On November 21, Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced the first phase of the Transition Committee’s process comprised of ten Action Teams to be led by statewide and national experts.

The transition’s policy process will consist of three key components: 1) the Action Teams 2) an Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force to be announced soon and 3) Public Engagement through a survey for the people of New Jersey. To date, no timeline has been given regarding the second and third component, but CCSNJ will keep you posted as more information becomes available.

CCSNJ congratulates all of our members appointed to the Transition Committees but are concerned about the limited South Jersey representation reflected in these appointments. We are hopeful that during the rest of the transition process additional South Jersey voices will be included.

The Action Teams – with co-chairs and full membership included below – will focus on the top priorities of the incoming administration, including:

Making Energy More Affordable and Reliable 

Allison Clements, Co-Chair

Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Co-Chair

Stefanie Brand

Bhavini Doshi

Joe Egan

Christina Farrell*

Lisa Garcia*

Mike Hellstrom

Monica Martinez

Ari Matusiak

Allison McLeod

Katie Mettle

Babatunde Odubekun 

Tim Profeta

Maria Robinson

Shaun Sullivan

Anjuli Ramos Busot

Saving You Time and Money: Getting Government to Work for New Jerseyans

Lt. Governor-elect Dale Caldwell, Co-Chair

Tatjana Kunz, Co-Chair

Amar Bhardwaj

John G. Donnadio

Michael Drulis

Chris Emigholz

Priya Narasimhan

Dr. Randal Pinkett

Lilia Rios

Thomas Russomano

Esther Suarez

Evan Weiss

Nina Wells

Jerry Zaro

Maurice Zekaria

Lowering Housing Costs and Expanding Homeownership 

Julia Gordon, Co-Chair

Lopa Kolluri, Co-Chair*

Baye Adofo-Wilson

Catherine Best

Mike Cerra

Mike DuHaime*

Christiana Foglio

Ronald Glover

Danny Gonzalez-Bosques

Adam Gordon

Ryan Haygood

Diane Johnson

Jim Johnson

Taiisa Kelly

AJ Luna

Bill Matsikoudis

Chang Suh

Sarah Rosen Wartell

Andre Williams

Delivering a Strong Education for New Jersey Children 

Bette Simmons, Co-Chair

Meghan Tavormina, Co-Chair

Steve Beatty*

Karen Bingert

Lisa Feinstein

Alexandra Figueras-Daniel

Jenn Higgins

Bob Kim

Harry Lee*

Thomas Macagnano

Gillian Ober

Tahina Perez

Jonathan Pushman*

Ramon Rivera

Peter Rosario

Dr. Connie Sanchez

Colleen Schulz-Eskow

Winifred Smith-Jenkins*

Paula White

Affordable Healthcare: Addressing Washington’s Medicaid Cuts 

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Co-Chair

Heather Howard, Co-Chair*

Kathy Ahearn-O’Brien

Phil Bak*

Catherine Bennett*

Rosalee Boyer

Bill Colgan

Carmine Deo

Danny Gonzalez-Bosques

Dr. Jessica Israel

Raquel Mazon Jeffers

Cory Neering

Javier Robles

Magda Schaler-Haynes

Linda Schwimmer*

Dr. Stephanie Silvera

Steven Tully

Eva Turbiner

Kids Mental Health and Online Safety 

Kathryn Edin, Co-Chair*

Rishi Bharwani, Co-Chair

Julie Borst

Rose Brown

Luis Diaz

Ebony Grace

Ramon Hache

Leslie Huhn

Katie Katz

Shilpa Kulkarni

Dominique Lee

Amy Lombardo

Joann McEniry

Rev. Danté Quick

Adam Renteria

Laura Fenster Rothschild

Dr. Aakash Shah

Ameer Washington

Transportation and Infrastructure Innovation 

John D. Porcari, Co-Chair

Jean Roehrenbeck, Co-Chair

Zoe Baldwin

Tiffany Bohlin

Samuel Delgado

Eileen Della Volle

Samuel Donelson*

Cedrick Fulton

Brett Harwood

Robert Hickman

Bob Medina

Ron Sabol

Mike Sweeney

Ray Vigil

Fiscal Responsibility and Government Accountability 

Justin Dews, Co-Chair

Eddie Donnelly, Co-Chair

Luis Alamo

Kathleen Frangione

Bob Garrenger*

Tonya Hodges

Mina Hsiang

Everett M. Johnson

Sohail Khan

Deena Leary

Mark Magyar*

Andrea Martinez-Mejia*

Heather Pierce

Mike Ranger

Don Travisano

Elizabeth Wilkins

Jobs, Opportunity, and Prosperity for All 

Patricia Campos Medina, Co-Chair

Carl Van Horn, Co-Chair

Aymen Aboushi

Julio Aponte

Carmen Cusido

Rev. Eric Dobson

Morganne Dudzinski*

Barbara George Johnson

Kiran Handa Gaudioso

Maria Heidkamp

Ana Maria Hill

Janelle Jones

Dee C. Marshall

Evelyn McGee Colbert

Luz Mendez

Ayo Sanderson Wilson

Amol Sinha

William Sproule*

Charles Wowkanech

Driving New Jersey Forward: Economic Development and Innovation 

Secretary Gina Raimondo, Co-Chair

Ralph W. Tejeda, Co-Chair

Hazel Applewhite

Jimmy Bellas

Chrissy Buteas*

Jeff Cantor*

Elisa Charters

Lucy Del Gaudio

Anna Dulencin

Mike Egenton

Celeste Fernandez

Debbie Hart

Don Katz

John W. Kennedy

Lloyd D. Levenson*

Diana Rogers

Vaishant Sharma

Lori Wood Montague

*indicates CCSNJ member

To read the press release, click here.

Please reach out to Hilary Chebra, Director, Government Affairs at hchebra@chambersnj.com if you have any questions.

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