Maj.Gen.Martin to Discuss Joint Base Issues and BRAC at ELC Meeting
Major General Clark Martin, the military and defense economic ombudsman for New Jersey will discuss Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst issues and BRAC (Base Realignment Commission) at the Friday, January 15, 2016, meeting and breakfast of Ocean County ELC (Employees Legislative Committee), from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J.
ELC meetings, open to the public, are designed to inform the business community about important legislation, provide face-to-face opportunities with key government officials, and encourage dialogue between business and government.
The registration fee, including a buffet breakfast, is $20.00. R.S.V.P. to Elizabeth Cahill at ecahill@firstenergycorp.com or call 609-656-2600. Pay at the door or mail checks, payable to Ocean ELC, to Julie Holman, Chairwoman of Ocean ELC, 150 West State Street, Trenton, N.J. 08608.
The Ocean County ELC is sponsored by Holman Frenia Allison, PC and New Jersey Natural Gas in partnership with the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.
About Major General Clark W. Martin (taken from New Jersey Business, a publication of NJBIA): Maj. Gen. Clark Martin, a Vietnam War Veteran who served as the Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard for 23 years, will spearhead the State’s efforts to fortify and ensure the economic vitality of its military installations in preparation for potential federal budget cuts or a future Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
Along with his 34 years of military service, Martin has decades of experience in business and government affairs. In 1991, he co-founded the Trenton-based government relations firm MBI-GluckShaw. A graduate of the Citadel, Martin flew 153 combat missions, including 100 combat flights over North Vietnam. He serves as Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation.
About ELC: Employer Legislative Committees The ELCs, established by NJBIA in 1959, are independent, local organizations representing all 21 counties. At each meeting, legislators, cabinet members or local officials will discuss important issues pertinent to business. Attendees also receive a briefing from one of NJBIA’s government affairs experts on legislative and regulatory issues affecting employers.
About NJBIA: The New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Trenton, N.J., provides information, services and advocacy to its member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. NJBIA is the nation’s largest statewide employer association. Its members, as a group, employ more than one million people and represents every industry in the state, including contractors, manufacturers, retail and wholesale businesses, and service providers of every kind. Visit www.njbia.org for more information.
John Kalli, CEO of IT Company to Receive Spinnaker Community Service Award
John Kalli, Marlboro, N.J., the CEO of Trinity Worldwide Technologies, LLC, an IT company, will receive the Community Service Award at the 24th annual Spinnaker Awards ceremony given by the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Red Bank, on January 28, 2016, at the Shadowbrook, 1 Obre Place, Shrewsbury, N.J.
The Community Service Award is given to a business that has shown a “dedication to the good of the eastern Monmouth community by its leadership and spirit in support of our quality of life.”
Kalli, who created Trinity in 2002 with his partner William Laohoo, has had more than 35 years of experience in the information technology industry. At Trinity, Kalli is primarily responsible for managing the company and overseeing sales. Before establishing Trinity, Kalli was the COO of Pyramid Consulting Services Inc., an IT consulting firm where he managed company operations.
Kalli graduated from Montclair State University, formerly Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, N.J., with a B.A. in mathematics and a minor in computer science. He is also a graduate of CEO Space International, 2007, an entrepreneurial and educational organization designed to “train the next generation of innovative disruptors.”
He serves on the boards of MODC (Monmouth Ocean Development Council) and its finance committee, and Corporate Resource Alliance (CRA) where he is secretary. He also served on the business advisory board for three years at Rumson-Fair Haven Bank, now 1st Constitution Bank. Kalli is the chairman of Solutions Pregnancy & Health Center, Shrewsbury, having served as its vice chairman.
Kalli’s business memberships include the 815 Networking Group; the 4th Thursday Networking Group, which he co-founded; and four chambers of commerce, including the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber, the Jersey Shore Chamber, the Greater Ocean Township Chamber and the Kingdom Chamber. Kalli is also the founder of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge Businessmen’s Fellowship.
