With so many people now wearing disposable latex and vinyl gloves to protect their hands, you might wonder: Are the gloves reusable or recyclable? First, they are not reusable. They are designed for single-use wear and can actually spread germs if improperly handled or reused. Second, they are recyclable, but with a catch. The company TerraCycle offers a collection box you can purchase and fill up with gloves for recycling. The box is shipped to TerraCycle, where the gloves are sorted to be made into new products.

A car seat recycling deal with a major retailer helped boost TerraCycle’s recovered commodity sales by over $3.5 million last year, according to a financial report.   That was just one takeaway from a recent financial filing from the Trenton, N.J.-based company, which specializes in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, mostly plastics. TerraCycle recently released its annual report covering 2019.   In 2019, the company’s net sales were $27.12 million, up 35% from 2018, according to the report. Its net income was $3.24 million, up from $1.15 million in 2018.   TerraCycle has four different divisions through which it brings in revenue. The following are the year-over-year results for each division:   Sponsored Waste Programs: Brand owners pay TerraCycle to establish and operate nationwide collection programs for those companies’ products and/or packaging.  

• Net sales: $9.36 million
• Sales change from 2018: +33%
• Income (before taxes): $3.82 million
• Income change from 2018: +47%

  Zero Waste Boxes: Consumers purchase postage-paid boxes and mail products to TerraCycle for recycling.  

• Net sales: $6.15 million
• Sales change from 2018: +70%
• Income (before taxes): $1.26 million
• Income change from 2018: +119%

  Regulated Waste: This division helps consumers recycle streams such as fluorescent lamps, bulbs, batteries, scrap electronics, organic waste, medical waste and others.  

• Net sales: $6.79 million
• Sales change from 2018: -5%
• Income (before taxes): $58,000
• Income change from 2018: -65%

  Material Sales: This division generates revenue by selling recovered commodities collected through the Sponsored Waste and Zero Waste Boxes programs – most commonly combinations of HDPE/PET and PE/PP – to manufacturers. Usually, TerraCycle retains ownership of the plastic until it is processed into pellets by a third-party company, at which point TerraCycle sells the pellets to a manufacturer. The pellets often go into plastic lumber or containers. In rare cases, TerraCycle sells the scrap to a reclaimer. For example, it has sold Akshar Plastic, one of its major contracted processors, certain PP and PE blends.  

• Net sales: $5.81 million
• Sales change from 2018: +156%
• Income (before taxes): Loss of $377,000
• Income change from 2018: Improved from loss of $1.33 million in 2018

Other key report takeaways

  Car seat event impacts: Net sales for the Material Sales division were so much higher in 2019 because of a one-time deal with a major retailer to recycle car seats. TerraCycle didn’t identify the retailer in its annual report, but it previously said recycled car seats were collected at about 4,000 Walmart stores in 2019. According to USA Today, Walmart ended its first-ever car seat trade-in event early because of overwhelming response. TerraCycle’s annual report disclosed the car seat event brought TerraCycle 8.5 million pounds of baby car seats for recycling.   Marine plastics sales: TerraCycle’s report noted the reliance on commodity values means the Material Sales division traditionally generates lower margins than the others, which have more unique product offerings that can be priced at a premium. However, TerraCycle also manages the recycling of rigid marine plastics, which can then be sold at a premium. Through its three-year-old partnership with Procter & Gamble, the brand owner uses recycled marine plastics in a number of its packages. In 2019, TerraCycle sold 35 tons of recycled marine plastics, generating about $600,000 in revenue. “Given the premium price that P&G and others have committed to pay for these beach plastics, our parent company and we are able to finance multi-country collections and invest in personnel to manage the complex supply chain,” according to TerraCycle’s report.   Top buyers of recycled plastic: The top buyers of TerraCycle’s recovered plastics in 2019 were Atlanta-based Nexus Fuels, which uses a pyrolysis technology to break the material down into chemicals; Akshar Plastic, a Bloomington, Ill. plastics reclaimer and compounder; and Ultra-Poly Corporation, a Pennsylvania plastics reclaimer with a capacity of over 170 million pounds per year.   COVID-19 impacts: TerraCycle applied for and received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, one of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs intended to help businesses survive the economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic. About $750,000 of the loan will be used to cover payroll, in addition to rent on the Illinois office and various warehouses, interest on the Trenton building mortgage, and utilities. “During March and April, we have experienced a short-term decrease in collections of waste,” the company stated. “We anticipate that we will continue to experience decreases in collections while states continue to have shelter-in-place and similar requirements limiting activities. However, we are hoping to mitigate that longer-term by incentivizing collectors to continue collecting now and to amass inventories of recyclables to position us well for when schools and offices reopen.”

