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MAY 2021
Vol 3|No 5

Published on the third Thursday of every month

by John Allen Mollenhauer "JAM", lifestylecoach.com | The Answer to that Question is Revealed in What Healthy, High-Achieving People Do to Thrive. For a long time, personal and professional/professional development has been emphasized in the market, as the ways to show up as the best version of yourself, to be more successful and significant; and the reason is simple. High achievers wake up to be successful; they focus on optimizing their performance so they can achieve their goals.
by Cal Thomas, Sandler Training | When you know you’ve lost the business, what do you usually do?

We have all been in that position. We thought we had something. The deal fell through. We know it’s over. The buyer made a decision. We have to say something. The question is, what?

There should be a go-to move in this situation, something we do consistently, as part of a process. So: Does that go-to move exist? 
Member News from Around the Chamber...
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Welcome to our expanded member news section! It will be similar to our Around the Chamber feature in Business Edge magazine. Send your business news and photos to our editor, Chris Reardon, at chris@reardoncommunications.com and we will consider including it in this monthly newsletter.
What qualifies as business news?
  • New hires, promotions and appointments
  • Employee honors – e.g. being named to a Board of Directors, a leadership position with a national, state or regional association or a prestigious list
  • Company milestones
  • Company awarding – e.g. scholarships
  • Grand openings
  • Charitable giving/community involvement
  • Media appearances – e.g. being quoted in a newspaper article or appearing on a radio show or podcast
When in doubt, shout it out! Send your news and photos to chris@reardoncommunications.com. 
For sponsored (guaranteed placements), contact Colette Moran at colette@morrischamber.org.

Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College, has been named to City & State NY’s Higher Education Power 100 list. Since assuming the role of president of Berkeley College in 2015, Smith has focused on expanding the school’s reach among diverse communities and prominent Latino- and Black-led organizations. Under his leadership, Berkeley College, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, has been recognized for numerous volunteer and community service contributions. Prior to his serving as president of the College, represented District 3 on the Westchester County Board of Legislators. He was the managing director and chief financial officer of MetLife Realty Group.

According to its announcement, “The City & State Higher Education Power 100 List acknowledges individuals who lead institutions of higher learning and go above and beyond the duties that are required of them.” The leaders of New York’s colleges and universities are civic leaders who help support the rights of minorities, women and international students. They serve on local and state boards, shape policies and craft solutions that make society a better place. They have led higher education into a new era, contending with the lasting impacts of COVID-19 and found innovative ways to adapt.
Megan De Tore McDermott of Guaranteed Rate in Parsippany has been ranked as a Scotsman Guide Top 1% mortgage originator for 2020. 

Megan has grown her business from 17MM in origination in 2018, to 113MM in origination in 2020 and is Guaranteed Rate’s Top female originator in NJ and the number 4 overall female originator in NJ. A lifelong resident of Morris County, Megan’s goal is to get her clients the best mortgage terms and options in the industry. “The advantage that my customers have working with me,” says Megan, “is my 16 years of experience in the mortgage business, my overall mortgage product knowledge and the commitment I have to each of my customers to help them get the most competitive low rate, low-cost mortgage for their individual situation."
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The law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is proud to announce that its client, Summit Drilling, a leading provider of environmental drilling services, has partnered with a group of strategically aligned investors to recapitalize the business. Jeffrey K. Cassin and Nicholas F. Pellitta, Members of the firm, were the working attorneys and lead counsel on this matter. “Working with Summit Drilling for some time now, I have grown to truly appreciate the relationship, and this growth is just another indication of how much work the company has put into its success,” said Pellitta. Cassin added, “We’re proud to have had this opportunity and look forward to many more.”
 
Former Morris County Prosecutor, Fred Knapp, Esq., has joined the law firm of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP as Senior Counsel. Knapp will lead Laddey Clark & Ryan’s new Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice, serving as a mediator, arbitrator and hearing officer. He will also be active in the Firm’s Employment and Labor Law and Government Services practices, calling upon his 35+ years of experience. Building on his law enforcement and investigatory background, Knapp will also conduct internal investigations. Mr. Knapp retired from the Morris County Prosecutor’s office effective November 1, 2020.
 
Laddey Clark & Ryan, founded in 1989, has long been a leading law firm in Sussex County. With the arrival in 2019 of Michael Burakoff, a prominent Plaintiff’s Personal Injury attorney based in Morristown and the arrival earlier in 2020 of Thomas White, former Law Clerk to the Civil Division Morris County Presiding Judge, Rosemary Ramsey, the Firm has been growing its presence in Morris County as well.

The law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to announce its 2021 Management Committee. David C. Roberts, a Member of the firm and Co-Chair of its Litigation Practice Group, has been appointed Chair of the firm, succeeding John N. Vanarthos, also a Member of the firm, who has served since 2018.

David T. Harmon, Co-Chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group, and S. Graham Simmons, III, Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Law Practice Group, have been elected to the firm’s Management Committee, joining Roberts, David S. Blatteis, Bruce S. Londa, Robert Mahoney, and Melissa A. Peña. With Simmons on the Management Committee, Theodore J. Zeller, III, Chair of the firm’s Liquor Law, Licensing, Manufacturing, and Distribution Practice Group, will succeed his current role as the Pennsylvania office’s Administrative Partner.

Dolores A. Laputka is stepping down after three years on the Management Committee and will continue to serve on the Norris McLaughlin Finance Committee. Both Vanarthos and Laputka continue as equity members of the firm.
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