Assemblyman Rob Clifton to Speak at March 16 at Ocean County ELC Meeting
Assemblyman Rob Clifton, a member of the Budget Committee and the featured speaker at the Ocean County ELC, (Employer Legislative Committee) meeting and breakfast Friday, March 16, 2018, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J. will discuss the 2019 Fiscal Year budget (July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019) Governor Murphy plans to present.
Assemblyman Clifton, who represents Comcast on the board of United Way of Monmouth and Ocean counties, is responsible for government affairs activity for Comcast for Monmouth, Ocean, and Central New Jersey.
Prior to joining Comcast, he served as the director of Industry Relations for the New Jersey Pavement and Asphalt Association, where he served as the liaison between the association and municipalities, counties, and state officials throughout New Jersey regarding transportation improvement issues. Before that position, he served as a Legislative Aide to Assemblyman Michael J. Arnone.
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 mpangelini@ preferredbehavioral.org or call 908-309-5395. Pay at the door or mail checks, payable to Ocean ELC, to Mary Pat Angelini, P.O. Box 517, Oakhurst, N.J. 07755.
The Ocean County ELC is sponsored by Holman Frenia Allison, PC; New Jersey Natural Gas, and NorthStar Strategies in partnership with the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.
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.
About Assemblyman Rob Clifton: Assemblyman Clifton previously oversaw Comcast of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Mercer County. In 1996, Assemblyman Clifton was appointed Mayor of the Borough of Matawan and was elected in 1997, 1999 and 2003. In 2004, he was elected to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and reelected in 2007 and 2010. In 2011, Rob was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and was re-elected in 2013, 2015, and 2017. He currently serves on the Transportation & Independent Authorities, Housing & Community Development, and Budget committees.
Born and raised in Matawan, Rob attended local elementary schools and graduated from St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. He earned a B.A. in political science from Rider College, Lawrenceville, N.J., and an M.A. in political science from the University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. He resides in Matawan with his wife and two sons.
100.1 WJRZ-FM Presents 16th Annual Women’s Expo – Fashion, Food, Fun and Hourly Giveaways
The 16th Annual Women’s Expo, a free event presented by Beasley Media Group’s 100.1 WJRZ-FM, will take place Saturday, March 3, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena (formerly Pine Belt Arena) at Toms River North High School, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, N.J.
The Women’s Expo sponsored by Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates and Pine Belt Cadillac and Nissan will feature many exhibitors; demonstrations; shopping; giveaways; food sampling; free haircuts and makeup lessons courtesy of The Salon and Sephora (inside JC Penney), Ocean County Mall, and the Jersey Shore Academy, Brick, a Paul Mitchell School.
Prizes include goodie bags for the first 1,000 attendees; a chance to win $100 cash every 15 minutes; $1,000 gift certificate to Michael’s Furniture, Brick; an Apple Vacation for two to the all-inclusive Occidental Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic; two $100 gift cards to Journeys Shoe Store, Ocean County Mall; a $200 Skechers gift card; pampering party for the winner and five guests in the L’Occitane Boutique; a $200 gift basket, and more.
Learn easy ways to save on the things you need so you can afford the things you want from Cindy Livesey, a “living on the cheap” expert and the founder of the wildly successful LivingRichWithCoupons.com. She will present “How to Live Rich in 2018: How to better manage your money.” Livesey’s gets 4.2 million views on her profitable website and she has a social media following of 550,000 fans. Livesey appeared on the Rachael Ray Show a SIX times – catapulting her to national fame.
For more complete details about the 16th Annual Women’s Expo, visit the Women’s Expo website at https://wjrz.com/2018/01/10/womens-expo or contact Marie Daley, WJRZ-FM promotions director at 609-597-1100 Ext. 204 or visit www.WJRZ.com.
ABOUT BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP: Beasley Media Group, LLC. is a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., which owns and operates 63 stations (45 FM and 18 AM) in15 large and mid-size markets in the United States. Approximately 19 million consumers listen to Beasley radio stations weekly over-the-air, online, on smartphones and tablets and engage with the Company’s brands and personalities through digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, text, apps and email. For more information, please visit www.bbgi.com.