Consumers Can Now Recycle Stationery Products and Packaging Nationwide Through TerraCycle.   BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers, has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle® to offer consumers a free and easy way to recycle their fully-used pens, mechanical pencils, markers and other stationery products and parts of packaging nationwide.   As an added incentive, for every shipment of used stationery products collected and sent to TerraCycle through this program, collectors earn points that can be donated to a school or charitable organization of their choice.   “As families spend more time writing, drawing and coloring together, we want to provide them with a responsible way to dispose of their products once they are used. Our collection program with TerraCycle gives consumers a simple way to recycle their writing instruments and art supplies to make a difference in the world,” said Mary Fox, North American General Manager for BIC. “Sustainability has always been at BIC’s core.   We are thrilled to expand this program to the U.S. from Europe, where we have successfully recycled an astounding 46 million items.”   Through the BIC® Stationery Recycling Program, consumers can now send in all brands of pens, markers, mechanical pencils, highlighters, glue sticks, watercolor dispensers and paint sets to be recycled for free.   The program is also collecting the soft, flexible plastic packaging that some writing instruments are packaged in. Participation is easy: sign up on the TerraCycle program page https://www.terracycle.com/bic and mail in the used items using a prepaid shipping label.   Once collected, the waste is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that is remolded to make new recycled products.   The BIC® Stationery Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office or community organization.   “Through this free recycling program, BIC offers consumers the unique opportunity to learn about the value of recycling products they use every day while learning, playing or working that would otherwise end up in landfill,” said Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “We are proud to partner with BIC to offer consumers an easy solution for these typically unrecyclable items.”   This is the latest step BIC has taken on its journey to further enhance the sustainability of its long-lasting products, which are made with the least amount of material, and to minimize its impact on the environment, one of the goals in its 2025 “Writing the Future, Together” program.   BIC and TerraCycle began partnering in 2011 to collect and recycle used stationery products in Europe.   A similar program was launched in Australia and New Zealand last year.   The two organizations have also partnered to promote the circular economy by offering BIC products through LOOP, an e-commerce circular economy platform created by TerraCycle aimed at eliminating waste and reducing dependence on packaging.  

BELFAST — Members of the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition have stepped up to address a problem discussed in City Council meetings: cigarette butts littering city streets. BBWC volunteers have installed 12 Butt Buttlers — containers for discarded cigarette butts — along Main and High streets in downtown Belfast.   Cigarette filters are made of a plastic called cellulose acetate. According to a 2019 article in National Geographic, when discarded, they dump not only that plastic, but also the nicotine, heavy metals (e.g., arsenic, lead), and many other chemicals they’ve absorbed into the surrounding environment.   Worldwide, cigarette butts are the top plastic polluters, with an estimated two-thirds of the trillions of filters used each year tossed into the environment, according to National Geographic. A recent study found that cigarette butts inhibit plant growth. They also routinely get into waterways, and eventually oceans.   Left on the streets in Belfast, cigarette butts are washed down the streets and drained directly into the bay. Butts in the water look like morsels of food, and are hazardous to marine animals, which can eat them.   "Making use of the Butt Butlers will protect our bay and the life in it," said Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition volunteer Marianne McKinney. This project was undertaken by a group of BBWC members, including McKinney and husband Gene Randall, Susan and Kevin Connolly, and Debbie and Tom Murphy.   The issue of butt litter and smokers on city sidewalks came up last year in City Council discussions about a proposed smoking ban. Ultimately, no ban was approved, but the Watershed Coalition had formed a committee to look into the issue and proposed this solution to the litter problem. In October, the council approved the proposal and gave the committee permission to install Butt Buttlers on lampposts downtown.   Kevin Connolly told The Republican Journal Tuesday that, consistent with BBWC environmental principles, the collected butts will be recycled — sent to Terracycle, a company in New Jersey, where they will be used in the manufacture of park benches, industrial-strength pallets and other industrial products.   Funds for the Butt Buttler project were provided by BBWC, Coburn Shoes, The Eco Store, Delvino’s Grill & Pasta House and Front Street Pub. For further information, or to get involved, contact Kevin Connolly at connollykevin58@gmail.com.   If you appreciated reading this news story and want to support local journalism, consider subscribing today. Call 207-594-4401 or join online at waldo.villagesoup.com/join/. Donate directly to keeping quality journalism alive at waldo.villagesoup.com/donate.

