57th Annual Conference
May 10-12, 2022
Hard Rock Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
Galleries Of Photos From The Event
Conference Panels
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
How to Be an Effective Mayor: Lessons Learned and Important Techniques
(Running Meetings, Council Relations, Press, Public Comment)
Moderator – Mayor Robert Conley, Madison Borough
Panelists: Mayor Brad Cohen, East Brunswick Township; Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope, Bass River Township; Mayor Dean Dafis, Maplewood Township; Mayor Collette Kennedy, Keyport Borough; Mayor Bill Pikolycky, Woodbine Borough.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
American Rescue Plan and Infrastructure Program Funds: Leveraging Federal, State, and County Funds for Municipal Use.
Moderator - Mayor Colleen Mahr, Fanwood Borough
Panelists: Richard Sun, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor and New Jersey Infrastructure and Jobs Act Coordinator; Dan Kelly, Executive Director, Governor Disaster Recovery Office; Paul Penna, Senior Legislative Analyst, NJ League of Municipalities
Economic Development and Redevelopment: Techniques, Tools, Programs, Funding and PILOTS.
Moderator - Mayor Sheena Collum, South Orange Village Township
Panelists: Courtney Mercer, AICP, PP, Executive Director, Downtown New Jersey; Tim Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, NJ Economic Development Agency; Wesley Mathews, President, Choose NJ; Darryl Godfrey, Chief Operating Officer, New Jersey Redevelopment Authority; Derek W. Orth, Esq., Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor, LLC
Resilience and Storm Water Management, Hazard Mitigation Planning and Funding (flood mitigation measures, master plan climate vulnerability assessment, process & benefits of creating stormwater utility, infrastructure upgrading and funding strategies).
Moderator - Mayor Jason Cilento, Dunellen Borough
Panelists: Nick Angarone, New Jersey Chief Resilience Officer & Bureau of Climate Resilience Planning Manager, NJ Department of Environmental Protection; Andrea Friedman, Supervisor, Division of Air Quality, Bureau of Mobile Sources, NJ Department of Environmental Protection; Charles Jenkins, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Environmental, Engineering and Permitting Municipal Finance & Construction Element, NJ Department of Environmental Protection; Mark McDonough, President, New Jersey American Water; Brianne Callahan, Stormwater Manager, New Jersey Future
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Affordable Housing Updates, Challenges and Tools.
(4th Round, NJ Funding Opportunities, Innovative Affordable Housing Techniques, Transforming Foreclosed & Stranded Properties, Veterans Housing).
Moderator – Mayor Janice S. Mironov
Panelists: Melanie Walter, Executive Director, NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency; Christiana Foglio, CEO, Community Investment Strategies; Randall Gottesman, PP, President, Community Grants, Planning & Housing.
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Cannabis and Your Community
(Cannabis Regulatory Commission Updates & Licensing, State Revenues Use, Site Identification, Municipal Ordinance Development, Municipal Revenue Calculations).
Moderator – Mayor Janice Kovach, Town of Clinton
Panelists: Commissioner Sam Delgado, NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (invited); Ed DeVeaux, President, NJ CannaBusiness Association; Chuck Latini, Jr., PP, AICP, President, American Planning Association and Partner, Infield Cannabis Group; Jacqueline Ferraro, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Cannabis Advisory Group; Beau Whitney, Founder and Chief Economist, Whitney Economics
Surviving Cyber Risk.
(Trends and Impacts of Cyber and Ransomware, Incidents, Preparing Incident Response Program, Best Cybersecurity Practices, Role of Insurance, What to Do If Breached).
Moderator – Mayor David Fried, Robbinsville Township
Panelists: Alexandra Brettschneider, Vice President, Cyber Practice Leader, JKJ; Ernie Kuching, Esq., Cipirani & Werner; Anthony Mongaluzo, President & CEO, PCS; Michael T. Geraghty, NJ Chief Information Security Officer, Director NJ Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell, Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness