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Metropolitan Region Research Center Annual Conference 4/15/16

Paterson Metropolitan Region Research Center

Initial Annual Conference

April 15, 2016

University Commons Ballroom

 9:30 - 10:00 am     Registration and coffee

10:00 – 10:15 am   Welcoming Remarks

10:15 - 11:45 am    "Thinking Regionally"

Marc Pfeiffer, Asst. Director, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University

Deborah Hoffman, Director, Division of Economic Development, Passaic County

Michael La Place, Director, Planning & Economic Development, Passaic County

Courtenay Mercer, New Jersey Director, Regional Plan Association

Moderator: Prof. Arnold Lewis, Department of Political Science, William Paterson University

12:00 -  1:00 pm     Lunch, with concurrent poster presentations of relevant activities, art and/or research

1:15 -  2:30 pm      “Public Health Considerations” – health/health care among diverse populations in Paterson and surrounding communities

Joanne Green, Executive Director, Mental Health Association in Passaic County

Charlene Gungil, Director, Passaic County Department of Health

James Pruden, M.D., St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

Francine Vince, Administrator, Passaic County Mental Health & Addiction Services

Moderator: Prof. Marianne Sullivan, Department of Public Health, William Paterson University

2:45 -  4:00 pm       “Environmental Considerations” – the impact of changing populations on land-use policy in Paterson and surrounding communities. 

Zenobia Fields, Director of Planning, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

Kathleen Caren, Passaic County Open Space Coordinator 

Jennifer Papa, Executive Director, City Green, Inc.

John P. Szabo, Jr., Wayne Township Planner

Moderator: Prof. Nicole Davi, Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University

4:15 – 4:30 pm     Closing session on day’s highlights and possible agenda items for future seminars and conferences

Please contact Vincent Parrillo at 973-720-2669 for additional information.

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Organizer: Vincent N. Parrillo, Professor and Graduate Director, Paterson Metropolitan Region Research Center Department of Sociology, William Paterson University

Instructor :
Dates : 04/15/16
Days : Fri
From : 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fee : $ 0.00
Course Number : C100A

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