Who doesn’t love ‘redhead friendly’ brands and products that are not only good for us redheads but also the environment?! Spring is a time to celebrate the beauty of our planet –– the birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming. There is no better time to refresh your redhead makeup and redhead skincare essentials with these eco-friendly products.  

1. AVEDA DAMAGE DAMAGE REMEDY DAILY HAIR REPAIR, $31

  Aveda is committed to creating vegan and cruelty-free products from ethical sources. It’s also the first beauty company to use 100% post-consumer recycled materials in their packaging. This leave-in treatment is 98% naturally derived and will visibly repair and protect your red hair from damage due to heat styling.

2. DOVE SENSITIVE SKIN BODY WASH, $9

  At the end of 2019, this major brand switched to 100% recycled plastic bottles and eliminated the plastic wrapping on their beauty bar boxes. This Sensitive Skin Body Wash is hypoallergenic and sulfate-free –– making it perfect for redheads!

3. PLAINE PRODUCTS ECO-FRIENDLY SHAMPOO, $30

  The shampoo (featured in a past H2BAR Box!) is infused with rosemary, mint, vanilla shampoo in a refillable, returnable aluminum bottle. Recycle the bottle or purchase a shampoo refill.

4. JUICE BEAUTY PHYTO-PIGMENTS ULTRA-NATURAL MASCARA, $24

  This brand is known for its ultra-natural products and socially responsible giving. They are also 100% vegan and cruelty-free. This best-selling mascara contains Organic Aloe and will leave lashes looking full and defined.

5. ILIA MULTI-STICK, $34

  This product is a cult-favorite. Its creamy formula contains moisturizing shea butter, providing a natural-looking wash of color to lips and cheeks. ILIA invites all U.S. customers to mail in up to 5 empty beauty products (any brand!) per month and they will recycle them using TerraCycle. Shades to try: I Put A Spell On You and All Of Me

6. KJAER WEIS CREAM FOUNDATION, $67

  All of Kjaer Weis’ packaging is designed to be refillable, cutting down on major waste. Their certified organic foundation comes in a range of shades, making it easy to match any redhead’s skin tone. It also contains skin-loving ingredients, including coconut and jojoba oils.

7. KAI BODY BUTTER, $52

  Not only do all of kai’s products smell incredible, but they are all made sans parabens, sulfates, phthalates, phosphates and gluten. Their body butter is filled with beneficial safflower oil, apricot oil, vitamins a, c, & e, aloe and extracts of chamomile, lavender and cucumber.

8. TATA HARPER DAILY ESSENTIALS SET, 6-STEP SKINCARE STARTER REGIME, $75

  This cult brand formulates, manufactures, and packages all of its products on their farm in Vermont.  They also have certifications from PETA, the American Vegetarian Association, and ECOCERT – ensuring that they adhere to the highest standards of eco-friendly practices. Their skincare is organic and free from GMOs, artificial colors and fragrances, as well as synthetic chemicals.

9. CAUDALIE BEAUTY ELIXIR FACE MIST, $18

  This multi-purpose product sets makeup and tones the skin while revealing its natural radiance. It is dermatologist tested and comprised primarily of essential oils. 100% of users claim they saw visibly reduced pores immediately after application. Caudalie also donates a percentage of its profits to reforestation. Rock it like a Redhead! 

