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Emerge New Jersey holds “Building the Bench” breakfast
NJEA played host for Emerge New Jersey’s first-ever Building the
Bench Breakfast on May 3.
Emerge New Jersey identifies, trains and encourages women to
run for office, get elected and seek higher office.
Deb Howlett, the communications director for the American
Civil Liberties Union and an award-winning reporter, moderated
a panel discussion of prominent female New Jersey legislators.
The panel included Sen. Linda Greenstein, D-Mercer, Sen. Nellie
Pou, D-Passaic, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, D-Camden, and
Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver, D-Essex.
Each panelist shared her journey to elected office and the
challenges they overcame.
“The road to becoming the first woman to represent the 14th
Legislative District in the Senate has not been without challenges,
but it has been very rewarding for me,” said Greenstein. “I believed
I could be a senator and a wife and a mother, and I am.”
Following the panel, Emerge New Jersey honored four women
for their efforts of “building the bench” around the state:
• Princeton Public Affairs Group Partner Sonia Delgado
• McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC General Partner
Lillian A. Plata
• NJEA Government Relations Director Ginger Gold Schnitzer
• Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer
“Each honoree is a supporter of Emerge New Jersey and its
efforts to change the face of New Jersey politics by identifying,
training and encouraging Democratic women to run for office. We
owe them a great debt of gratitude and thank them for building
the bench in the state,” said Emerge New Jersey Executive Director
Truscha Quatrone.
The breakfast drew a crowd of more than 70 Emerge New Jersey
supporters from around the state, including Senate President Steve
Sweeney.
“I want to congratulate Emerge New Jersey for the role it has
played in helping New Jersey’s Democratic Party expand the role
of women in politics,” Sweeney said. “The truth is that we live in
an incredibly fractured time in politics. If my experience has
proven anything, it’s that increasing the involvement of women in
our state political circles will have a constructive and thoughtful
impact on the way we govern in New Jersey.”
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto also spoke to attendees about
the importance of building the bench in their communities and
empowering more female leaders. Speaker Prieto emphasized the
value female leaders bring to organizations and thanked Emerge
New Jersey for the work it is doing to develop more qualified
Democratic female leaders in the state.
Emerge New Jersey provided this article. Learn more about the
organization and the opportunities it affords at emergenj.org.
Emerge New Jersey’s Building the Bench event drew experienced leaders and rising stars
together to encourage and prepare women to run for elective office. From left: NJSEA
member Colleen Curren, NJEA Vice President Marie Blistan, NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Sean
M. Spiller and Emerge NJ Vice Chair Lori Price Abrams. For more photos from the Building the
Bench Breakfast, visit the Emerge New Jersey Facebook page.
PENSION UPDATE TOTAL PENSION FUND: $68.61 BILLION
The totals below reflect market values as of Feb. 29, 2016, and for comparison,
Dec. 31, 2015. The figures, which are rounded, may not reflect the
current market values of some alternative investments through the period
noted, due to lags in reporting under industry standards.
Feb. 29, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015
Market Value Asset Market Value Asset
($ billions) Allocation ($ billions) Allocation
Global Growth $39.05 56.91% $42.19 58.84%
Income $14.53 21.17% $14.89 20.76%
Real Return $5.42 7.9% $5.51 7.69%
Liquidity $5.26 7.66% $4.60 6.42%
Risk Mitigation/Capital Preservation $3.54 5.16% $3.63 5.06%
Other $0.81 1.19% $0.88 1.23%
Total $68.61 100% $71.69 100%
Real Return
7.9%
All reports and financial statements are posted on the Division of Investments’ website at www.nj.gov/treasury/doinvest/index.shtml.
Income
21.2%
Liquidity
7.7%
Risk Mitigation
5.2%
Other
1.2%
ASSET ALLOCATION | FEB. 29, 2016
Global Growth
56.9%