Paulette Brown, Esq.
CHAIR
Founder & Principal MindSetPower LLC; Past President American Bar Association & National Bar Association
Robin A. Lenhardt, Esq.
VICE CHAIR
Professor, Georgetown Law Center
Justin White
SECRETARY
Founder & CEO @ LTMA Capital
Kenneth Y. Tanji
TREASURER
Executive Vice President and CFO, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Tanuja M. Dehne
Past President and CEO Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Douglas S. Eakeley, Esq.
Alan V. Lowenstein Professor of Corporate and Business Law, Rutgers University School of Law
John J. Farmer, Jr., Esq.
Director of Eagleton Institute of Politics, University Professor of Law, Justice Alan B. Handler Scholar, Director of Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience at Rutgers University
Paul J. Fishman, Esq.
Partner, Arnold & Porter
Jerome C. Harris, Jr.
President, The Harris Organization, LLC
Ryan P. Haygood, Esq.
President & CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jones, Ph.D.
Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Newark
Dr. John H. Lowenstein, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, New York University
James McQueeny
Communications, Government Affairs Adviser
Diana DeJesus-Medina
Chief of External Strategy and Affairs, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Patricia Nachtigal, Esq.
Formerly Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.
Darrell K. Terry, Sr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
Martin Vergara II
Managing Director Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Morgan Stanley
Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Ph.D.
Professor, Women’s & Gender Studies, New Jersey City University
The Honorable Dickinson R. Debevoise (Trustee Emeritus)*
Former Senior Judge, US District Court, District of New Jersey
Zulima V. Farber (Trustee Emerita)
Former New Jersey Attorney General
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach (Trustee Emeritus)*
Former US Attorney General
Roger A. Lowenstein (Emeritus)
Founder, Los Angeles Leadership Academy
Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (Emeritus)
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Nina Wells (Emeritus)
Former New Jersey Secretary of State
*In Memoriam
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice seeks dedicated, highly qualified law and/or graduate students for summer and term internships. Term internships are part-time. Please submit inquiries or applications (comprised of a cover letter, resume, transcript (official or unofficial), three references, and a writing sample) to recruitment@njisj.org. Please indicate if you want to intern for course credit.
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (the “Institute”) is looking for a passionate, creative, and dynamic team player dedicated to racial and social justice to serve as an Associate Counsel in our Democracy & Justice pillar. The Associate Counsel will conduct legal research and writing, policy analysis, legal and legislative advocacy, and community-driven advocacy campaigns to help expand racial and social justice in New Jersey at a critical time in our history.
The Institute’s Democracy & Justice pillar advocates for a progressive, policy-driven agenda to create and protect an inclusive and multiracial democracy without barriers in New Jersey; to provide a space for robust discussion with policy makers and elected officials, focused on racial and social justice issues; and to engage with, prepare, and educate voters to confidently participate in the democratic process.
Over the coming years, the pillar will work on many initiatives to expand and build an inclusive, multiracial democracy in New Jersey, including, but not limited to: ensuring that voters, and especially voters of color, have equal access to a fair ballot; expanding the right to vote in elections, including to 16 and 17 year olds and those who are incarcerated; reducing barriers to participation, such as arbitrary voter registration deadlines, so that all eligible voters are able to cast a ballot; increasing civic education and engagement around voting and democracy; and exploring ways to incorporate voting rights protections into state law as federal voting rights protections continue to be threatened.
For more information, including how to apply, click here.
The Individual Giving Manager at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice will support fundraising efforts by managing donor relations and individual giving programs. This role involves cultivating relationships with donors, coordinating fundraising campaigns and ensuring accurate donor tracking and stewardship. The Manager will collaborate with the development team to implement strategies that enhance donor engagement and retention. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for managing outreach, event planning and database management. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive and passionate about advancing social justice through fundraising initiatives.
The Individual Giving Manage will report to the Institute’s Director of Development.
For more information, including how to apply, click here.
