NJ-AWRA Annual Meeting

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023

Where: USGS, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110 Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Cost: Members - Free

Non-Members - $15

This meeting is a hybrid meeting, link to be provided to registrants via email upon registration and prior to the event.

Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees at the beginning of the meeting

Come join us for a Seminar, presentation of the Homack Award, and 2024 Board Elections.

Schedule:

12:00 pm Lunch and in person networking

12:30 pm Review of the 2023 Election Results and Homack Award

12:50 pm Presentation by Paula Figueroa-Vega

1:30 pm Q&A Session

1:45pm Meeting Adjourned

Jersey Water Works is a collaborative effort of many diverse organizations and individuals who embrace the common purpose of transforming New Jersey’s water infrastructure. Each member, individual and organization bring their own unique perspective and expertise to the complex problem of upgrading New Jersey’s water infrastructure. The collaborative as a whole is made up of supporting members,  four committees and steering committee, along with affinity groups and task forces.

Paula co-leads New Jersey Future's Collective Impact program area with primary responsibility for managing the Jersey Water Works (JWW) collaborative, including new programs and projects, while also advancing the organizational development goals of NJF. Paula facilitates JWW’s diverse statewide network of people who are shifting the culture and thinking around one of the state’s leading policy issues: water. Paula has directed various programs in the nonprofit and higher education sectors, and dedicated close to 10 years working on community engagement initiatives at The College of New Jersey.  Paula is an Advisory Council Member for Womanspace, Inc. and serves on the Board of The Watershed Institute. In 2019, Paula cofounded MAPA Collaborative, a management consulting firm. Paula received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Rutgers University.