Trinity, whose business is made up of nearly 25 percent in the non-for-profit market, is dedicated to donating a portion of its services to many nonprofits, including the chambers to which he belongs, Solutions Pregnancy & Health Center, and Calvary Chapel Old Bridge.
Kalli and his wife Lori have two children. Their son is a network engineer for Trinity and their daughter is a high school math teacher.
About Trinity Worldwide Technologies, LLC : Trinity Worldwide Technologies, LLC is an IT company that specializes in setting up servers and networks; ActivSurveillanceTM remote monitoring and maintenance; emergency IT support; spam filtering; virus and malware prevention and remediation; network security; and IT strategy planning. Trinity is a Microsoft Partner and a Small Business Specialist. For information email info@trinityww.com or call 732-780-8615. Visit www.trinityww.com.
What If We Fire the Boss? Is It Possible in the Workforce of the Future?
Ever imagine you could be your own boss? That you are treated like an adult? That you are allowed to fully utilize your intelligence and expertise at work? That you can decide how to best accomplish work for which you are responsible? That work is actually enjoyable?
At the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources) attendees will learn how to create a highly scalable enterprise without human bosses, how to drive organizational agility and innovation through self-management, and how organizational self-management can create strategic business advantage on Thursday, January 14, 2016, from 7:45 to 10:00 a.m., at Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
The featured speaker, Doug Kirkpatrick, an organizational change consultant with a knowledge of Zappos’ loyalty business model and relationship marketing, a TEDx presenter, and a former financial controller of Morning Star, will speak about how self-organization can drive innovation and create high performance teams.
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. Register online at jsahr.shrm.org/events or email jsahr.shrm@gmail.com or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator, at 732-701-7155.
JSAHR, a SHRM affiliated chapter, is a Gold Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.) This program is pending SHRM and HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) www.hrci.org
About Doug Kirkpatrick: Doug Kirkpatrick is an organizational change consultant, TEDx and keynote speaker, executive coach, writer and educator. He is engaged with the Morning Star Self-Management Institute, Great Work Cultures, Work Revolution, and other vibrant organizations and leaders to co-create the future of management.
Kirkpatrick is the author of Beyond Empowerment: The Age of Self-Managed Organization. He is currently on the board of directors with the Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD), the world’s largest talent development professional association.
For more information, listen to Doug Kirkpatrick’s TEDx talk, “Beyond Empowerment.” http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Beyond-empowerment-are-we-ready;TEDxChico
WRAT to Crown the 2016 Rat Rock Calendar Cover Girl, Friday, Jan 8
No mistake about it! Greater Media Radio Station, 95.9 WRAT will announce the winner of the Rat Rock Calendar Cover Girl Search, at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, N.J. The winner will receive $5,000 and be featured on the cover of the 2016 Rat Rock Calendar. The other finalists will represent a month of the year in the calendar.
Beginning in October, WRAT had solicited submissions from women to send in professional or amateur photos to be considered for inclusion in the 2016 Rat Rock Girl Calendar. From all submissions, listeners voted at wrat.com for the 12 finalists.
The final round of voting has determined the 2016 calendar cover girl, who will win $5,000 and a photo shoot with legendary Rock photographer, Mark Weiss, whose claim to fame was shooting the cover of Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet album cover and other iconic photographs in Rock’s history.
All 12 finalists will be at the Stone Pony, signing copies of the 2016 Rat Rock Girl calendars that will be distributed for free. Attendees can also stay to see Splintered Sunlight, a Grateful Dead cover band, which is cover-free until 8:00 p.m.
Sponsors of the Rat Rock Girl Calendar include Harley Davidson of Ocean County, Shore Line Harley Davidson in Long Branch, Shipwreck Rum, the Stone Pony, Raceway Park, Nutrishop, Car Cash, and Elite Smoke Shop.