Job Skills Needed Now and in the Future – Free Panel Discussion Provides Insights
It seems employers have a difficult time finding job seekers who have the skills needed for work today. In other words, a skills gap exists. What does that mean? A panel of professional experts from many industries will discuss the skills needed for jobs now and in the future at a free panel discussion and networking event on March 20, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Monmouth University, Young Auditorium in Bey Hall, School of Business, Long Branch.
Sponsors include Jersey Shore Association of Human Resources (JSAHR); Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development (MCDWD); The Department of Psychology, Monmouth University; and the Human Resources Club, Monmouth University.
In addition, the panel will discuss opportunities available to students throughout Monmouth County and surrounding areas; transferable skills; existing pathways in industries and across industries; the most desirable technology skills and soft skills; challenges facing the workforce to grow in this century; the pros and cons of the many generations in today’s workforce; and the “Gig Economy.”
Registration is required because space is very limited. Email your name and cell number to Admin@JSAHR.org. to reserve a seat.
What Everyone Should Know about Social Security
The media is full of mixed messages about Social Security. So what should you know? Richard Haas, Manchester, a registered investment advisor and retirement planner, is offering a two-part course through the Continuing & Professional Education program of Ocean County College (OCC) entitled “Getting the Most from Your Social Security” Thursday, March 15 and Thursday, March 22 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Bartlett Hall, Building 2, Room 316.
The classes include how Social Security benefits are calculated and funded; the steps wage earners—and their spouses, survivors and divorcees—can take to maximize their Social Security benefits; the rights of widows and widowers under current Social Security regulations, and the rights of divorcees under current Social Security regulations; and the likely reforms that build on ways the Social Security system was strengthened in the past.
In the 1970s Haas worked as a financial journalist when the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was passed. He wrote a series of articles on this landmark legislation and has been closely monitoring retirement issues ever since. Although still working, Richard and his wife Marlene collect Social Security benefits.
A graduate of Fordham University, Haas specialized in reporting on the economy at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism where he received an M.A. He also earned an MBA at the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies, now part of Marshall University. In 2013, Haas became a licensed investment advisor representative after 42 years in the newspaper industry, publishing and printing industries as a reporter, business editor, subscription marketer and technology specialist.
The fee for the course is $19. Register through the Continuing & Professional Education (CPE) page of the OCC website (www.ocean.edu/cpe.htm); or call 732-255-0404. Also visit the CPE office, ground floor of Building 3 (Library) at OCC, 1 College Drive, Toms River, to register.
Haas is available for interviews on Social Security or retirement-related topics. For more information, contact Richard Haas at Richard.c.haas@verizon.net or call 856-889-1808.
About Richard Haas: Haas has a financial services practice at 482 Brick Boulevard Suite 3, Brick, N.J. He is licensed by the N.J. Department of Banking & Insurance to sell life insurance, health insurance and variable annuities; and by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as an investment advisor representative. The focus of Richard’s financial services practice is on small businesses that do not offer retirement savings benefits to their employees and on workers who do not have access to employer-sponsored retirement and medical insurance benefits.
N.J. Health Care Network to Meet February 13
The monthly meeting of NJ Health Care Network, a free organization for anyone in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services, is Tuesday, February 13, 2018, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at The Clare Estate, 201 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown, N.J.
The NJ Health Care Network provides an opportunity to build relationships among health care professionals, market events, and promote business. Meetings take place in a different New Jersey county each month.
For more information about NJ Health Care Network, email Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, at lisa@preferredcares.com, call 732-547-9886, or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events.
Membership is free; however, register to take advantage of member benefits, such as posting to Health Care Network’s website all health care and marketing events, news, training information, employment listings, and access to a member directory.
A Wish Comes True at Galloway through Preferred Home Health Care
If you had one wish that could make a significant impact on someone’s life, what would that wish be? When Damaris Esquea, Pleasantville, a certified home health aide for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHCC), and Kimberly Lamberty, Linwood, the client services coordinator for PHCC in Galloway, found out that Rosaline Glover, Pleasantville, a client of theirs, could not leave her home because her motorized wheelchair was broken, Lamberty made that wish come true through the One Wish program of PHHC.