AFTER SPENDING A few years at her “dream job” in a private practice, Dr. Sarah K. Ebeling grew frustrated by the hour-long commute. Exhausted by the challenge of finding a work/life balance with a toddler and new baby, she was carrying around some major “mom guilt.” What’s more, she saw a growing need for family eyecare in her own expanding community of Chanhassen, MN. So she took the plunge and struck out on her own.   Wink Family Eye Care opened its doors in December 2014. So appreciative of her former bosses was Ebeling that she never announced to her patients that she was leaving. It turns out she didn’t need to: “They were my number one supporters and told my patients that I had opened Wink and where they could find me.”   More than five years later, Wink is now thriving, with a four-person team and thousands of patients on its books.   Ebeling describes Chanhassen — located about a 20-minute drive southwest of downtown Minneapolis — as a suburban community with a small town feel. “Most of the town is young families like us, and more are coming. We have a projected population growth of 20,000 in Chanhassen and the immediate surrounding towns in the next 10 years.” Ebeling estimates Wink is around 50 percent pediatric, depending on the month.   The interiors at Wink are fresh, clean, modern and designed to be inviting for all ages with bright colors pleasing to children, but not so “pediatric-focused” that their parents aren’t comfortable, too. The apple-green featured throughout was chosen by Ebeling based on a lesson on “visually pleasing” color wavelengths she was taught in optometry school. “555nm is the easiest color for our eyes to see and there are pops of it everywhere in the office, from the pop-art mural in the optical to the paper towel dispensers in the contact lens room.” A natural wood floor offsets the cool white and aqua accents to create balance.   The total square footage is less than 1,600 sq. ft, so when possible, multi-purpose adaptations were made. When designing the space, Ebeling thought of every step patients would take through the office and tried to design around an ideal flow, with just a small area of hallway that a patient will have to walk through twice in a routine contact lens exam. To other ECPs working with limited space, her advice is to dedicate as much floor and wall space as you can to the optical, “because you will grow… I built out a second exam lane but didn’t equip it until our third year in practice.” Ebeling used to do all of the frame buying, but has handed nearly all rep meetings over to her lead optician, Bridget. “She’s much better at frame selection than I am,” says Ebeling. “We try to buy frames that are representative of the collection,” she says. “Though Etnia has beautiful black and brown frames in traditional silhouettes, we’re going to select more of their colorful or Art Deco shapes.” All collections are posted online with links to the manufacturers’ sites, which Ebeling says helps people who appreciate unique eyewear find Wink. “We also have quite a few patients who look online before they come in and already have an idea what they want… We can style patients in the office but special order their ideal color directly from the manufacturer.” Wink also does a lot of drop-ship from the vendors directly to the labs, which helps with inventory management.   The practice keeps its social media current with frequent posts for fun, education, or to showcase its newest frames. They’ve experimented with various approaches, including hashtag campaigns, using Glam Optometrist’s monthly subscription and hiring younger, tech-savvy optometry students to run their accounts, but Ebeling admits it’s a work in progress.   On the medical side, Ebeling strives for a mix of the personal and the high-tech, using a computerized refractive system, Optos digital imaging, and the iCare tonometer for those patients who despise the “puff” and drops. With over half of her patients under the age of 18, she says, each touch-point in the office is adaptable to each patient’s needs and size, “whether they are a 3 year old or a 6’6” hockey coach. We treat each patient as the friend and neighbor that they are.”   Five Cool Things About Wink Family Eye Care 1. SUNS SWEETENER. Every child who’s dilated gets a pair of Wink-logo sunglasses. 2. EYE-GRABBER. In the center of the optical is a pop art mural featuring Wink’s signature apple green, comprising dots that spell ‘Wink.’ LED spotlights make it visible when people drive by the office at night 3. TEACHABLE MOMENT. Every year Dr. Ebeling visits local schools to teach kids about the importance of eyecare. She takes a bunch of daily disposables with her for the kids to play with. 4. CL DROPS. Wink is a drop-off site for B+L’s contact lens blister pack recycling program through Terra Cycle. 5. GONE GREEN. From online exam booking and CL ordering to texted appointment reminders and recalls, as well as digital faxing and the Weave text-to-pay option, Wink is mostly paperless. Ebeling says this reduces accounts receivable and creates another “wow” opportunity.  

Zero waste has become the mantra of more companies and municipalities as landfill space is running out and consumers are becoming more aware of the impact wastes such as plastic have on the environment. And speaking of plastics, one of the industry’s oldest and largest trade associations, the Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI), is starting to nudge its members to consider launching zero-waste programs.   To that end, SPI tweaked its mission statement and now claims that zero waste is integral to the long-term success of the plastics industry.   In order to give this mission statement more teeth, SPI launched a recognition program for member companies that are working toward zero-net-waste within their manufacturing operations. While offering participating companies several lofty goals, the bottom line for SPI is to maximize its members’ waste-diversion efforts, such as the return of excess materials like resins to a manufacturing process or implementing an energy-recovery program in areas where recycling is not necessarily viable.   So, what do companies have to do? A qualification and verification process is the starting point. Companies need to evaluate how they can improve waste management within their operations, and determine what they are going to do with unwanted materials that include scrap, office and cafeteria waste, landscaping debris and waste, unwanted construction materials, and potentially toxic materials such as light bulbs, batteries and chemicals. Once a company has sent all documentation requested by SPI, it is permitted to use the SPI’s Zero Net Waste program logo.   There is one point, however, that will raise some eyebrows: SPI does not require any third-party verification. “SPI’s assumption is that companies will be honest and forthcoming with the information they are providing to meet qualification and verification requirements,” says the organization in its Zero Net Waste program materials.   Nevertheless, self-policing is better than taking no steps at all. The SPI’s goal is for companies to adopt the best possible waste-management practices without “onerous” restrictions — as in, regulations. SPI warns its members to take the program seriously and to avoid greenwashing. How a company would be discovered in violation of SPI’s terms and conditions for using its logos, however, is left unsaid. But of course in this age of social media, woe to any company that exaggerates or fibs about its sustainability efforts.   For the plastic industry’s shift to adopting zero-waste programs, or at least programs close to zero waste, reflects what is unfolding at more companies here in the U.S. and abroad. Cities such as Minneapolis, San Francisco and Palo Alto, California, have shown municipalities how they can inch toward total landfill diversion. CPG companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble, the products of which generate massive amounts of garbage on their own, have also made huge strides on the zero-waste front.   With other potential partners around, such as the upcycling giant TerraCycle, there are plenty of opportunities for companies to become more innovative with their trash so they can turn it into treasure. And in the meantime, they can gain the trust of their stakeholders and increasingly fickle consumers.

