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Bio | Alfred Bundy

Alfred Bundy is a recognized expert in public awareness campaigns, special events and promotions, and is the founder and president of Bundy Productions, a video producer and public relations specialist with more than 20 years of experience. Some of Bundy Productions’ clients include New Jersey Department of Health, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New Jersey Department of Human Services, United Way of Essex and West Hudson, The North Ward Center, Excellent Education for Everyone, New Jersey Division of Mental Health, United Way, N.J. Society of CPAs, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Corzine 2000, Inc., and Newark Fighting Back Partnership.

As a video producer, Bundy co-produced and moderated the Newark Municipal Election Forums for Cablevision. He produced the New Jersey Network television special, Word-Up Stop the Violence, featuring former governor Christie Todd Whitman and award-winning actor James Olmos. Bundy’s firm also produced the Welfare Reform Educational video for the State of New Jersey, featuring the well-known singer and actress Melba Moore. For five years Bundy has produced the award-winning television program Report Card for the New Jersey School Board Association. He has commentated for the television talk show, The Forum, call-in shows and parades for Cable Television Network (CTN) and numerous radio and television outlets spanning eighteen years. He also is the radio host of Inside Essex County Politics on WSOU 89.5FM, and hosts a weekly television show, Meet The Leaders.

In addition to producing, Bundy moderated the Newark Municipal Election Forums for Cablevision, and hosts a weekly public affairs television program, Meet the Leaders. Guests have included U. S. Senator Jon Corzine, N.J. Commissioner of Commerce, Rev. William Watley, Congressman Donald Payne, Archbishop John J., Meyers, and Newark mayor Sharpe James.

Bundy has garnered five CAPE Awards and has been nominated for two ACE awards.

Bundy teaches Critical Thinking, Group Dynamics, Decision Making, Values and Conflict Resolution at St. Peters College, Montclair State University, Seton Hall University and Rutgers University School of Social Work. He has lectured and conducted seminars and workshops for nonprofit groups, associations and large corporations. He received his Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Human Services from Montclair State University. Mr. Bundy has also received training in Gestalt Family Therapy. After completing courses in television production a Rutgers University, he studied fundraising at the Fundraising School in San Rafael, California, from which he graduated in 1983. He is also a graduate of the Executive Agency seminar, sponsored by Prudential Insurance Company and a Leadership New Jersey Fellow, a year-long program that focuses on major issues facing the State of New Jersey. From 1989-2001, Mr. Bundy served as the director of the Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Plus Program at Seton Hall University and is thereby responsible for the graduation of more than 50 minority physicians who are now practicing throughout the Garden State.

Mr. Bundy is a Board Member of the Essex County Services Advisory Council and Leadership New Jersey, as well as a Public School Board Member of the Robert Treat academy Charter School. He is also a graduate of Leadership New Jersey and has served on the Essex County Board of education for nine years. He was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of Essex County College. In 1991, he established the Project 2000 program at Alexander Street Elementary School in Newark and Oakwood Avenue School in Orange, N.J. He is a member of the Newark NAACP and attends St. Matthew A.M.E. Church of Orange.

Alfred is married and lives in Orange. He is the father of three children, Melody, Jason, and Rashsaan.

Political Experience

Alfred Bundy has been a strong supporter of Democratic politics in New Jersey. He has been an active and vocal Jim McGreevey volunteer. In February 2001, Bundy co-hosted with Dale Caldwell, a successful discussion session/fundraiser for Mayor McGreevey. Recently, he has led a collaboration with other African American Leadership groups, i.e. NAACP to discuss minority business opportunities with the State of New Jersey. He has also attended meetings in Elizabeth and Newark, N.J., with statewide business leaders to share concrete ideas for Mayor McGreevey’s educational agenda, and was a participant at the 2001 Democratic Governor’s Association Meeting in Princeton.

In addition, he held a “get acquainted” reception at his home for U.S. Senate Candidate Jon Corzine. Bundy also served as a media consultant to the Corzine 2000, Inc., U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, “Jim Florio for Governor”, and the “ Bill Clinton for President” campaigns, as well as serving on the Jim Florio Transition Team. As a member of this transition team, he analyzed and evaluated the Department of Commerce. He also served as media consultant for Joe DiVincenzo's 2002 for Essex County Executive Campaign.

Alfred Bundy’s volunteer activities include serving on Senator Jon Corzine’s Exploratory Committee and the “Health Committee” of “Corzine for Senate Campaign.”

EDUCATION

Received Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Human Services from Montclair State University. Trained in Gestalt Family Therapy. Completed television production courses at Rutgers University. Graduated from the Fundraising School in San Rafael, CA; Prudential Insurance Company’s Executive Agency seminar; and Leadership New Jersey. Eli Lilly Foundation Fellow in Development with the United Negro College Fund.

Bio | Barry Spector

Born in New York, Barry grew up as an artist. At the age of six he attended art classes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art (although the minimum age was seven) and took oil painting classes in the cluttered, musty back rooms of art and framing stores. He chose the one-hour subway commute to the High School of Art & Design over the convenient Midwood High School closer to his home. There he studied drawing, sculpture, large-format photography and animation. In the early seventies, he earned a Communications BFA at Pratt Institute with an emphasis on advertising and photojournalism.

In his early career, Barry was as an art director at Avon Products in New York, where he developed and executed campaigns, orchestrated teams of photographers, set designers, location scouts, hair and makeup artists, and fashion stylists, and trained other art directors.

In 1984, Spector established Spector Design, an award-winning design firm rooted in the traditions of conventional graphic design. At about that time Apple computers became available to commercial designers, and Barry harnessed this technology early on. He was of the first designers to offer computer-assisted design and production and re-educated clients such as Della Femina Advertising as to its powerful benefits. By the mid 1990s, Barry shifted his expertise to creating Web sites. His organizational, design and writing skills became key ingredients in successfully developing sites for clients such as Neuberger&Berman Management to International Truck and Engine Corporation.

In 1997 Barry created the Museum of Public Relations, an online resource exhibiting the early pioneers and practices of public relations. The site, prmuseum.com, receives more than 90,000 hits per month. This non-profit organization thrives on the contributions of students and both practicing and retired public relations people.

Barry and his wife live in Millburn.