Leadership New Jersey Podcast #5: Panel Discussion of Who Decides How We Spend Our Money

Published: Oct. 13, 2006, 9:31 a.m.

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Leadership New Jersey\'s goal is to expand and improve the pool of the state\'s civic leaders. The program, founded in 1986, honors men and women who combine a successful career with leadership in serving their communities. As part of its programming, Leadership New Jersey sponsors the Forum on the Future of New Jersey, an annual conference devoted to dealing with the key issues facing New Jersey. \\n\\nThis year, in conjunction with the Forum, Leadership New Jersey is pleased to introduce podcasts from the Forum.\\n\\nIn this podcast, we present a panel discussion of "Who Decides How We Spend Our Money." \\n\\n\\n\\nModerator: Paula Franzese, LNJ \\u201893\\nProfessor of Law, Seton Hall School of Law and Chair, NJ State Ethics Commission\\nNationally acclaimed for her teaching, Professor Franzese was appointed Chair of the State Ethics Commission by the Governor after serving on his Ethics and Policy Management Task Force. Paula\\u2019s casebook, \\u201cProperty Law and the Public Interest,? is recognized as one of the first to expansively explore the public interest dimensions of Property Law.\\n\\nLee Carlson\\nPublisher, NJBIZ\\nD. Lee Carlson has spent more than thirty years in the newspaper business in Northern California, at publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News, before coming to the east coast two years ago. She is the publisher of NJBIZ, the only weekly business-to-business publication in New Jersey.\\n\\n\\nRichard J. Codey\\nPresident, NJ State Senate\\nThe current Senate President and former Acting Governor of New Jersey, Senator Codey\\u2019s career in state government has spanned more than three decades. As a Senator, he chaired the Institutions, Health, and Welfare Committee and has earned a reputation for supporting the mentally ill as well as improving healthcare through the New Jersey\\u2019s Healthcare Reform Act.\\n\\nHal Garwin, LNJ \\u201895\\nPresident/Executive Director, Community Health Law Project\\nHal is a West Orange resident and graduate of Rutgers University Camden School of Law. A former Legal Services Attorney, he is currently the Chair of the Board of NJ SHARES, Vice President of the Mental Health Association in NJ, and Chair of the Board of Arts Unbound.\\n\\n\\nRalph Izzo\\nPresident and COO, PSE&G\\nSince joining PSE&G in 1992, Ralph has been elected to several senior executive positions. He also served four years as a senior policy advisor in the Office of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean, as well as currently serving on the board of directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Utilities Association.\\n\\n\\nLeonard Lance\\nMinority Leader, NJ State Senate\\nSenator Lance was elected to the Senate and reelected in 2003, serving as Minority Leader since 2004. He was born and raised in Hunterdon County, earning a bachelor\\u2019s degree from Lehigh University and a master\\u2019s degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University.\\n\\n Download the podcast here (52.4 mb mono MP3 file, 57:15 duration).\\n\\n


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