For more information contact Doug Sjonvall, marketing director Greater Media New Jersey, WRAT/WJRZ, 732-681-3800 Ext. 306 or visit promorat@greatermedianj.com.
WRAT-FM is a radio station of Greater Media, Inc. Greater Media, Inc. is the parent company of twenty-one AM and FM radio stations in the Boston, Detroit, Charlotte, New Jersey, and Philadelphia markets. Greater Media also owns a group of weekly newspapers in central New Jersey and several telecommunications towers, located throughout the United States.
Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) Course to Begin in Lakewood
A six-week long, thorough and comprehensive C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) training course will begin in Lakewood on January 4, 2016.
C.E.R.T. courses are designed to educate local residents about many aspects of disaster preparedness for any number of situations that may occur. The course trains individuals in basic disaster and emergency response skills in classroom and live exercise settings. C.ER.T. volunteers are taught how they can assist and work together with local First Responder Units in the community to assist them in their work.
Among the many topics that will be covered and taught by certified by C.E.R.T. teachers are assisting in evacuations of homes and buildings during emergencies; helping with shelter operations for displaced persons; initial damage assessment; assisting in searches for missing persons; assisting in HAZMAT scene situations; staffing First Aid stations for large events; public support at community events; storm spotting and preparation; and much more lifesaving ways anyone can help First Responders in all types of situations.
Lakewood Chief Rob Lawson said, “Attendees will learn very practical things that citizens can help the Police Department and other First Response teams with. When we have large-scale emergencies, our resources are overwhelmed. Citizens can be of assistance and help the emergency response agencies, and that’s a very good thing for the town. Graduates of the course will receive C.E.R.T. certification and will be able to join C.E.R.T. teams. The program is open to anyone interested in being part of a C.E.R.T. team, and I encourage people to consider attending the courses.”
The C.E.R.T. training course will be held one evening a week from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. Space in the course is limited and attendees must preregister. Anyone interested should email Chief Lawson at rlawson@lakewoodpolicenj.com for an application and details about the location. All applicants will be considered on a first-come first-serve basis. Those who miss the space limit for this year’s course, will be put on the waiting list for next year’s course.
Save Three Lives with One Donation of Blood! Blood Drive January 6 in Lakewood
Bikur Cholim, a nonprofit Lakewood medical assistance organization, and the Lakewood Police Department, are sponsoring a blood drive in the Court Room of the Lakewood Municipal Building, 231 Third Street, Lakewood, Wednesday, January 6 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Appointments are optional but appreciated. Donors should allot ½ hour from the time they arrive to donate until they leave. To schedule an appointment, visit https://donate.cjbcblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/39954 or call 888-71-BLOOD (888-712-5663).
Donors must be healthy, at least 17 years old or be 16 with parental consent, weigh at least 120 pounds, and present a signature ID. Remember to eat and drink plenty of fluids before donating blood.
According to Heshy Horowitz, one of the coordinators of Bikur Cholim, more than 70 people donated blood during two previous blood drives this year, which means more than 200 lives were saved.
“Even if you are not involved in saving lives day-to-day, this is a simple way to help save another person’s life. Donating blood is such an easy experience. You sit in a chair and a few minutes later you walk out, knowing you have saved three lives.”
For more information visit www.lrbcol.org or call 732-905-3020.
About Bikur Cholim of Lakewood: Founded in 1991, Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, 93 Prospect Street, Lakewood, is a nonprofit medical assistance organization that provides many services. Volunteers supply Kosher meals and maintain pantries in hospitals so family members and patients can have kosher food while they are at the hospital; and they send meals to the homebound and elderly. Bikur Cholim offers patient advocacy and helps families navigate their way through medical terminology. Hospital staff will often call members of Bikur Cholim to answer questions about the sensitive needs of the Jewish community. Bikur Cholim also provides transportation; and free loans of medical equipment up to a month or two, including wheelchairs, oxygen machines, hospital beds, and suction machines, among other equipment.
