Community Outreach With Racquel Williams

Host: Racquel Williams

Air date: 12/20/20
Guest: Bradi Harrison and David Nathan of "Happy Jack"

Topic:  Livingston's own Jack Nathan, died unexpectedly on July 3 just shy of his 20th birthday.  He struggled with mental illness and started a company called Happy Jack, and friends and family are continuing his mission by raising funds for charities that support those who struggling with mental illness.

Air Date:  11-14-2020

Host: Racquel Williams

Guest:  Alisa Eibling- Clinical Director at PFSP Specialty Pharmacy in Rahway

Topic: Alisa was named the winner of the Pharmacy Times Continuing Education Faces of Pharmacy campaign. 

Host: Racquel Williams

Air Date: 10-8-20

Guest:  New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police committee member and Barnegat Police Chief- Keith Germain

Topic:    The issue of defunding the police has popped up several times this year as uprisings surrounding apparent police brutality in many communities continue.  How would  re-directing funds  effect departments in NJ?  Chief Germain sheds light on the topic. 

Host: Racquel Williams

Air Date: 10-1-20

Guest:  Robert Giles, Director of the NJ Division of Elections.

Topic:  Millions of voters in NJ mailed in their ballots before the election in record numbers.  Mr. Giles combs through the entire election process in NJ this year. 

Host:  Racquel Williams

Air Date:  10-25-2020

Guest:  Dr. Susan McManus - Director of Saint Peter's University Hospital's Breast Center in New Brunswick. 

Topic: It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and early detection remains key.

Host: Racquel Williams

Air Date: 10-4-2020

Guest:  Peg Wright- Founder and CEO of the Center for Great Expectations and Carolyn Flynn, Director of the START Program and Early Relational Health Specialist at The Center for Great Expectations.

Topic: CGE helps mothers and their families in crisis with various programs designed to help them navigate through struggles brought on by a variety of unfortunate events.  Peg and Carolyn discuss their mission and their upcoming Virtual Gala.

Air Date: 9-6-2020

Host: Racquel Williams

Guest:  Dr. Mike Anestis - Executive Director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center and an Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health in the School of Public Health at Rutgers University. He's also author of Guns and Suicide and a national expert in suicide and firearm prevention.

Topic:  Dr Anestis recently wrote an op-ed piece titled: "As Firearm Sales Spike During COVID-19, Suicide Deaths May Follow.”   

Date:  8/31/2020

Host: Racquel Williams

Guest:  Marcy Salzberg, Director of Social Work & Dementia Care Services at Parker.  Parker is a non -profit, New Jersey-based aging services organization.

Topic: Caring for the aging community during Coronavirus

Air date: 7-26-2020

Host: Racquel Williams

Guest: Attorney Kathleen Connelly- Partner at Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook and Cooper with offices in Red Bank and Westfield.  

Topic:  What employers need to know about the migration back into the workplace...as we continue to live with COVID-19

Date: 7-19-2020

Host: Racquel Williams

Guest: Debra L. Wentz, - President and Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies and Executive Director of the The New Jersey Mental Health Institute

Topic:  COVID-19 and the state of our mental health.