Dudley Benoit, Vice President, manages Intermediaries Lending in JPMorgan Chase’s Community Development Group. His team manages lending to community development financial institutions, low income housing tax credit syndicates, and other mission driven financial intermediaries. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Benoit managed JPMorgan Chase’s New Markets Tax Credit Program and served as Program Manager at the Structured Employment and Economic Development Corporation (SEEDCO).

Gail Boyd is President of Gail W. Boyd, P.C., an entertainment law firm, and Gail Boyd Artist Management, a wholly-owned company of the law firm. She has been involved in entertainment law since 1976 and specifically in music and jazz since 1979. She is the former Vice Chair of the Entertainment, Sports, and Art Law Committee of the National Bar Association. She also chaired the Entertainment, Sports, Art Law Committee of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association.

Mindy A. Cohen is co-owner of Evergreen Partners, Inc. – an award-winning public relations and event management company. She has more than 25 years of experience organizing both large and small-scale events at venues throughout New York, New Jersey and around the country.

Brenda Feliciano has an extensive background as an actress, opera singer and arts administrator. She has performed as a vocal soloist with many orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin. In addition to her active performing career, she represented Arturo “Chico” O’Farrill for several years and has managed the artistic endeavors of Paquito D’Rivera for more than 20 years.

Steven Greenberg is a principle within the Heritage Management Company, LLC, a national real estate investment business managing a portfolio of over 2.1 million square feet of commercial property. He is responsible for the acquisition and development of commercial and retail properties and has primary expertise in repositioning under-performing properties and devising strategies to enhance asset value.

Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz (The Los Angeles Times).” Stefon Harris’ passionate artistry, energetic stage presence, and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him into the forefront o the current jazz scene. Widely recognized and lauded by both his peers and jazz critics alike, the 31-year old is committed to both exploring the rich potential of jazz composition and blazing new trails on the vibraphone.

Diane Hill has worked for some twenty-five years in various leadership positions involving the educational development, growth and promotion of young people who reflect a vast array of multi-ethic, culturally diverse and socio-economic backgrounds. Nineteen of her twenty-five years have been devoted to Rutgers University, where she presently serves as Executive Director of the Office of Campus and Community Relations. In addition she has also served as a legislative aide to Assemblywomen Sheila Oliver.

Stephen Ifshin has more than 40 years of experience in the real estate industry and, currently, is Chairman of DLC, which he co-founded in 1991. Mr. Ifshin oversees the operations-side of DLC’s business, including tenant leasing, property, asset, and construction management activities, and the firm’s regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Baltimore. DLC is a leasing-driven operator of shopping centers, developing and maintaining strong relationships across national, regional and local tenants. Mr. Ifshin also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Business School of the University of Vermont.

Henry A. Mauermeyer has been employed by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for the past 32 years. Currently, he serves as the Senior Vice President for Administration and Treasurer with responsibility for economic development, and coordination of Science Park and NJIT’s Business Incubator Program. Previous positions included stints as the Vice President for Financial Affairs, Treasurer and Assistant Vice President.

Samuel T. McGhee is the Executive Director of the Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, a wastewater treatment facility located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Admissions at New Jersey City University for many years. He has served on the governing body in his town of Hillside, New Jersey for more than 10 years, including several years as Mayor, and is actively involved in community activities.

Jay Nadelson is a career financial investment professional with extensive experience in derivatives trading. Currently, he is employed as the Managing Member of Investors’ Capital, LLC in New York City. Prior to this, he has worked for Republic National Bank of New York, Mercadian Capital, L.P., in Jersey City, NJ, and Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., in New York City. Mr. Nadelson is a regular guest commentator on Bloomberg TV and CNBC.

Clint Odom is Vice President for Regulatory Affairs for Verizon New Jersey where he has responsibility for Verizon’s regulatory environment. Prior to coming to New Jersey, he served as Executive Director of Federal Regulatory Affairs with Verizon Communications in Washington, D.C. His primary responsibility was advocacy before the Federal Communications Commission on long-distance entry, universal service, LD marketing flexibility and special access services.

Jonathan Otto, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Retail DNA RetailDNA, LLC develops patented marketing solutions that transform cash registers into smart selling machines. All of RetailDNA’s products are designed to increase retailer sales and profits while providing greater value to customers and simplyfying the interactive selling process for cashiers. Mr. Otto is the former President and Owner of Rockbottom Stores, a drug store chain that was acquired by Duane Reade in 1998. Mr. Otto currently owns Metro Centers, a real estate company that manages shopping centers in the New York metropolitan area.

Timothy L. Porter is a senior counsel in the Labor and Employment Law Department of Proskauer Rose LLP. Prior to joining Proskauer, he spent 32 years at AT&T, as in-house counsel and later Vice President-Law and Chief Counsel for Labor, Employment and Environmental Health and Safety Matters. In this position, he oversaw AT&T’s domestic and international labor relations, employment, employee benefits and executive compensation legal matters, including appearances before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and labor arbitrations. He was also responsible on the law side for collective bargaining negotiations with the Communications Workers of America, one of the nation’s largest unions.

Dorothy K. Robinson is Vice President and General Counsel of Yale University, where she has served as chief legal counsel for over 21 years, and as an officer of the University for almost as long. Previously, she held positions as Deputy General Counsel, Director of Federal Relations and Associate General Counsel at the University. Before going to Yale, she practiced law with the firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed in New York City.

John R. Smith is the Director, Corporate Responsibility for Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). He is responsible for the development and implementation of corporate strategy, policy and initiatives for corporate contributions; executive and employee giving programs, corporate memberships, sponsorships and events management. He also serves as the president of the PSEG Foundation. During his employment with PSE&G, he has held various positions in operations, information technology, internal auditing and external affairs.

Kingsley Sosoo is a financial management executive with extensive background in strategic business planning and performance analytics. Currently employed as a Vice President in the Corporate Controllers Division at Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey, he has over 20 years experience in the financial services and telecommunications industries providing financial management support to senior executives at the corporate and business segment levels. He also serves as a board member and Financial Treasurer of Tri-City People's Corporation -- a not for profit social services organization in East Orange and Newark.

Obi Taiwan Ozochiawaeze is currently the Director of Applications Development for WellPoint, the parent company for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, BCBS of GA, & Blue Cross of California. Prior to that, Obi worked as Adviser to the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Task Force of the United Nations and as Chief Technology Officer for the United Nations.

William L. Vazquez, FACHE, is a career healthcare professional who is currently the Administrator of Saint James Hospital and Chief Administrative Officer of Cathedral Health System. In addition to his active profession, Mr. Vazquez is a wine enthusiast who enjoys golf, cooking, and music.

Scott Weiner is the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation and is a Faculty Fellow and Chairman of the Advisory Committee at the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He previously held a number of private and public sector executive positions including President of Ballard Generation Systems Corporation and as the New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection & Energy and Chief Counsel to former Governor James Florio.