WE CARE NJ Corp
WeCare NJ Corp Trustees
Rachel Klein | President
Jennifer Sharret | Secretary
Jennifer is an attorney who works as Counsel in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice of Kramer Levin in NYC. Jennifer, who lives with her family in the 200’ notice area, started knocking on doors to ensure her neighbors knew what was happening and what they could do collectively. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University’s College of Industrial and Labor Relations and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Jenn serves as DEP Committee Chair.
John Haydu | Treasurer
John is a realtor with Keller Williams in Montclair and lives in the 200’ notice area. He is a lifelong resident of Essex Fells, where his parents worked and still reside; his father is a retired Essex Fells Chief of Police, and his mother was an elementary school teacher at the Essex Fells School for over 30 years. John worked as a stock specialist on the NYSE floor for Merrill Lynch /Bank of America for ten years. He has a B.A. in Finance from Rider University. John serves as Wildlife Committee Chair.
Paul Tractenberg | Trustee
Paul is a Board of Governors Professor Emeritus at Rutgers Law School in Newark where he taught for 47 years until his retirement in 2016. Early in his Rutgers tenure, Paul founded the Education Law Center which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, to advance educational rights of New Jersey’s neediest students. He has continued to represent New Jersey students on a pro bono basis since then. While a resident of the West Essex Highlands, Paul organized WE CARE to lead the community fight against the development and rezoning of the 120-acre parcel. In 2006, the West Orange Planning Board held 11 meetings, then ultimately denied the developer’s proposal 5-2. Since 2016, Paul has lived in the Woodlands. Paul serves as Open Space Committee Chair.
Luisa Casar | Trustee
Consultants
Bruce Afran, Esq.