Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Update: Mayor Zimmer Announces New Environmental Services Director

Update 2/3/2010: Here is more information on Jennifer Wenson-Maier, the City of Hoboken’s new Environmental Services Director....

This is from the City of Plainfield's Website:


Jennifer Wenson Maier is a Licensed Planner and Registered Architect with 35 years of experience. She worked as a manager of various New York and New Jersey firms before opening her own practice ten years ago. She resides in Rahway, New Jersey where she is Council President.

Jennifer has experience with commercial, custom residential, high hazard industrial, hospitality, health care, municipal and federal projects. She has worked on redevelopment projects with private and municipal clients and has managed multi-million dollar projects. Ms. Wenson has also presented numerous projects to planning and zoning boards in private practice. She brings with her a wealth of experience from private industry in her professional experience and also from her background in management.


Here are a couple of grants that Jennifer Wenson Maier has brought in recently that bear her name:

Grant for Energy Conservation 8/29/2009 - $186,300

Madison Avenue Playground Grants totaling over $660,000

Original Post 2/2/2010:

Mayor Zimmer Announces New Environmental Services Director

City of Hoboken, February 2, 2010 - Mayor Dawn Zimmer introduced Jennifer Wenson Maier today as the City of Hoboken’s new Environmental Services Director. Ms. Maier is the Director of Public Works and Urban Development in Plainfield, New Jersey, where she has brought in over $11 million in related grants in just three years. In addition to her experience as a public works manager, Ms. Maier is also a certified planner and architect.

“Given the City’s urgent task of building a new municipal garage, Ms. Maier brings an array of expertise that Hoboken needs for this position,” Mayor Zimmer commented.

Ms. Maier will start her new position in two weeks. Mayor Zimmer thanked Director Pope for his service to the City and for agreeing to work with Ms. Maier until March 1st in order to provide a transition period for the department.

“It has been my great privilege to serve the City of Hoboken and its residents,” Director John Pope said. “I have had the opportunity to work with a great group of people in both Human Services and Environmental Services. Their dedication has made my job easier.”

A copy of Ms. Maier’s resume is attached and can be found on the City of Hoboken’s website at:

http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/jwm-resume.pdf

Ms. Maier’s budget presentation may be viewed an downloaded here:

http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/DPW&UDBudgetPresentation.pdf


Editor's Comment: This news should come as no surprise as Director Pope was previously notified that the new Administration would be seeking to hire a person in to this role if a qualified candidate was able to be hired. ◦
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