Trenton-linked names are on Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill’s transition team [L.A. PARKER COLUMN]

Former Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer and wife Christiana Foglio head a list of local residents named to Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill transition teams.

Foglio-Palmer, CEO of Community Investment Strategies, lists on an initiative that involves: Lowering Housing Costs and Expanding Homeownership.

Doug Palmer appears on Sherrill’s Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force with Connie Mercer, CEO of Coalition to End Homelessness, Mercer Street Friends CEO Bernie Flynn, Michele Siekerka, president and CEO of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), and Trenton resident, Pete Kasabach, executive director of New Jersey Future.

Dr. Randal Pinkett, a Rutgers University graduate and Rhodes Scholar initially from Hightstown, joins an action team named: Saving You Time and Money: Getting Government to Work for New Jerseyans.

A Sherrill administration statement explained the first phase of transition is comprised of ten Action Teams to be led by New Jersey and national experts. They include members with diverse and distinguished experience and were developed with input from experts in the state and across the country.

These expert-driven action teams – with co-chairs and full membership included below – will focus on the top priorities of the incoming administration, including:

• Making Energy More Affordable and Reliable
• Saving You Time and Money: Getting Government to Work for New Jerseyans
• Kids Mental Health and Online Safety
• Lowering Housing Costs and Expanding Homeownership
• Transportation and Infrastructure Innovation
• Fiscal Responsibility and Government Accountability
• Delivering a Strong Education for New Jersey Children
• Jobs, Opportunity, and Prosperity for All
• Affordable Healthcare: Addressing Washington’s Medicaid Cuts
• Driving New Jersey Forward: Economic Development and Innovation

The Action Teams will meet regularly to address well-defined questions and engage directly with key stakeholders — from small businesses and commuter roundtables, to conversations with parents and students.