Jack sees the business world from the inside out. With his prowess in understanding what makes people tick- and how to apply these insights to solve organizational challenges-Jack builds business teams that boost borrom line results, Jack began his career in commercial banking after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, After earning his MBA from Rutgers University, Jack joined Bell Atlantic to manage financial reporting. It didn't take long for the company's VP of Sales to snatch Jack up as the organization's channel strategy and technical training expert. His track record inspired Lucent Technologies to recruit Jack, who went on to lead multifunctional teams on the company's large projects. Ever the entrepreneur, Jack soon spotted an opportunity to launch a new business. He orchestrated a small team to turn this new environmental enterprise, PlasmaSol, into New Jersey's Environmental Company of the Year in 2001. And when they sold Plasma Sol, Jack and his team earned a 20,000% ROI. These successes made it possible to pursue his passion full time and he's been focusing on creating fundamental change ever since. In addition to an MBA, Jack holds an Executive Masters in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology.

 

When he's not breaking down barriers to success, Jack spends his free time keeping score and cheering on his two athletic boys, volunteering as president of the  EBEF, and teaching kids (including his own) how to become confident public speakers in a local youth Toastmasters program. His tenure with the Toastmasters-which extends back to 1992- includes earning the organization's highest distinction, the Distinguished Toastmaster Award.

 

 

 Lindsay is excited to have the role of Vice President of the EBEF. Having recently gotten involved in the Foundation, she plans to increase her involvement assisting in all areas of the organization especially fundraising. Previously, she was extremely active in the Warnsdorfer PTA for nine years; seven of those years serving on the Executive Board in various  capacities (two years as VP Events/Fundraising, four years as President and one as Treasurer). While she was the Warnsdorfer PTA President, Lindsay strove to build a strong sense of community within the school and to provide postive and enriching experiences for all of the students. She lools forward to applying a similar rational to the EBEF.

 

Lindsay is in her fourth year as President of the East Brunswick PTA President's Council, where she advises all the other PTA Presidents from the elementary level to high school  within the district on a multitude of issues such as school safety, fire permits, insurance coverage, accounting and budget issues, and school character. Through her involvement with the PTA President's Council, she has had the opportunity to sit on the district's Safety Committee as well as on the Calendar Committee.

 

Lindsay is a lifelong resident of East Brunswick and a graduate of EBHS. She and her husband Jack have two children, Jake and Alexandra who currently attend East Brunswick Public Schools. Lindsay has a general law practice in town, while her husband, also a graduate from EBHS, runs the family business, Eighteen Lumber, Inc. After graduating from EBHS in 1986, she went on to earn a BA degree in International Relations and a minor in French from Boston University. She received her Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University of Law and immediately entered into a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Robert A. Longhi, AJSC and the Honorable C. Judson Hamlin, PJSC in New Brunswick. From there she worked for an insurance defense firm for several years before opening her own general law practice in 1998 in East Brunswick, where she continues to concentrate on residential real estate transactions, estate planning and collection work.

 

 

Paul has been a member of the East Brunswick Education Foundation Board of Trustees since 1996 and currently serves as Treasurer. Paul has worked tirelessly in virtually every area of EBEF activities. A retired CFO of a large corporation, with a Masters Degree in 

Business Administration from NYU, Paul has brought his considerable expertise in finance to the Foundation. 

Paul’s primary efforts have been in fundraising, both identifying new corporate sources of revenues and increasing revenue raised through ongoing projects. The EBEF receives most of its funds each year from the sale of ads in the program booklet for the annual Partner in Excellence Dinner. He began by working on the booklet for the 1997 dinner and has been in charge of the entire project every year since then. Thanks to his efforts the revenue from the booklet has increased dramatically. He also has written applications for numerous corporate grants and has successfully solicited major donations to the EBEF’s Benefactors Endowment Fund.

 

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