Now, through PHHC, the wheelchair is being replaced!
One Wish began five years ago through the efforts of Jonathan Herman, the COO of PHHC. At the end of the year, every internal staff member at PHHC is asked for one wish he or she would like to see fulfilled in the upcoming year. Herman said, “I’m very proud to see our One Wish program further cements some of Preferred’s core philosophies – to help our clients, and to strengthen the many towns and communities we service.”
For more information about One Wish or Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-547-9886 or visit PreferredCares.com.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services: Since 1993, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program), an accrediting organization for the home health care industry.
Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. In-house services include skilled nursing care for infants, children, adults, and seniors; personal care services, including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, etc.; private duty nursing services; and at-home physical therapy, among others. All of the care can be provided in-house and is coordinated by registered nurses, with clinical supervision available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters, Main Street, Eatontown; South Orange; Robbinsville; Toms River; Galloway; Elmwood Park; North Brunswick; Wyckoff Road, Eatontown; and Mt. Laurel. Pennsylvania locations include Bala Cynwyd, Allentown, and Bensalem. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
The Dementia Care Community – M. Trapanese Featured Speaker at Feb. 13 Lunch Meeting
Megan Trapanese, Brick, the director of marketing and admissions at Alcoeur Gardens, with locations in Toms River and Brick, will discuss, “The Residential Alzheimer and Dementia Care Community,” at the Lunch a Little, Learn a Lot business meeting, noon to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Charlie Brown’s Restaurant, 400 Route 70 West, Lakewood, N.J. The cost is $15 and includes Charlie Brown’s salad bar, a lunch entrée, a beverage, and an educational presentation. Walk-ins welcome.
Trapanese, will be giving an overview of the services offered at Alcoeur Gardens, the importance of a stimulating environment, and a description of activities available for residents staying in a home-like setting.
As director of marketing and admissions, Trapanese markets Alcoeur Gardens, facilitates the admission of new residents, and maintains a census. Before joining Alcoeur Gardens, Trapanese worked at AIG in Neptune, managing special projects, and rewriting insurance contracts and policies based on any new state regulations.
Trapanese earned a B.A. in communications from Stockton University, Galloway Township, N.J. She is a member of Ocean County Caregiver Coalition and the Ocean Regional Ethics Committee (OREC). For more information, call Megan Trapanese at 732-290-2273 or marketer1@alcoeurgardens.com. Visit Alcoeur at www.alcoeurgardens.com.
Todd Thiede, Named Humanitarian of the Year, to Be Honored by the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation
Todd Thiede, Hoboken, the CFO of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), with headquarters in Eatontown, has been named Humanitarian of the Year by the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation (ECF). He will be honored at the 18th annual ECF Crystal Gala Masquerade Ball, presented by PHHC, Saturday, February 24, 2018, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Drive, Farmingdale, N.J.
Prior to joining PHHC, Thiede was vice president of financial planning and analysis for five years at Goldman Sachs Inc., New York City. Thiede was the architect behind Preferred’s largest acquisition, the Massachusetts-based Acelleron Medical Products that expanded the company’s reach into New England and broadened its product line to include such durable medical equipment as pediatric nebulizers and breast pumps.
Thiede holds a B.S. in accounting from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He is a member of the board of directors for Circle of Life, an organization that provides support for families, and palliative and end-of-life care for children with life-limiting illnesses. He is a member of the board of directors of Home Care Association & Hospice Association of N.J., a statewide organization that educates and advocates for home care providers, and the patients and families they serve throughout New Jersey.
Thiede was named one of New Jersey’s 2015 “Forty under 40” award winners by NJBiz, a New Jersey business news publication, and CFO of the Year in 2017 by Corporate Vision Magazine, a division of AI Global Media, a publishing house with global readership in more than 170 countries and close to two million subscribers of its magazines, websites and multimedia content.
For more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-547-9886 or visit PreferredCares.com.