Bikur Cholim maintains a seven-day-a week, 24-hour hotline and services 10 hospitals, including CentraState, Community Medical Center, Deborah Heart & Lung, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Monmouth Medical Center, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Ocean Medical Center, and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, among others.
Workforce of the Future – What If We Fire the Boss? January 2016 Meeting of HR Professionals
Ever imagine you could be your own boss? That you are treated like an adult? That you are allowed to fully utilize your intelligence and expertise at work? That you can decide how to best accomplish work for which you are responsible? That work is actually enjoyable?
Doug Kirkpatrick, formerly financial controller of Morning Star, an organizational change consultant with a knowledge of Zappos’ loyalty business model and relationship marketing, and a TEDx presenter, will speak about how self-organization can drive innovation and create high performance teams Thursday, January 14, 2016, from 7:45 to 10:00 a.m. during the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), at Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
Attendees will learn how to create a highly scalable enterprise without human bosses, how to drive organizational agility and innovation through self-management, and how organizational self-management can create strategic business advantage.
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. Register online at jsahr.shrm.org/events or email jsahr.shrm@gmail.com or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator, at 732-701-7155.
JSAHR, a SHRM affiliated chapter, is a Gold Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.) This program is pending SHRM and HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) www.hrci.org
About Doug Kirkpatrick: Doug Kirkpatrick is an organizational change consultant, TEDx and keynote speaker, executive coach, writer and educator. He is engaged with the Morning Star Self-Management Institute, Great Work Cultures, Work Revolution, and other vibrant organizations and leaders to co-create the future of management. Kirkpatrick is the author of Beyond Empowerment: The Age of Self-Managed Organization. He is currently on the board of directors with the Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD), the world’s largest talent development professional association.
For more information, listen to Doug Kirkpatrick’s TEDx talk, “Beyond Empowerment.” http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Beyond-empowerment-are-we-ready;TEDxChico
Sweet Treats from Dr. Rotem’s Candy Buy-back Program Sent to Soldiers – Contest Winners Announced
More than 260 lbs. of sweet treats from Dr. Rotem’s 11th annual candy buy-back program were sent to U.S. troops serving overseas. Melissa Martini, age 12 and her sister Megan, 7, Toms River, were the winners in the family category. They not only received $10.00, the maximum award ($1.00 a pound up to 10 lbs. per family), but they also won $50.00 for bringing in the most candy, by weight.
More than the prize money, the Martini sisters were focused on the soldiers who would be receiving the candy. “Thank you for your hard work in protecting our country,” they said. “We hope you like all the candy and hope you don’t get hurt. Come home safely!”
Individual classrooms were also eligible to win a cash prize. Students in Miss Allyson Kitson’s Fourth grade class at The Potter School, Bayville, won $400.00, which the students intend to use for a field trip to Jenkinson’s Aquarium. Since the Potter School students rarely have the opportunity to take field trips, the class wanted to share their prize with whole grade, not just their class.
Kitson, a teacher for 11 years at The Potter School, said, “When I told the students about Dr. Rotem’s buyback program you could see their faces just lit up, they practically jumped out of their seats. It was not a matter of making them do it, they truly wanted to do this for the soldiers.”
After Brody Elms, a student in the class, found out the donated candy would be sent to U.S. soldiers, he said, “I wanted to give them my FAVORITE candy.” Brody’s mom said he sorted through his stash and picked out all his favorites to donate.
Although Dr. Rotem’s practice at 355 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, focuses on cosmetic dentistry and conscious sedation for adults, he feels this annual contest reinforces a sense of civic duty and community involvement by sending the candy to our troops as well as an incentive to save teeth from decay.
This is the 11th year Dr. Rotem has sponsored his Halloween Buy-back Candy contest. The candy was shipped to our overseas troops through the American Recreational Military Service (ARMS). http://www.supportarms.org/
For further information, call Dr. Rotem’s office at 732-341-8500.
