New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and Department of Labor Commissioner David J. Socolow join Baye Adofo-Wilson, Executive Director of Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District to honor the graduates of the green job training program.WHEN: July 24, 2009
TIME: Friday, July 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Note to editors: At 2:00pm DOL Commissioner David Socolow is expected to shadow, George Baez, a green jobs training program graduate at a residential home location in Newark, NJ. If you plan to cover this, call Kimberlee Williams at 973-280-6533 for the location.
WHERE: Outdoors on stage in Lincoln Park, Newark, NJ. Side of park near 103 Lincoln Park.
WHAT: Over 30 graduates of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District green job training program will be honored by Governor Jon S. Corzine and Department of Labor Commissioner David J. Socolow today in an official graduation ceremony on stage at the 4th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival. Many of the graduates have interviewed for energy assistant positions at PSEG. Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District is collaborating with private industry, labor, state and local government, higher education, and community-based organizations, with support from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and in conjunction with the Trenton based Isles’ Development Center for Energy and Environmental Training (CEET), to stimulate green jobs in New Jersey. Invited speakers include Jon S. Corzine, Governor, State of New Jersey; commencement speech, David J. Socolow, NJ Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Devoplment, Ralph Izzo, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, PSEG , Baye Adofo-Wilson, Executive Director, LPCCD, Robert Wisniewski, Director of Sustainable Development, LPCCD, Graduate, Green Jobs Training Program.
For more information, contact Kimberlee S. Williams at kwilliams@femworksllc.com, 973-494-9705 or 973-280-6533 (c)
Tags: Jon S. Corzine, Lincoln Park
