Inhyok Cha, Ph.D., is a research engineer and patented inventor specializing in wireless communications and information security technologies. Dr. Cha is a graduate, with a B.S.E.E and M.S.E.E, of Seoul National University, Korea, holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, and has recently completed his MBA at Drexel University. Dr. Cha has 11 years of post-graduate work experience, including multi-year employment at Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories, New Jersey, as a research engineer and then a technical manager. Currently Dr. Cha is a senior technical staff member at a wireless technology company in Pennsylvania. Dr. Cha's extra-professional interests include critical theories in humanities and social sciences, social-justice activism, pragmatic philosophy, creative writing, agent-based simulation of social phenomena, and organizational behavior and stakeholder empowerment strategies. Dr. Cha has contributed, in various capacities, to causes of anti-violence, anti-racism, anti-war, and pro-ecology activism.
Jeannette Grauer, D.D.S, Member of CLC
Jeannette Grauer, D.D.S., who is also a member of ARSJ's CLC, has run a successful private dental practice in Union, New Jersey for the past 15 years. A native of Uruguay, Dr. Grauer attended dental school in Montevideo, Uruguay and graduated from the University of the Republic Dental School in the top 1% of her class, subsequently completing a residency in Endodontics and a postgraduate program in Orthodontics. She also holds a D.D.S. from the Columbia University School of Oral and Dental Surgery. She has served for many years as the Advocacy Chair for the Rachel Coalition, an organization for the awareness and prevention of domestic violence in Northern and Central New Jersey, and she is the director of Women's Smiles, Women Power program, which provides free dental treatment for women who are victims of domestic violence. Dr. Grauer participates in the International Volunteer Dentistry, which features a 2-week trip to Peru in August on a medical relief mission. She is also the founder of the Amazon Dental Project a non-profit grass roots volunteer program since 2004. The goal of the Project is to bring sustainable health care through resources that are culturally and environmentally respectful in partnership with native Amazon people. Maya Hormis
Janine Matton, Esq.
Janine Matton, Esq., is a native of Uruguay and is currently employed in New Jersey State government*.Previously, Janine was an associate with the law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA, where she practiced complex business litigation and employment law. While at Norris McLaughlin, Janine was a Volunteer Attorney for New Jersey Legal Services and assisted victims of domestic violence to obtain final restraining orders. Janine received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. After completing law school she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Justice Virginia A. Long of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Janine also holds an M.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and a B.A. from Douglass College and has 11 years of experience conducting quantitative market research and analysis in the telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. *Ms. Matton's views expressed in her advisory role for ARSJ do not reflect the views of the State of New Jersey.
Eunjung Ryu, LMFT, LCSW, ACSW
Eunjung Ryu, LMFT, LCSW, ACSW, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Pennsylvania and a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey with 15 years of experience in diverse areas of clinical social work, medical social work, and marital and family therapy. She earned a MA in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and completed two post- graduate training programs in family systems training at the Multicultural Family Institute and at Drexel University. She is currently a clinical therapist at Affinity Counseling Group in New Jersey. Ms. Ryu has given numerous presentations in topics ranging from Family Therapy with Asian American Families, Domestic Violence, and Youth Counseling. She was also lecturer in a number of workshops on family therapy held in the U.S., Korea, and Japan. She was president of the Korean American Social Workers Association of NY/NJ in 2000-2001, and is currently senior advisor of the organization. She is a published author of academic articles and a co-author of a book chapter on Korean American families in Ethnicity and Family Therapy. She is currently working toward her PhD in Couple and Family Therapy at Drexel University, Hahnemann Campus.
M. Bridget White, M.S., M.A.
M. Bridget White, M.S., M.A. is a founding member of ARSJ and previously served as the organization's Vice President / Chair. She is an administrator at Kean University (New Jersey) and earned a M.A. degree in Behavioral Science - Human Behavior from Kean. Ms. White's thesis explored white privilege. She also served for many years as advisor to the University's gay-straight alliance, PRIDE. Ms. White holds another M.A. degree from Smith College and a B.S. from Brooklyn College. In addition to keynoting numerous topics addressing oppression and gender equity, Ms. White is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor in New Jersey.
Mayida Zaal, Ph.D. Mayida Zaal, Ph.D. is a researcher, educator, and activist committed to creating transformative change in education to address issues of equity. She has worked with learners 3 to 62 years of age within public and private school settings in the United States and abroad. Dr. Zaal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching in the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University. She is the recipient of numerous awards including several National Science Foundation Fellowships and the American Association of University Women's American Fellowship. She conducts Participatory Action Research (PAR) with youth in New Jersey. Recently, she and a collaborative of youth and adult researchers completed a PAR study that asked questions about the capacity of urban schools to implement the new high school graduation requirements in the State of New Jersey. The findings will inform the implementation of the policy.