Committees
Lead-Free NJ’s committees help advance the collaborative’s yearly objectives and long-term goals. Contact cbolinger@njfuture.org to join a committee.
Advocacy Coordinating Committee
The Advocacy Coordinating Committee brings stakeholders together to identify advocacy strategies and coordinate individual advocacy activities.
Co-Chairs: Yvette Jordan (Newark Education Workers Caucus) & Kelvin Boddy (Housing and Community Development Network of NJ)
Supporting Documents
Housing Policy Committee
Chair: Stephanie Greenwood (Victoria Foundation)
Backbone staff: Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
The Housing Policy Committee brings stakeholders together to identify policies that support the elimination of housing-related lead hazards, including lead-contaminated paint, soil, and internal plumbing.
Water Policy Committee
Water Advocacy Committee
Chair: Rachel Dawn Davis, Waterspirit
The Lead-Free New Jersey Water Advocacy Committee is an Ad-hoc* committee to the Lead in Drinking Water Task Force. The Water Advocacy Committee is open to all. This will be a group of members with expertise that share information and engage in work. This committee will meet as needed to investigate or research a topic of urgent interest and supplement the policy work of the Taskforce.
Supporting Documents
Health Committee
Improve relationships with the NJ health system to improve lead poisoning prevention and offer better services for children affected by lead exposure.
Top priority: Improve access to blood lead level screening in NJ
Chairs: Sheila Caldwell & Elyse Pivnick