BIC has just announced a new partnership with TerraCycle, a company that offers free recycling programs (funded by brands, manufacturers, and retailers) for hard-to-recycle waste.   Through the BIC Stationery Recycling Program, U.S.-based consumers are now able to send in “all brands of pens, markers, mechanical pencils, highlighters, glue sticks, watercolor dispensers and paint sets” to be recycled for free. The program also takes the soft, flexible plastic packaging that some writing instruments are packaged in. Customers sign up online and are provided with a prepaid shipping label for the items they want to send in.   “As an added incentive, for every shipment of used stationery products collected and sent to TerraCycle through this program, collectors earn points that can be donated to a school or charitable organization of their choice.”   “Sustainability has always been at BIC’s core,” noted Mary Fox, North American general manager for BIC. “We are thrilled to expand this program to the U.S. from Europe, where we have successfully recycled an astounding 46 million items.”   This is the latest step BIC has taken on to further enhance the sustainability of its products and to minimize its impact on the environment.  

  Governor Phil Murphy today announced the formation of a statewide council of leaders to advise on New Jersey’s restart and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.   The Governor’s Restart and Recovery Advisory Council will work in conjunction with the commission named last week and will bring together leaders from various industry, community, and faith-based groups and institutions across New Jersey to advise state leadership on economic issues impacted by the pandemic.   “As we begin the difficult task of restarting New Jersey’s economy and recovering from the damaging effects of COVID-19, this advisory council brings together leaders from all walks of New Jersey life,” said Governor Murphy. “This group will not only help us gather the local intelligence we need to get our economy running again, but also will help us create the framework for coping with our new long-term economic realities.”   In addition to focusing on issues surrounding the short-term restarting of New Jersey’s economy, this council also will begin the task of positioning the economy and creating a framework for the long-term recovery.   The council will be co-chaired by New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education, Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis, New Jersey Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan, and Choose New Jersey President and CEO Jose Lozano. The council will have nine subcommittees, each of which will be chaired by a council co-chair.   “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of life and every sector of our economy in some way. As we plan for how we can ensure New Jersey remains a place where opportunity meets innovation, I am honored to join many of our state’s most talented thought leaders, as well as my state colleagues, to ensure we are not overlooking any aspect of a successful recovery,” said Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis, Secretary of Higher Education. “The work of this council will complement a group of higher education leaders who will consider the role of higher education in the state’s restart and recovery efforts.”   “COVID-19 is first and foremost a public health crisis, but it’s also an economic crisis on a scale that outpaces anything in recent memory. Restarting and then driving a recovery of our economy will require comprehensive input from a wide spectrum of economic and community stakeholders, and Governor Murphy has assembled an extraordinary group of New Jerseyans to help guide these efforts via this council,” EDA CEO Tim Sullivan said.   “I’m honored to join Zakiya, Jose and the Governor’s Office to help lead this effort to build a stronger, fairer and more resilient economic future for New Jersey.”   “I look forward to working with New Jersey Higher Education Secretary Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis and NJ Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan to co-chair the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Advisory Council, as well as various industry leaders and community members to rebuild our economy in the wake of the worst pandemic of our lifetime,” said Jose Lozano, CEO of Choose New Jersey. “It is critical that we engage our state’s business community and help them every step of the way on the road to recovery. As a blueprint for restarting New Jersey’s economy is developed, we’ll look to the council to advise on  short and long-term considerations and opportunities. I  look forward to working with committee members to ensure New Jersey rebuilds stronger than ever from this crisis.”   The advisory council subcommittees will begin virtual meetings next week. The nine subcommittees are Facilities and Construction; Government; Health Care; Main Street; Manufacturing and Supply Chain; Professional Services; Social Services and Faith; Tourism and Entertainment; and Transportation and Infrastructure.   While the commission named by Governor Murphy last week will focus on national, state and macroeconomic issues surrounding the restarting, the advisory council will take a microeconomic view of the recovery, determining the individual challenges that each sector faces. The advisory council is expected to remain empaneled for as long as necessary to advise the Governor on the state’s recovery.   “We understand that we need a smart, granular approach to recovery. How you reopen a restaurant at the shore is different from how you restart a factory in South Jersey,” Governor Murphy noted.  “This council will also be guided by our core principle of building a New Jersey that is stronger and fairer and works for every family.”   Members of the council and their respective committees can be found here or viewed below.   Copy of Executive Order #140   Facilities and Construction:

