For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Jackie Greger, Jackie.Greger@sierraclub.org
NJ Sierra Club Looks Forward to Working with NJDEP Commissioner Nominee, Ed Potosnak
Trenton, NJ - Today, Governor-elect Sherrill announced her nomination of Ed Potosnak for New Jersey’s next Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner.
Anjuli Ramos-Busot, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, issued the following statement;
“The New Jersey Sierra Club is pleased to see our colleague, Ed Potosnak, nominated as the NJDEP Commissioner under Governor-elect Sherrill.
Potosnak has led a life of public service, serving his local community as a high school chemistry teacher in Bridgewater, and on the Franklin Township Board of Education. He has also served at the municipal level as Deputy Mayor and Councilman for the Township of Franklin, and at the federal level working for Congressman Mike Honda as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. He has led the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (New Jersey LCV) as Executive Director for 14 years. Over the years, Potosnak has been a strong advocate for environmental protection, clean energy, equity, environmental justice, climate resiliency, clean air and water, and land preservation.
We are confident he will bring a balanced approach to his role grounded in his environmental policy and public service experience. Over the years, we have seen Potosnak bring together diverse groups of stakeholders to inform policy positions. We know he will do the same at the NJDEP to protect New Jersey’s environment and communities.
The NJ Sierra Club looks forward to working with Commissioner Potosnak and congratulates him on his nomination."
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About the Sierra Club: The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information about our work in New Jersey, visit www.sierraclub.org/new-jersey