning in 1981 following his graduation from 精品成人福利在线. He retired as global client service partner and served as the global coordinating audit partner for some of EY鈥檚 largest international clients, including several S&P 500 EY clients, specializing in life sciences, franchising operations, consumer products, distribution and manufacturing. Many of his audit teams included over 700 professionals located in over 100 countries. Irv has extensive experience in advising public company boards, audit committees and C-suite executives on matters such as corporate governance, finance transformations, complex business processes, internal controls, financial reporting and M&A activities.

Irv held several leadership positions with EY, including serving as the area knowledge leader and controls and methodology leader in several regions. He also served on EY鈥檚 Center for Board Matters Task Force from 2014 through 2016 advising on corporate governance thought leadership materials targeted for Boards of Directors. In addition, he has worked on several EY task forces focused on audit innovation and methodology, including a focus on audit committee and Board of Director communications.

Irv is a frequent speaker on business and finance transformation initiatives and has testified at a Congressional Oversight Hearing. In addition, Irv has served on many boards including the Feliciano School of Business Advisory Board, the New Albany Community Foundation, New Albany Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Council on World Affairs and the Tocqueville Society of United Way of Chicago, Illinois.

Irv grew up in Belvidere, New Jersey, and is the first-generational college educated in his family having earned a BS in Business Administration from 精品成人福利在线 in 1981. He and Karen, his wife of 37 years, met in high school and currently reside in Columbus, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. They have two children and three grandchildren.

Joseph served as director of government relations for the Saint Barnabas Health Care System. From 1967 to 1986, he was an educator at Vailsburg High School and Bloomfield High School, and an adjunct professor of accounting at County College of Morris for 12 years.

In 1988, Joseph was elected to the Livingston Township Council and served for three terms, and was elected mayor three times during his tenure. In 1990, he was appointed by the Essex County Executive to serve as the director of planning and economic development and was named 鈥淐itizen of the Year鈥� by the Livingston Chapter of Unico National in 2003. He has worked extensively with the New Jersey Democratic State Committee and served as district director for Senate President Richard Codey. Joseph was named deputy chief of staff in Governor Codey鈥檚 office in November 2004.

Joseph was nominated by Governor Richard Codey in 2005, confirmed by the Senate, and in 2011 and 2013 was re-nominated by Governor Chris Christie, confirmed by the Senate, to continue as a commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). In January 2018, he was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as president of the NJBPU. Joseph also serves on the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners鈥� (NARUC) Committee on Critical Infrastructure and Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment; is a member and secretary-treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (MACRUC); is a member of the National Council on Electricity Policy (NCEP); is on the Board of Directors of the Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI); and is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Board of Directors of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

Joseph is married to Marilyn (Morey) Fiordaliso, a 精品成人福利在线 graduate from the Class of 鈥�68. They reside in Livingston, New Jersey, and have two children and five grandchildren.

A highly skilled litigator, Resnick handles all aspects of matrimonial and family law relating to divorce, equitable distribution, palimony, annulment, high net worth, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, business valuations, real estate, domestic violence, custody and visitation, paternity, estate/will contests, judgment/agreement modification, appeals, and case second opinions, among others. He has also served as co-counsel for numerous out-of-state matters.

Resnick recently broke new legal ground in New Jersey on the subject of parental alienation and has argued before the Appellate Division of New Jersey and New Jersey Supreme Court on many other matrimonial and family law issues, as well.

Background

Resnick began his legal career immediately following law school serving as law clerk to the Honorable Jo-Anne B. Spatola in New Jersey Superior Court, Family Part. He also held the highly esteemed position of adjunct professor at 精品成人福利在线 University where he taught Family Law and Legal Writing.

While a law student, Resnick served as interns to both the Honorable Ralph Deluccia and the Honorable Catherine Langlois in the Family Part of New Jersey Superior Court.

In 2005, Resnick was appointed to the District VB Ethics Committee, Office of Attorney Ethics of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and served one term. No stranger to public service, he also served as a volunteer attorney for the Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JWBS), Inc., Morris County, New Jersey, representing victims of domestic violence.

Before joining Ziegler, Zemsky & Resnick in 2015, Resnick was a partner with the firm of Budd Larner, P.C. in its Short Hills, New Jersey, office.

Bar Admissions

• New York
• New Jersey

Speaking Engagements

• 60, 20 and 7 Days Before Trial 鈥撀�
  Case Theme, Preparing Witnesses, Preparing Exhibits, Motion-In-Limine
  • NJAJ Education Foundation, Inc.鈥檚 Boardwalk Seminar (2017)
• Annual Atlantic City, NJ Family Law Trial Attorney Conference sponsored by the New Jersey Association for Justice(May 2018)
• Understanding Parental Alienation in Divorce: An Essential Guide for Family Law Attorneys & Judges(June 15, 2018)