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A New Day in Trenton?
A 'First Look' at New Jersey's New Leadership...and Priorities
The Leadership New Jersey Graduate Organization invites you to participate in a special Spring edition of its annual Forum on the Future of New Jersey:
Mid-Year Forum on the Future of New Jersey
Wednesday, April 14th Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall, Princeton University 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The elections of Chris Christie as Governor, Steve Sweeney as President of the Senate, and Sheila Oliver as Speaker of the Assembly have been hailed as harbingers of a "New Day" in Trenton.
Is it really a new day? Or is it actually "same old, same old"? And can bipartisan efforts solve New Jersey's daunting fiscal problems?
Please note: There are a limited amount of meter parking exists along Prospect Street. Princeton University provides free parking in and shuttle service from Lot 21. Click here for directions
Event Program
8:15 AM Welcome |
Robert Marshall '05, Chair, LNJ Graduate Organization
Katherine Kish '03, Andrew Sinclair '01, Michael Willmann '01, Forum Co-Chairs
Karen Jezierny, Director of Public Affairs, Princeton University
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8:30 AM Keynote: |
David Thornburgh, Executive Director
Fels Institute of Government/University of Pennsylvania
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9:00 AM The Players: |
Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan (D-20)
Assembly Republican Conference Leader Jon Bramnick (R-21)
Senator Robert Gordon '87 (D-38)
Senator Donald Norcross (D-5)
Gregg Edwards, Director of Policy, Office of the Governor
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9:45 AM Commentators: |
Dennis Bone '92, CEO, Verizon New Jersey
Mike Catania, President, Conservation Resources
John Crowley, President and CEO, Amicus Therapeutics
Bill Dressel, Executive Director. NJ League of Municipalities
Rick Thigpen, VP State Government Affairs, PSEG Services Corp.
Paul Tyahla, New Jersey Taxpayers Alliance
Questions from the Media and Audience
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| 11:15 AM |
Break
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11:30 AM Commentators: |
Kurt Landgraf, President and CEO, ETS
Harry Pozycki, Chairman, Citizens' Campaign
Dr. Janet Rosenzweig '94, Acting Commissioner, NJ Dept. of Children & Families
Wendell Steinhauer, Vice President, NJEA
Mark Valli '03, President and CEO, New Jersey After 3
Questions from the Media and Audience
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12:30 PM What "Regular Folk" Are Thinking |
Patrick Murray '08, Director, Monmouth University Polling Institute
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| Response: |
Assemblyman Dominick DiCicco (R-4)
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12:50 PM Closing |
Philip Salerno III '02, Chair, LNJ Board of Trustees
Tom Dallessio '98, Executive Director, Leadership New Jersey
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| 1:00 PM |
Adjourn
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This program was made possible, in part, through a generous grant from the Verizon Foundation and an in-kind donation from Princeton University.
Download the Executive Summary of the 2009 Forum
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