NJLP’s Speakership Series
Meet the special guest speakers who’ve shared their insights and experiences with the NJLP Fellows.
Congressman Frank Pallone
U.S. House of Representatives
Speaker on Government
Freeholder Assad Akhter
Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Speaker on Government
Daniel Harris
Legislative Director, Office of Senator Joseph F. Vitale & Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin
Speaker on Government
Ishan Shah
Office of Governor Chris Christie
Speaker on Government
Dinesh Suryawanshi
Project Specialist,
U.S. Senator Cory Booker
Speaker on Government
Francine Glasier
Director of Operations, Office of Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey
Speaker on Government
Raphael Fernandez-Chavez
Associate, Mercury Consulting
Former Advisor, U.S. Senator
Robert Menendez
Speaker on Government
Assemblyman Craig Coughlin
New Jersey General Assembly
Speaker on Politics and Campaigning
Matt Montekio
Campaign Manager,
Frank Pallone for Congress
Speaker on Politics and Campaigning
Jun Choi
Former Mayor, Township of Edison
Speaker on Politics and Campaigning
Ayesha Hamilton
Board of Education Member, West Windsor Township
Speaker on Politics and Campaigning
Assemblyman Raj Mukherji
New Jersey General Assembly Speaker on Law
Councilwoman Sapana Shah
Edison Township Council
Speaker on Law
Leonard Jone
Assistant Prosecutor, Union County Speaker on Law
Satish Poondi
Attorney, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer Speaker on Law
Kavita Mehra
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Boys and Girls Club of Newark
Speaker on Non-Profit and Activism
Justin Braz
Chapter Director, New Leaders Council of New Jersey Chief of Staff, Assemblyman Gary Schaer
Speaker on Non-Profit and Activism
S. Nadia Hussain
Andrew Goodman Foundation
Speaker on Non-Profit and Activism