Marlene	Asselta	SNJDC
David	Barry	Ironstate Development
Joe	Baumann	McManimon, Scotland, & Baumann
Staci	Berger	Housing and Community Development
Wassem	Boraie	Boraie Development LLC
David	Brogan	NJ Apartment Association
Sarah	Clarke	DEVCO
Bill	Colgan	Community Healthcare Associates
Jeff	Crum	Community Asset Preservation Corporation
Morris	Davis	Rutgers Center for Real Estate
Eileen	Della Volle	KS Engineers
Mike	Demarco	Mack Cali Realty Corp
Joe	DeMark	Sheetmetal Workers
Jeremy	Farrell	LeFrak Organization
Carl	Goldberg	Canoe Brook Management LLC
Lori	Grifa	Archer Greiner
Derrek	Griggs	Affordable Housing Alliance
Michael	Hanrahan	American Institute of Architects NJ
Joe	Jingoli	Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc.
Lisa	John-Basta	CSG Law
Vinnie	Lane	Painters
Mike	Maloney	Pipetrades
Nevins	McCann	Connell Foley
Mike	McGuinness	NAIOP
Gil	Medina	CBRE
Bill	Mullen	Building Trades Council
Wendy	Neu	Hugo Neu
Darwin	Roman	National Association of Latino Professional Realtors
John	Saraceno	Onyx
Carol Ann	Short	NJBA
David	Simon	Simon Property Group
Ron	Simoncini	Axiom Communications
Bill	Sproule	Carpenters
Elizabeth	Tice	K. Hovnanian Homes
Richard	Tolson	Bricklayers
Jerry	Zaro	Sills Cummis

  Government:

Peggy	Anastos	LUPE
Ras	Baraka	Urban Mayors
Joe	Calabro	IBEW
Eugene	Caldwell	Jail Wardens
Mike	Cerra	League of Municipalities
Pat	Colligan	NJ State PBA
Tom	DeGise	Hudson Executive
Joe	DiVincenzo	Essex Executive
John	Donnadio	NJAC
Ed	Donnelly	NJ FMBA
Bob	Fox	NJ FOP
Brian	Hughes	Mercer Executive
Al	Kelly	Urban Mayors
Janice	Kovach	Mayor/ NJLM
Colleen	Lapp	Tax Collector NJ
Dennis	Levinson	Atlantic Executive
Mike	Mastronardy	Sheriffs- COA
Steve	McConlogue	NJ PFA
John	McCormac	Former Treasurer
Dave	Miller	County Finance Officers
Janice	Mironov	NJ Conf Mayors/NJLM
Frank	Moran	Urban Mayors
Teri	O’Connor	VP NJA County Admins
Steve	Peter	Clerks- COA
Hetty	Rosenstein	CWA
Gerry	Seneski	Finance Officers
Connor	Shaw	IUJAT
Susan	Shin Angulo	Mayor
Amol	Sinha	ACLU
Jim	Tedesco	Bergen County Executive
Steve	Tully	AFSCME
Jaclyn	Veasey	Mayor
Matt	Watkins	Municipal Managers

  Healthcare:

