{"id":117112,"date":"2026-01-30T05:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117112\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T05:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:51:16","slug":"solomon-unveils-7-jersey-city-co-governance-committees-with-164-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117112\/","title":{"rendered":"Solomon unveils 7 Jersey City Co-Governance Committees with 164 members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has unveiled his seven Co-Governance Committees with 164 total members to solicit more community feedback during his first 100 days in office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/James-Solomon-1-e1769719859509.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/James-Solomon-1-e1769719859509.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\"\/><\/a>By John Heinis\/Hudson County View<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we launched our transition, I said that delivering on our promises would require more than policy expertise\u2014it would require partnership with the people of Jersey City,\u201d Solomon said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Co-Governance Committee reflects our belief that good government isn\u2019t just something we do for residents\u2014it\u2019s something we do with them. These leaders will help us listen, learn, and ensure that every neighborhood has a voice in building the Jersey City we all deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The committee will serve as community feedback to the 96-member Transition Policy Committee announced on January 7th, as <a href=\"https:\/\/hudsoncountyview.com\/jersey-city-mayor-elect-solomon-names-96-member-transition-policy-committee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HCV first reported<\/a>, and administration\u2019s policy work building an agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Like the Transition Policy Committees, the Co-Governance Committees are focused on seven policy areas:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Public Safety<br \/>\u2022 Housing and Economic Development<br \/>\u2022 City Assets, Sustainability, and Street Safety<br \/>\u2022 Transit and Transportation<br \/>\u2022 Education and Youth<br \/>\u2022 Arts and Culture<br \/>\u2022 Health and Human Services<\/p>\n<p>This brings together a diverse group of subject matter experts, community leaders, and civic stakeholders who contribute their expertise, perspectives, and insights to ensure a rigorous and inclusive process for shaping the administration\u2019s early policy agenda, according to the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>HOUSING &amp; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE<\/p>\n<p>Abe Naparstek<br \/>Dayana De La Torre<br \/>Carlos Medina<br \/>Rudy Rojas<br \/>Anthony Sharperson<br \/>Reverend Eric Dobson<br \/>Baye Adofo-Wilson<br \/>Lorena Loayza<br \/>Dan Antonellis<br \/>Phyllis Salowe-Kaye<br \/>David Ginsberg<br \/>Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Cea<br \/>Mike Novak<br \/>Leda Duif<br \/>Stuart \u201cStu\u201d Portney<br \/>Bob Antonicello<br \/>Kate Slevin<br \/>Talita Elizeu<br \/>Mike Vasdev<br \/>Shirley Del Rosario<br \/>David Rosenberg<br \/>Matt da Silva<br \/>Carleton Lewis<br \/>Kevin Weller<br \/>Michele Hirsh<br \/>Melanie Rudin<br \/>Cea (Kia) Pender<br \/>Emory Edwards<br \/>John Restrepo<br \/>Pierre Lindor<br \/>Matthew Posada<br \/>Anthony Townsend<br \/>Elvin Dominici Encarnaci\u00f3n<br \/>Atul Shah<br \/>Cristino Vilorio<br \/>Saulo Diaz<br \/>Johna Noel<br \/>Jermaine Jones<br \/>Fernando Garcia<br \/>Sean Ananou<br \/>Saulo Diaz<br \/>Anthony Abrantes<br \/>Abid Islam<br \/>Robert \u201cBob\u201d DiVincent<br \/>Ahmed Emara<br \/>Hipolito Ovalles<br \/>Simon Pereira<br \/>Jeana Abuan<br \/>Staci Berger<br \/>Adam Gordon<br \/>Anna Medyukh<br \/>Cecilia deLeon<br \/>Thomas Ogorzalek<br \/>Abbey Harris<br \/>Vidya Gangadin<\/p>\n<p>PUBLIC SAFETY<\/p>\n<p>Lauren-Brooke Eisen<br \/>Lt. Travis Ragland<br \/>Brian Gajewski<br \/>Anthony Sharperson<br \/>Jenna Mellor<br \/>Lt. Anthony Goodman<br \/>Fmr. Deputy Chief Henry DiGuilio<br \/>Ryan Haygood<br \/>Paul Fishman<br \/>Elizabeth Glazer<br \/>Aida Colon-Sanchez<br \/>Capt. Joe Olszewski<br \/>Deputy Chief Edgar Martinez<br \/>Lt. Ahmed Azmy<br \/>Peter Nowak<br \/>Trish Casey<br \/>Robert Winston<br \/>Anthony Santiago<br \/>Monica Yeng<br \/>Abdul Khan<br \/>Joe Cossolini<br \/>Charles Mainor<br \/>Howard Simone<br \/>Anne Marie<br \/>Kuldeep \u201cSunny\u201d Kumar<br \/>Vishesh Modi<br \/>Albert Bringa<br \/>Samuel DeMaio<br \/>Rev. Dr. Jonnel Green<br \/>Haniya Cheema<\/p>\n<p>CITY ASSETS, SUSTAINABILITY, &amp; STREET SAFETY<\/p>\n<p>Robert Freudenberg<br \/>Bingjiefu He<br \/>Darrin Scocco<br \/>Clay Sherman<br \/>David Ruiz<br \/>Talya Schwartz<br \/>Hudson County Register Jeff Dublin<br \/>Shannon Warner<br \/>Bill Sheehan<br \/>Greg Ramode<br \/>Amanda Diamond<br \/>Steve Krinsky<br \/>Philippia Athanasiou-Vaartstra<br \/>Crystal Lamboy<br \/>Kevin Lyons<br \/>Craig Remington<br \/>Heather Sporn<br \/>Chris Perez<\/p>\n<p>TRANSIT &amp; TRANSPORTATION<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin \u201cBen\u201d Feldman<br \/>Ray Greaves<br \/>Kevin Bing<br \/>Elizabeth \u201cLizzy\u201d Schneider<\/p>\n<p>EDUCATION &amp; YOUTH<\/p>\n<p>Aisha Browne Glover<br \/>Hollie Meyer<br \/>Joel Torres<br \/>Tanya Marione<br \/>Steve Cunningham<br \/>Trina Scordo<br \/>Shannon Cuttle<br \/>Kevin Callaghan<br \/>Dominique Lee<br \/>Adeola Whitney<br \/>Kemi Akinsanya-Rose<br \/>Paul Hoffman<br \/>Michael Roberts<br \/>Sabrina Harrold<br \/>Rasheed Chambers<br \/>Roxy Arrojo<br \/>Christopher \u201cChris\u201d Tisdale<br \/>Tiffany McQueary<br \/>Jim Nelson<br \/>Russ Zalatimo<br \/>Jedd EhrMann<br \/>Jillian Hernandez<br \/>Everett Johnson<br \/>Saundra Robinson Greene<br \/>Paul Velelis<br \/>Carlos A. Flores, PhD<br \/>Younass Barkouch<br \/>Tyrone Bates<br \/>Eric Flemming<br \/>Ghulam Firdaus<br \/>William Roddy<br \/>Board of Education Trustee Matt Schneider<br \/>Board of Education Trustee Tia Rezabala<br \/>Luis Mosquito Gonzalez<br \/>Andy Kemp<br \/>Frank Lorenzo<br \/>Jimmy Doran<br \/>Louis DeLisio<\/p>\n<p>ARTS &amp; CULTURE<\/p>\n<p>Rimli Roy<br \/>Shannon Mitchell<br \/>Luna Alago<br \/>Catherine Hecht<br \/>Miguel Cardenas<br \/>Melissa Walker<br \/>Katelyn Halpern<br \/>Sean Hagerty<br \/>Juan Cartagena<\/p>\n<p>HEALTH &amp; HUMAN SERVICES<\/p>\n<p>Yasmin S. Meah<br \/>Mohammad T Javed<br \/>Omar Jones<br \/>Florine Jones<br \/>Emily Oppenheimer<br \/>Carole Johnson<br \/>Tania Vargas<br \/>Dr. Cameron Brown<br \/>Gina Miranda-Diaz<br \/>Sunny Kumar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has unveiled his seven Co-Governance Committees with 164 total members to solicit more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13336,13338,51703,9,11,10],"class_list":["post-117112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-2025-jersey-city-mayoral-race","tag-james-solomon","tag-jersey-city-co-governance-committees","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}