LESTER S. SHELLEY., BS, M.DIV 

(CHAIRMAN)

Lester Shelley was appointed as Pastor-Chaplain of the NJ Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park in Edison, NJ by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Shelley served his country honorably in the United States Army and received numerous awards and decorations. Shelley is an ordained minister and serves as Associate Minister at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, NJ, and serves the Pastoral Care and Counseling Ministry and is the Chairman and Founder of the Veterans Ministry, where assistance is provided to veterans within the congregation and community with employment, job training, affordable housing, education, healthcare and veterans benefits. Additionally, Minister Shelley is founder of Shelley Ministries which provide ministry in Chaplaincy, Hospice Care, Evangelistic Outreach, Weddings, Funerals, Concerts, Seminars and Philanthropy. Shelley is Founder/CEO of Shelley Enterprises LLC, with business entities that include Trinity Productions, an entertainment company that produces the Divinity Awards, a philanthropy group that establishes endowments for seminary scholarships and recognizes pastors and business leaders for their achievements in ministry, education and community service. T3 Marketing Group, a management company for direct sales entities. Shelley has an earned Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from Philadelphia Biblical University (Cairn) and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Degree from New Brunswick Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) at Regent Divinity School, Virginia Beach, VA

 

Roberta Shannon, MBA, CFE 

(chairwoman)

Roberta Shannon, MBA, CFE has developed and maintained a career in public service, with an impressive background in all levels of finance, accounting, and management. For eight years she served as a tax auditor for the State of New Jersey, and during the past ten years has been the principal accountant for the City of East Orange, New Jersey. Ms. Shannon always aligns her energies with community service projects, research and enabling others. She considers it a priority to continually develop her skill through regular professional development and is highly active in many organizations in that pursuit. She is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and served as chapter recording treasurer and undergraduate advisor. She is a graduate of Rutgers University-Newark with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and holds a Masters in Business Administration from Montclair State University.