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Chair
Richard T.
Smith
Vineland, NJ
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T. Smith was appointed in 2004. He is employed
by the New Jersey Department of Corrections,
Southwoods State Prison in Bridgeton, New
Jersey. Commissioner Smith is presently
the President of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP,
Greater Vineland Branch No. 2115. In April
of 2003 he was elected to the Vineland Board
of Education, which he has served on since
2001. He is an elected member of the Cumberland
County Democratic Executive Committee of
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Vice-Chair
Clara C. Fernandez
Elizabeth, NJ
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in Oriente, Cuba, Commissioner Fernández
immigrated to the United States in 1970
and became a naturalized citizen in 1979.
A resident of Union County, she received
her B.A. from Rutgers University and her
M.A. from The Catholic University of America,
in Washington D.C. Commissioner Fernández
is employed as Constituent Relations Director
to New Jersey’s 20th Legislative District.
She serves on the Union County Cultural
and Heritage Commission Advisory Board,
of which she is presently the Chairperson. |
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Secretary
Salena P.
Carroll
Linden, NJ
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Carroll was appointed in 2006. She is a
Domestic Preparedness Planner for the Office
of Emergency Management in the County of
Union. She is responsible for writing and
managing grants specializing in homeland
security, domestic preparedness and law
enforcement programs. Additionally, she
is responsible for the emergency shelter
program and the implementation of the emergency
evacuation shelters for 525,000 residents.
Before her current position, she served
as a Special Assistant to the Deputy County
Manager and as an Economic Development Representative. |
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Commissioner
John Crowell
Campbell
Edison, NJ
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| Commissioner
Campbell was appointed in 2003. He is Co-Founder
and Sponsor of Gay and Lesbian Political
Action and Support. He served as Co-Chair
of the Middlesex County Human Relations
Commission, and is on the Advisory Board
of the New Jersey Human Relations Council.
Commissioner Campbell operated a licensed
nursing home for seven years, spent five
as a Navy Hospital Corpsman, serving in
Korea with the First Marine Air Wing, and
had a career with the Veterans Administration
(V.A.) where he was Chief, Medical Administration
Service. Since 1985 he has dedicated his
retirement to basic civil and human rights. |
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Commissioner
Nita Raval
Lodi, NJ
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Raval, Esq. is an attorney who was appointed
to the Commission in 2004. She is in private
practice in Hoboken, New Jersey and has
been admitted to practice since 1997. Ms.
Raval received her undergraduate degree
from Seton Hall University and her law degree
from Seton Hall University, School of Law.
She is a Partner in the law firm of Florio
& Kenny, L.L.P. where she has litigated
various claims involving civil rights and
employment issues. She was appointed by
Governor Richard Codey to serve as a member
of the New Jersey State Acupuncture Examining
Board in 2006. Additionally, she was appointed
by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve
on the District VI Attorney Ethics Board.
She is an active member in the Gujarati
community in North Jersey. |
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Commissioner
Dr. Joan Rivitz
Paramus, NJ
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| Commissioner
Rivitz was appointed in 2003. She is an
educational consultant in private practice
and specializes in matters of bias and prejudice.
Dr. Rivitz is the Chair of the Advisory
Board of the New Jersey Human Relations
Council and is a member of the New Jersey
Commission on Holocaust Education staff.
She is a committee member of the New Jersey
Cares About Bullying Campaign and works
on the Train the Trainers project of the
Office of Bias Crime. She also works on
Character Education projects, statewide.
Dr. Rivitz was instrumental in the formulation
of the highly successful New Jersey Bias
Crime Victims Support Service as well as
the training of personnel. |
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Commissioner
John
Traier
Wayne, NJ
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| Biography
coming... |