Tickets to the ECF Crystal Gala Masquerade Ball cost $150 each and include an evening of casino, an open bar; dinner, silent and gift auctions; dancing; prizes; and more. Black tie and masks are optional. Ads and sponsorships, ranging from $50 to $20,000, are now available. Proceeds benefit hundreds of families facing pediatric cancer. For sponsorship opportunities, call Rosemarie Contreras at 732-282-2324 or rcontreras@emmanuelcancer.org.
About Emmanuel Cancer Foundation ECF, 1710 Highway 71, Suite 2, Wall, N.J., provides specialized services, at no charge, to New Jersey families who are caring for a child with cancer. The services include professional in-home counseling; advocacy on behalf of families; material support, such as food, clothing, toys, and household items; and emergency financial aid, such as paying for rent or utilities.
For more than 30 years, ECF has helped more than 1700 New Jersey families in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties who are dealing with pediatric cancer. The regional centers of EFC are in Scotch Plains (Headquarters), Woodbury, Midland Park, and Wall Township.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services: Since 1993, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program), an accrediting organization for the home health care industry.
Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. In-house services include skilled nursing care for infants, children, adults, and seniors; personal care services, including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, etc.; private duty nursing services; and at-home physical therapy, among others. All of the care can be provided in-house and is coordinated by registered nurses, with clinical supervision available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters, Main Street, Eatontown; South Orange; Robbinsville; Toms River; Galloway; Elmwood Park; North Brunswick; Wyckoff Road, Eatontown; and Mt. Laurel. Pennsylvania locations include Bala Cynwyd, Allentown, and Bensalem. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
Keeping Your Employees – HR Meeting February 8
Organizations agree it a challenge to find and retain top talent. A panel of compensation experts will discuss the benefits of having a competitive compensation strategy at the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), open to the public, Thursday, February 8, 2018, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., at Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
The panel will focus on the strategic thinking to attract, retain, reward and engage employees; identify the impact variable pay can have in a compensation structure and the frequency of pay adjustments; compliance issues with emerging pay and gender equity regulations, and identifying and utilizing appropriate salary resources, among other topics. Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to the panelists
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for guests and those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. Sponsorship for this meeting is still available.
Register online at jsahr.shrm.org/events or email admin@jsahr.org or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator, at 732-701-7155.
JSAHR, a SHRM affiliated chapter, is a Platinum Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.) This program is pending one (1) SHRM and one (1) HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) recertification credit. www.hrci.org
About the Panelists:
Don McDermott founded his management consulting firm in 1985. He provides practical human resources and compensation consulting to companies throughout the world with $5-$500 million in revenues, ranging from two to 10,000 employees.
Gary De Lucia is currently the Principal Compensation Consultant at Compensation Design Solutions, LLC. He assists business leaders in executive compensation, talent acquisition, variable and sales incentive plan design, market analysis, performance management, salary planning, and HR technology.
Charelle Hirsch is the Director of Compensation & Benefits for Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Her diverse knowledge lies in compensation, benefits, HRIS and payroll. She has held various compensation leadership positions in petrochemical, pharmaceutical, consumer goods and packaging industries.
A New Lakewood Leaf Pickup Truck – Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon
Instead of ten minutes, the two new Lakewood Township leaf pickup trucks will suck up all your leaves in fifteen seconds! Patrick Donnelly, the director of the Lakewood Department of Public Works (DPW), has announced that the new leaf pickup trucks should be operational with the next couple of weeks.
Mayor Ray Coles said, “This new equipment will bring more efficiency to the department without having to add staff.”
Instead of multiple pieces of equipment and multiple staff, these trucks are operated by one person, similar to the automated trash pickup trucks that use a single claw. The leaf pickup trucks will run in two shifts: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
To make sure the leaf pickup truck can vacuum up all your leaves, be sure no branches are attached to those leaves. Do NOT put leaves in bags! Also do not put leaf piles near your bulk pickup items. As a safety precaution, rake the leaves in a neat pile away from storm drains and curb corners.
For more information, call the Department of Public works at 732-905-3405.