David	Baiada	Bayada Home Health Care
Mike	Beson	Guide Strategies
Kevin	Conlin	Horizon
Joan	Dublin	NJPA and Metropolitan FQHC in Jersey City
Shereef	Elnahal	University Hospital
Nancy	Fitterer	NJ Home Healthcare Hospice Association
Dr. Dovid	Friedman	CHEMED
Robert	Garrett	Hackensack Meridian Health
Perry	Halkitis	Rutgers School of Public Health
Heather	Howard	Princeton, RWJF
Ev	Liebman	AARP
Al	Maghazehe	Capital Health
Ana	Montero	Formerly Red Cross Leader
Kevin	O’Dowd	Cooper Hospital
Barry	Ostrowsky	RWJ Barnabas Health
Dr. Jubril	Oyeyemi	Cherry Hill Free Clinic – General Practice
Dr. John	Regis	Doctors Representative
Milly	Silva	SEIU 1199
Kevin J.	Slavin	St. Joseph’s Health
Mark	Taylor	NJ Pharmacist Association
Keeanga	Taylor	Princeton University
Dr. Mitchell	Weiner	NJ Dental Association
Debbie	White	HPAE

  Main Street:

Stephen	Blazejewski	NJ LGBT Chamber
Linda	Bowden	PNC Bank-Small Business
Francisco	Cortes	New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce
Jeanne	Cretella	NJRHA
Luis	Delahoz	Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Leon	Fraser	NJSBDC
Barri	Gibson	Ruby Red Roots
Bill	Granfield	SEIU Local 100 – Unite Here (restaurant workers )
John	Harmon	AACCNJ
Paul	Hoffmann	Liberty Science Center
Duvi	Honig	Orthodox Chamber of Commerce
Frank	Isoldi	Caldwell Banker
Jill	Johnson	Institution for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Raymond	Lamboy	Latin American Economic Development Association, Inc.
Richard	Lawton	NJ Sustainable Business Council
Brandon	McKoy	NJPP
Vonda	McPherson	Restaurant Operater Newark
John	McWeeney	New Jersey Bankers
Carmen	Mendiola	Restaurant and Small Business Advisory committee in Jersey City
Maria	Neives	HOLA
Priti	Pandya-Patel	NJ Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce
Vipul	Patel	Asian American Retail Association
Ben	Pearlman	NJRMA
Corinne	Power	Camden-Restaurant Operater
Christina	Renna	Southern NJ Chamber
Nadeem “Nick”	Saleem	ICSJ/ United Wealth Group LLC
John	Sarno	Employers Association of NJ
Michele	Siekerka	NJBIA
Dean	Smith	NJ Main Street Alliance

  Manufacturing and Supply Chain:

Jeff	Altschuler	Allied Beverage Group
Tiffany	Bohlin	FullBlue360
Laurel	Brennan	AFL-CIO
Patricia	Campos Medina, PHD	The Worker Institute, ILR Cornell University
Kim	Case	R&D Council
Gail	Ciccione	Becton Dickinson
Jessica	Culle	CATA
Sara	Cullinane	Make the Road
Linda	Doherty	NJ Food Council
Lisa	Dreilinger	RB
Adam	Glauberg	Johnson & Johnson
Dennis	Hart	NJ Chemistry Council
Debbie	Hart	BioNJ
Dr. John	Impellizeri	Rutgers University
Dr. Jean-Pierre	Issa	Coriell Institute for Medical Research
John	Kennedy	NJMEP
Shirley	Kline	Ag Community
Roxanne	Lagano	Zoetis Inc
Wendy	Lazarus	Pfizer
Samuel	Nesbit	Fedex
Dean	Paranicas	HINJ
Mark	Patterson	BASF
Alphonse	Rispoli	Teamsters
Charles	Rosen	Ironbound Farms
Nancy	Rurkowski	Bristol-Myer Squibb
Tony	Russo	CIANJ
Joe	Sheridan	Wakefern
Tom	Szaky	Terracycle
Kim	Van Utrecht	UPS
Dave	Young	UFCW

  Professional Services:

Neil	Bhaskar	Bode
Tom	Bracken	NJ Chamber
Charlene	Brown	ATT
Kevin	Brown	SEIU 32-BJ
Cathleen	Callahan	Bank of America
Art	Cifelli	The Venn Group
Kevin	Cummings	Investors Bank
Marilyn	Davis	Altice
Alma	DeMetropolis	JPMorgan Chase
Brenda Ross	Dulan	Princeton Chamber
Marcus	Dyer	WithumSmith + Brown
Don	Katz	Audible
Mitch	Livingston	New Jersey Manufacturers
Laura	Matos	Kivvit, Lupe PAC
Carlos	Medina	Hispanic Chamber
Michelle	Meyre Ship	KPMG
Pamela	Miller	Global Strategies
Christine	O’Brien	Insurance Council of NJ
Evelyn	Padin	NJSBA
Raj	Parikah	Genova Burns
Braxton	Plummer	Verizon
Aaron	Price	NJTC
Jatinder	Singh
Jackie	Taylor	EY
Gina	Tedesco	Golden Seeds
Ian	Trombley	NBC Universal
Kelly	Watson	KPMG

