Montclair Educator Makes NJ's 'Best Women In Business' List For 2016

Montclair, NJ - NJ Biz has named its 2016 list of the “Best Women In Business,” and a Montclair resident is among the nominees.

“The Class of 2016 includes bankers, doctors, entrepreneurs and everyone in between,” NJ Biz stated on Monday. “What they all have in common, however, is that they are leaders in the business community, influential in their companies and industries, and shaping New Jersey’s economic future.”

Essex County nominees included:

• Kimberly Hollister, Vice dean, Feliciano School of Business Montclair State University, Montclair
• Kathleen Boozang, Dean and professor of law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark
• Sheila E. Calello, Equity partner, McCarter & English LLP, Newark
• Jennifer Mazawey, Partner, Genova Burns LLC, Newark
• Mary Potasek, Co-founder and president, Simphotek, Newark
• Sheila Rostiac, Vice president, human resources – total rewards & talent management, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), Newark
• Christine A. Stearns, Director, Gibbons P.C., Newark
• Wendy Cama, Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP, Livingston
• Mary Ellen Clyne PhD, CEO and president, Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville
• Bridget Hartnett, Member of the firm, Sobel & Co. LLC, Livingston
• Jennifer G. Velez, Senior vice president of strategy and planning, Barnabas Health, West Orange
• Lynda Bennett, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Roseland

Nominees will be honored at an upcoming ceremony at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset.

Read the full list of nominees here.

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