User:Maria Teresa Feliciano

Maria Teresa Feliciano resides in Paterson, New Jersey. She is a mother, an educator and a consummate leader with over three decades of service in youth mentoring, faith-based organizations, community empowerment, organizing and management. She has implemented civic, educational and public policy initiatives promoting the advancement and wellbeing of our communities; served on the Board of Trustees of the Barnert Memorial Hospital, named after philantropist and humanitarian immigrant Nathan Barnert, former Mayor of Paterson; she was a member of The New Jersey Judiciary Minority Concerns Task Force; and has led statewide and national advocacy corporations, including The Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey (LLANJ), the largest and only statewide non-partisan Latino advocacy corporation composed of local, regional and state organizations, Latino leaders and professionals advocating for the socio economic and political development of New Jersey diverse communities.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, two Master’s Degrees, one in Public Administration, from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Doctorate in Theology.

ESPANOL- María Teresa reside en Paterson, New Jersey. Es madre, educadora y líder consumada con una trayectoria de más de tres décadas de servicio en capacitación de liderazgo juvenil, instituciones de fé, apoderamiento comunitario, activismo, y administración pública. Ha ejecutado iniciativas cívicas, educativas y de política pública enfocadas en el progreso y bienestar de nuestras comunidades; fungió como uno de los Síndicos de la Junta Administrativa del Barnert Memorial Hospital, que lleva el nombre del filántropo e inmigrante humanitario Nathan Barnert, ex Alcalde de Paterson; ella fue miembro del New Jersey Judiciary Minority Concerns Task Force; y ha dirigido corporaciones de cabildeo a nivel estatal y nacional.

Posee una Licenciatura en Psicología, dos Maestrías, una en Administración Pública, de Fairleigh Dickinson University y un Doctorado en Teología.