About Dr. Rotem: Dr. Rotem graduated from NYU College of Dentistry in 1991. His practice focuses on cosmetic dentistry and conscious sedation. Dr. Rotem belongs to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is affiliated with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, NJ Chapter of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Dental Organization of Conscious Sedation, the International College of Cranial Mandibular Orthopedics, the American Dental Association, the New Jersey Dental Association, Monmouth/Ocean Dental Society, and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Rotem is an active member of the Crown Council. He is also a member of the Jersey Shore Business Network, Toms River.
Rooney Regulars to Bring in 2016 – Red Bank Lawyer and His Band Goldenseal Headline
Countdown the minutes, kiss at midnight, sing Auld Lang Syne and dance in 2016 with Joe Hughes, his band Goldenseal at Rooney’s Oceanfront Crab House, 100 Ocean Ave, Long Branch, N.J., from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Plan to make reservations now for dinner or just come to celebrate. (No cover charge.)
The band who also played at Rooney’s last New Year’s and will be playing there throughout the spring and summer, include Joe Hughes, lead singer and rhythm guitar; Pat Martucci, drums; Jesse Kessler, bass; John Bongiovanni, lead guitar; Lee Sanderson, sax; and Dennis Eschbach, trombone.
Goldenseal will also be playing acoustically in the Asbury Grill at McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, on December 11 and at the Cabin, 984, Route 33, Freehold, on December 26.
To contact Joe Hughes or Goldenseal, call 732-778-6678; or email goldenseal2001@comcast.net. Visit http://www.goldensealtheband.com. Goldenseal is also on Facebook.
Dr. Rittberg Joins Atlantic Medicine & Wellness
Shannon Rittberg, D.O., Freehold, who specializes in family medicine, has joined Atlantic Medicine & Wellness, 2399 Route 34, Wall Township, N.J. Dr. Rittberg has been practicing family medicine since 2005; and is board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine.
Before joining Atlantic Medicine & Wellness, Dr. Rittberg was in private practice for eight years at Wall Family Medical in Sea Girt and also taught medical students at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Rittberg, who grew up Manalapan, graduated from Manalapan High School where she was a varsity athlete in soccer. She graduated cum laude with a B.A in both biology and psychology from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. As a student in Rutgers, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society.
At the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N. J. (UMDNJ), Dr. Rittberg was president of the American Geriatrics Society (1999 – 2000) and vice president of the Undergraduate American Academy of Osteopathy (UAAO). She received her D.O. degree from UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, N.J., in 2002; and completed her internship and residency in Family Medicine at Kennedy Memorial Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, serving as assistant chief resident.
Dr. Rittberg’s awards at UMDNJ include the Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, given to a female who graduates in top 10 percent of her medical school class; and the UMDNJ Achievement in Primary Care Award.
Her academic affiliations include the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, American Osteopathic Association, NJ Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, and the National Osteopathic Women Physician’s Association.
Dr. Rittberg, the mother of two daughters, is actively involved in the community. She coaches her daughters’ soccer teams and she participates National Youth Leadership Forum as a mentor for high school students who are interested in a career in the medical field. Dr. Rittberg also lectures throughout the community on women’s health and medical conditions, such as diabetes and heart health, among other topics.
About Atlantic Medicine & Wellness, 2399 Route 34, Suite A5, Wall Township, N.J.: The mission of Atlantic Medicine & Wellness is to achieve optimal wellness through a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach. Medical physicians, chiropractic physicians, a physical therapist, a clinical nutritionist, an acupuncturist, and a mental wellness counselor provide a comprehensive, well-rounded, multi-disciplinary healing, health and wellness programs through the use of state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, all under one roof. Same day appointments available. For appointments Monday through Saturday, call 732-528-5533. Visit www.amwwall.com for more information.