TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

(past executive positions)

• Community Recovery Assistance Group Supervisor (post-Sandy) FEMA
• Executive Director, Belmar Business Improvement District
• Executive Director, Spring Lake Business Improvement District
• Consultant for creation of Spring Lake Business Improvement District
• Executive Director, Toms River Business Improvement District
• Assisted with creation of the Seaside Heights Business Improvement District
• Director of Public Affairs, Borough of Seaside Heights
• Executive Director, New Jersey Amusement Association
• Executive Director, Past-President, Founding Officer, Marine Trades Association of New Jersey

MAJOR PUBLIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(in which played significant leadership role)

• Toms River Township Name Change
• State-wide Constitutional Referendum that changed the Amusement Game Laws to enable their survival
• Sign ordinance revisions in Toms River, Belmar, Spring Lake
• Police pension referendum, Freehold Township
• Police pension referendum, Brick Township

MAJOR EVENTS OVERSEEN

• Large cruise nights in Belmar, Toms River, and Seaside Heights
• New Jersey Ice Cream Festival, Toms River
• New Jersey Chili Cook-off, Toms River
• Summer beach house and all summer programming for MTV in Seaside Heights 1998 & 2002
• Summer try-outs for the United States Bobsled Team in Seaside Heights
• Beach Fest, Atlantic City
• Trump Castle World Championships of Offshore Powerboat Racing, Atlantic City
• Walsh, Benihana, and Hennessy Grand Prix offshore powerboat races in Point Pleasant Beach
• Atlantic City and Atlantic City In-Water Boat Shows
• Marine Expo, Point Pleasant and Toms River

PUBLIC BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

(current)

• Chairman, Ocean County Tourism and Business Development Advisory Council
• Chairman, Monmouth Ocean Development Council Cultural and Tourism Committee
• Board Member and Immediate Past President, Downtown New Jersey
• Board Member, Ocean County Military Support Committee

BOARD AND COUNCIL MEMBERSHIPS

(past)

• State of NJ Tourism Advisory Council
• State of NJ Boat Regulation Commission
• State of NJ Adolescent Suicide Prevention Commission
• Ocean County Mental Health Board
• Ocean County Mental Health Emergency Task Force
• Toms River- Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Board member

EDUCATIONAL

• Graduate Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN- military public affairs
• Bachelor of Arts- Mass Communications- Thomas Edison State University
• Master of Arts in Professional Studies- Organizational Theory and Behavior- Thomas Edison State University
• First graduate of Rutgers University certification program for managed business district managers
• More than 50 hours of training in community-based processes while working for FEMA
• Certified coach- Diocese of New Jersey (150 hours of training)