People-Powered. Place-Based. Equity-Focused. Training New Jersey’s emerging leaders.
NLC New Jersey trains cross-sector leaders who are committed to moving the communities they serve and our state forward. We connect inclusive leaders who have the expertise to implement change, and provide the skills and network to make that progress a reality.
NLC Fellows trained since our founding.
Over 25 NLC New Jersey alumni have held public office.
Committed volunteers who lead NLC-NJ’s Executive Board.
When my parents abandoned me as a teenager, I had a choice – to accept defeat or to fight to make our bureaucracies and our political system better. I’m someone who will never stop fighting for vulnerable communities, and NLC gave me the tools I needed to make a change.
NLC is the ability to grow with the leaders of tomorrow. In a world where young, progressive, People of Color rarely have spaces to showcase their excellence, NLC provides a welcoming environment to be your best self.
I simply cannot imagine what my personal or professional life would look like today had I not joined this organization in 2016. I continue to serve on the local board because I want to do everything in my power to ensure that other emerging progressive leaders have the same opportunity.
2024 Fellows
Alumni
2023
ADorian Murray-Thomas
Antoinette Miles
Dave Pilmenstein
Eloy Delgado
Ivan Wei
James Rolle
Joe Marchica
Julianna Heck
Larry Traylor
Lauren Lalicon
Madelaine Hicks
Madina P. Ouedraogo
Ralph Betancourt
Rosemary Nivar
Sakura Ando
Samir Kamat
Shelja Touri
Yannick Wood
2022
Adrian Ballesteros
Alexandra Staropoli
Alexandra Viqueira
Andrew Moreira
Anthony Covington
Austin Edwards
Erik Cruz Morales
Gurnoor Tucker
Hera Mir
Jose Calves
Mariel DiDato
Marleina Ubel
Medinah Muhammad
Michael Affrunti
Peter Frank
Rachel Smith
Raj Manimaran
Reena Chojar
Stephan Lally
Taraun Tice McKnight
2021
Adriana Abizadeh
Aissa Heath
Amy Torres
Brittany Hale
Danielle Jones
Emy Quispe
Hector Oseguera
Jonathan Lancaster
Priscilla Robinson
Renee Kraus
Ruth Delgado
Samantha Parker
Selaedin Maksut
Tom Little
Tyrus Stokes-Ballard
Vineeta Kapahi
Wesley McWhite
William Cunningham
William Wang
2020
Antoinette Gingerelli
Daniela Carolina Velez
David Nelson
Dyese Davis
Elena Sauceda-Peeples
Ericka Persson
Erin Johnson
Jamie Ding
Jared Boone
Jessica Gonzalez
John Pepen
Juan Carlos Nordelo
Kadja Manuel
Mayrose Wegmann
Omar Bareentto
Pearl Gabel
Talita Elizeu
Tony Martinez
Victorian Mattar
Yahya Sultan
2019
Ali Raymond
Anne Songcayauon
Christopher Keating
Cody Miller
Fatima Heyward
Imani Oakley
Intashan Chowdhury
Jane Cohen
Kathryn Wertheimer
Kaylee McGuire
Lewis Spears
Maria Del Cid-Kosso
Marquis Whitney
Nushrat Hoque
Patricia Nagle
Rashan Prailow
Robert Matos-Moran
Susan Ragheb
Victoria Pacheco
Vinay Limbachia
2018
Andrea McChristian
Andrew Macurdy
Ashley Bennett
Charity Jeffries
Dennis Zeveloff
Dianna Houenou
Dr. Magdala Chery
Garrison Keck
Jason McSheene
Jesus Alcazar
Johanna Calle
Johnny Quispe
Jonathan Barnett
Michael Enich
Nedia Morsy
Raoul Bhatta
Rebecca Roberts
Ruell Brown
Steven Galante
Tiffany Chang
2017
Abdul-Basit Haqq
Aida Epifanio
Asia Norton
Darvis Holley
Gabriel Tanglao
Garry Closeil
John Mulholland
Kaitlyn Wojtowicz
Kristin Ianco Yaeger
Madeline Urbish
Mateus Baptista
Natasha Rogers
Oliver Starnes
Parimal Garg
Rajpal Bath
Richard Sun
Rudy Rodas
Scarlett Rajski
Stephanie Brown
Tamar Lerer
Tamara Ibezim
2016
Aakash Shah
Amit Jani
Brian Rock
Brian McGinnis
Brianna Earle
Crystal McDonald
Elizabeth Coulter
Jai Parson
Jenna Marie Mellor
Jerell Blakeley
John Butler
Kimby Heil
Louis Di Paolo
Lovely Randle
Matthew Platkin
Nagla Bedir
Nayeli Salazar
Norah Langweiler
Peter Chen
Petra Gaskins
Ryan Jones
2015
Andrea Katz
Chike Achebe
Cort Adelman
Crystal Pruitt
James Solomon
Kylie Patterson
Leonard Jones
Marshall Spevak
Michael DeLamater
Pamela Razo
Princess Williams
Rashawn Davis
Rebecca Symes
Ronald Bautista
Sarah Geiger
Sean Brown
Sergio Granados
Shane Smith
Stathis Theodoropoulos
Stephanie Lagos
Tejas Kadia
2014
Arpan Dasgupta
Brittany Aydelotte
Callie Chamberlain
Carlos Ivan Merino
Conor Tucker
Elizabeth Thompson
Elizabeth Mahn
Evan Nison
Franchesca Cifuentes Andrade
Francis McGove
rnJennifer Lehman
Katherine Brennan
Michael Comba
Sheena Patel
Susan Choy
Thomas Reynolds
2013
Andrew Regenstreich
Brandon McKoy
Casey Olesko
Chrissy Buteas
Christopher Menschner
David Bander
Frank Speziali
Jovi Hammer
Kavita Mehra
Madelein McCormick
Neil Eicher
Rachel Moody
Raimy Schutzman
Rajvir Goomer
Rob Houston
Shabnam Salih
Shariq Ahmad
Stella Tsay
Steven Boxer
William Moen
Zachary Wright
2012
Adam Guziejewski
Althea Ford
Denalerie Johnson
Elissa Grodd Schragger
Emily Manz
Jesse Chen
Jorge Santos
Justin Shoham
Kim Case
Layla Lester
Matthew Bonasia
Michael J Makarski
Shaun Ragin
Simone M. Portera
Steve Cordova
Vithya Murugan
Yetunde Odugbesan
2011
Alise Roderer
Andrew Schwab
Brooke Paige
Charles Burton
Cheryline Hewitt
Heather Baldwin
James Woodson
Jeffrey Brown
Kari Osmond
Nadia Sheikh Bandukda
Nicole Townsend
Tyla Housman
