Great Minds Salon: Talking Trenton – The Good News, The Challenges and The Process of Change

Great Minds Salon: Talking Trenton - The Good News, The Challenges and The Process of Change

When

Tue, Dec 6, 2022    
8:15 pm - 9:15 pm

Event Type

8:15 p.m. Via Zoom – OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

PROGRAM WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE THOUGH SHULCLOUD AT

Great Minds Salon with Matt Wasserman – Event – The Jewish Center of Princeton (shulcloud.com)

A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants prior to the event

Successful, viable urban centers are core to our larger

community’s success. As our Capital City, Trenton has a range

of assets that are often overlooked in the face of its challenges.

For the past forty years Isles, a local community development

nonprofit, has been working with City residents and families to

pursue positive change that draws on what local people have

to contribute. From supporting disengaged youth to qualify for

work in the green economy, to interrupting the cycle of violent

crime and making homes lead-safe and energy-efficient, Isles

works to find innovative solutions to complex local issues.

Matt Wasserman (right, top) is an Innovation & Sustainability

Executive with thirty years of corporate, non-profit, and

entrepreneurial experience. He is a strong social and

environmental advocate, sits on numerous non-profit Boards,

including Isles, and cofounded Sustainable Princeton,

developing one of the first sustainability-focused action plans in

NJ. Matt is a certified Climate Change Professional and recently

cofounded Community FoodCycle, a company working to

provide mobile, no-fuss food waste solutions for municipalities.

Sean Jackson (right, bottom) became Isles CEO in October 2020

after having served as a board member and consultant to the

organization. Sean has extensive experience in public policy,

law, and real estate development. He previously served as State

Director for U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli before transitioning to the

private sector as Sr. Vice President of Rosemont Associates, a

public policy consulting and real estate development firm.