New Leaders Council – New Jersey Hosts 2023 Fellows Fundraiser with Special Guest Senator Vin Gopal
New Leaders Council – New Jersey Hosts 2023 Fellows Fundraiser with Special Guest Senator Vin Gopal
New Leaders Council Hosts 2023 Fellows Fundraiser for Class of Up-and-coming Leaders Selected for Premier Training Institute
New Leaders Council New Jersey (NLC-NJ) will hold its annual Fellows Fundraiser in Asbury Park at Watermark on Wednesday, June 7 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm, the day after the New Jersey Primary. The fundraiser will feature special guest speaker State Senator Vin Gopal and will raise money to support the 2023 class of up-and-coming leaders. NLC-NJ is the statewide chapter of the nation’s largest organization that develops, connects, and uplifts inclusive, cross-sector leaders who transform our country through social and political change.
“On behalf of our Board of Directors and our incredible network of more than 240 alumni, I am excited for our class of 2023 Fellows to come together to raise money for a common cause – building the bench of progressive leadership,” said Mayrose Wegmann, Statewide Director of New Leaders Council – New Jersey and Northwest Region Director at New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). “Furthermore, I am incredibly proud of the work our Fellows have done over the last six months to learn about leadership, fundraising, and organizing to build power for our justice-centered movement.”
“I am proud to stand with NLC and support their growing network of changemakers. Their work continues to build leaders in every county and municipality across the garden state,” said Senator Vin Gopal. “As our state is changing, it is important to uplift pathways to leadership. NLC is responsible for bold and visionary leaders, thinkers, and doers. I look forward to partnering with them as we make change in our great state.”
NLC-NJ was founded in 2011 by Justin Braz, Chief of Staff and Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Policy at New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and Jackie Cornell, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey.
Tickets to the fundraiser are still available at https://give.newleaderscouncil.org/event/nlc-fellows-fundraiser-at-watermark-in-asbury-park/e481864
The 2023 NLC-NJ Fundraiser Sponsors include:
NJEA
Jackie Cornell, Justin Braz and Stephanie Lagos, NLC-NJ Co-Founders
Mayrose Wegmann, NLC-NJ Director, NLC Class of 2020
Rob Matos-Moran, NLC-NJ Deputy Director, NLC Class of 2019
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Austin Edwards, NLC Class of 2022
Intashan Chowdhury, NLC Class of 2017
Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed T. Khairullah
Building One America
CAIR-NJ
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Brittany Aydelotte, NLC Class of 2014
Assemblyman Dan Benson
Stephanie Brown, NLC Class of 2017
Mercer County Commissioner Samuel Frisby and Jeannine LaRue
Kearny Councilman Stathis Theodoropoulos, NLC Class of 2015
Shonda Brown-Stewart RN, C-EFM, IBCLC
Union County Commissioner Chairman: Sergio Granados, NLC Class of 2015
Bobby Devarona
Scarlett and Jeff Martin, NLC Class of 2017
State Senator Troy Singleton
Jersey City Councilmember James Solomon, NLC Class of 2015
Green Door Studio
Millennials for New Jersey
Montclair Councilman Peter Yacobellis
Lisa and Yannick Wood, NLC Class of 2023
MBI
MTI Village Limited Liability Company
NJ Working Families
NJ 11th For Change
Springfield Democratic Party
Parano & Associates
Dr. Faisal Shah
Jaime Ding, NLC Class of 2020
Activista Rise Up and Patricia Campos
The NLC-NJ Class of 2023 Fellows include:
Sakura Ando – PhD candidate at Rutgers School of Nursing and Rutgers Dean’s Dissertation Fellow
Ralph Betancourt – Cannabis Consultant at Longview Strategic
Eloy Delgado – Political Organizer and Lobbyist at New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
Julianna Heck – Field Representative and Constituent Advocate for U.S. Congressman Andy Kim
Madelaine Hicks, Esq. – Labor/employment attorney and social justice advocate
Lauren Lalicon – Policy Director to First Lady of New Jersey Tammy Murphy
Joe Marchica – Chair at Our Revolution Trenton-Mercer and Civilian Materials Engineer and Team Lead at U.S. Department of the Navy
Antoinette Miles – Political Director at New Jersey Working Families Party
A’Dorian Murray-Thomas – Founder & CEO of SHE Wins, Inc.
Rosemary Nivar – Assistant Engineer at New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Madina P. Ouedraogo – Government Affairs Manager at Council on American-Islamic Relations, New Jersey Chapter (CAIR-NJ)
Samir Kamat – Medical student at Icahn School of Medicine and United States Navy Officer
James Rolle, Esq. – General Counsel, Trenton Board of Education
Shelja Touri – Chair and founder of Diversity, Equal Opportunity Network (DEON)
Larry Traylor – Aide to Mercer County Commissioner Samuel T. Frisby, Sr.
Dave Pilmenstein – Owner and President of Activate Media
Ivan Wei – Vice President of Sustainability at The Wei, LLC.
Yannick Wood – Director of Criminal Justice Reform Program at New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
The NLC-NJ Board of Directors includes:
Mayrose Wegmann, Statewide Director
Rob Matos-Moran, Statewide Deputy Director
Intashan Chowdhury
Anthony Covington
Ruth Delgado
Jaime Ding
Brittany Hale
Fatima Heyward
Renee Kraus
Kaylee McGuire
David Nelson
Hector Oseguera
Samantha Parker
Victoria Pacheco
Elena Sauceda Peeples
Anne Songcayauon
Marleina Ubel
William Wang
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New Leaders Council is a 501c3 and is the leading training program for rising generation progressive leaders. NLC equips its leaders with the skills to run for office, manage campaigns, create startups and networks of thought leaders. NLC leaders take their activism back into their communities and workplaces to impact progressive change. To learn more, please visit www.newleaderscouncil.org.
