{"id":898,"date":"2020-03-16T10:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/dcd\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2020-03-16T11:35:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:35:47","slug":"2019-honorees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/dcg\/past-honorees\/2019-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"
Commissioner Marlene Caride<\/strong><\/a> March 2, 2019 Prior to joining the department, Marlene was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 36th Legislative District. During her three terms in the Assembly, Marlene served on the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, the Assembly Appropriations Committee and the New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation. She also chaired the Assembly Education Committee and was vice-chair of the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee.<\/p>\n Marlene was a partner in the Union City, N.J., law firm of Gonzalez & Caride. She also served as the municipal prosecutor for the Ridgefield Municipal Court and Zoning Board attorney for the municipalities of South Hackensack, N.J., and Saddle Brook, N.J.<\/p>\n Earlier in her career, Marlene served as legal counselor to the West New York Parking Authority and the alcoholic beverage control (ABC) prosecutor for the city of West New York, N.J. She also served as a special civil part mediator for the Hudson County Superior Court Law Division.<\/p>\n Marlene is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Hudson County Bar Association and the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey.<\/p>\n Marlene earned a law degree from California Western School of Law and a bachelor\u2019s degree in education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She resides in Ridgefield, N.J.<\/p>\n
\nMichael Hettesheimer \u201899<\/strong><\/a>
\nIra J. Kaltman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\nRockleigh Country Club
\nRockleigh, NJ<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/a>\nCommissioner Marlene Caride<\/h4>\n
Marlene Caride took the oath of office as Commissioner of Banking and Insurance on June 27, 2018. She was named Acting Commissioner by Governor Phil Murphy and began serving on January 16, 2018. Marlene is the first Hispanic to head the department, where she oversees New Jersey\u2019s insurance, banking and real estate industries.<\/p>\n