  Social Services and Faith:

Mohsen	Badran	ACCSES New Jersey Inc.
Tom	Baffuto	The ARC of NJ
Jessica	Berrocal	NJ Sisterhood
Jacob	Caplan	EasterSeals NJ
Tiffany	Cardwell	Coalition of Day Care Centers in Jersey City- New Brunswick
Peter	Chen	Advocates for Children NJ
Joshua	Cohen	Jewish Federation
Ronsha	Dickerson	Camden We Choose
Eric	Dobson	UBA/Fair Share Housing
Rev. Raymond	Fawole	African Pastors
Christian	Fuscarino	Garden State Equality
Kiran	Gaudioso	United Way Northern New Jersey
Susan	Haspel	Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey
Elaine	Helms	Rain Foundation
Renee	Koubiadis	Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey
Adele	LaTourette	Food Bank
Sara	Lilja	LeamNJ
Wendy	Martinez	Latino Pastors and Mininsters
Rev Marilyn	Mornoe Harris
Salah	Mustafa	ICPC
Joshua	Rodriguez	National Latino Evangelical Coalition, New Jersey Coalition of Latino Pastors and Minsters
Carlos	Rodriguez	Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Rev. Louis	Roundtree	Newark office of Clergy Affairs
Phyllis	Salowe-Kay	Citizen Action
Avi	Schnall	Agudath Israel of America
Rev. Dr. Danny	Scotton	Alpha Baptist Church
Rev. John	Taylor	Rev in Trenton
Rev. Lester	Taylor	General Baptist Convention
Imam	Uhmar	Salahuddin Pleasantville
Wei Han	Zhou	Community Options

  Tourism and Entertainment:

Curtis	Bashaw	Congress Hall
Steve	Callender	Casino Association of New Jersey
Brian	Cheripka	iStar Development
Vicki	Clark	NJ Tourism Industry Association
Dennis	Drazin	Monmouth Racetrack
Haime	Elhai	New York Jets
Curtis	Farrow	Irving Street Rep
Jarrod	Grasso	NJ Realtors
Peter	Guelli	New York Giants
Jeff	Gural	GFP Real Estate
Marilou	Halvorsen	NJ Restaurant & Hospital Association
Bishop	Hargrove	Atlantic City Minister Coalition
Amy	Herbold	Triple Five
Jim	Kirkos	Meadowlands Chamber
Dan	McCarthy	Lake Hopatcong Commission
Bob	McDevitt	Local 54
Will	Morey	Morey Piers
Kevin	O’Brien	IATSE
Scott	O’Neil	Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Sheila	Reynertson	NJPP
Marilyn	Schlossbach	New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association
Brendan	Sciarra	Cape May Brewing
Ron	Vandeveen	Metlife Stadium
Peter	Ward	Hotel Trades Council
Roberto	Yañez	Univision

  Transportation and Infrastructure:

Amit	Bose	HNTB, Coalition for Northeast Corridor
Nat	Bottigheimer	Regional Plan Association
Dave	Smith	UTCA
Alixon	Collazos	Public Affairs Expert
Dennis	Dagget	ILA – 1094
Jim	Fakult	Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Reva	Foster	NJ-BIC
Pam	Frank	Charge EVC
David	Gahl	Solar Energy Industry Association
Steve	Gardner	LiUNA
Dan	Gumble	IBEW Local 164
Kim	Haneman	PSE&G
Jerome	Johnson	SMART
Jill	Kaplan	United Airlines
Glen	Kartalis	Council of Engineers
Jack	Koscic	ACCNJ
Greg	Lalavee	Operating Engineers 825
Nadine	Leslie	Suez Water
Ev	Liebeman	AARP
Ali	Maher	Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation
Lauren	Moore	Atlantic County Economic Alliance
Jon	Nardi	New York Shipping Association
Cheryl	Norton	American Water
Fred	Potter	Teamsters
Mike	Renna	South Jersey Industries
Orlando	Riley	ATU
Nick	Sifuentes	Tri State Transportation Campaign
Scott	Sprengel	Executive VP of Coach USA and VP of the BANJ
Fred	Warner	AECOM
Steve	Westhoven	NJ Natural Resources
Ray	Woodall	Ironworkers
Charlie	Wowkanech	AFL-CIO