William P. “Pat” Schuber, Esq., BA, JD Seminar Director Bergen LEADS wpschuber@bergenleads.org

William “Pat” Schuber served as The County Executive of Bergen County for 12 years, 9 years as a member of the New Jersey State Assembly and Mayor of the Borough of Bogota for 4 years.

He is an Associate Professor at the School of Administrative Science, Petrocelli College, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a faculty member in the Master of Administrative Science (MAS), Master of Science in Homeland Security (MSHS), Master of Sports Administration (MSA) and Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies (BAIS). His courses include Leadership, Government, Homeland Security, Law, Ethics and Communication.  He is a past Adjunct Professor in Business Law at Montclair University and Seton Hall University. He is an Instructor in the Certified Public Manager Course of Studies (CPM) and the Police Executive Leadership Course sponsored by the New Jersey Association Chiefs of Police and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).

Pat has conducted Leadership Staff Ride Seminars at the Battlefields of Gettysburg, Antietam, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth Courthouse, Brandywine and Normandy, France. He lectures frequently on military history, historical leadership, homeland security, ethics, communication and conflict resolution to numerous civic groups.

Pat is the Seminar Director for the Bergen Leads Program sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Bergen County. This program trains future leaders in business, non-profit and government.

He has written several scholarly articles and co-authored books on topics of History, Leadership and Homeland Security.

He served as a Captain in the US Army Reserve (Retired).

He has been appointed a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Pat is a graduate of Fordham University with a BA and received his JD at Fordham University School of Law.  He is currently serving Of Counsel to the law firm of DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Amanda Missey Director Bergen LEADS 201-489-9454 x119 amissey@bergenleads.org

Amanda Missey has more than 20 years of program development, fundraising and administrative experience in the not-for-profit sector. A 15-year veteran of the highly regarded Volunteer Center of Bergen County, she is the director of Bergen LEADS and also manages the Northern New Jersey Business Volunteer Council. Ms. Missey is an experienced speaker and trainer on a number of non-profit topics, including volunteer management, fundraising, corporate volunteering, leadership and board service. She is a Leadership New Jersey 2006 Fellow, past-president of the YMCA of Greater Bergen County and member and past-president of the Hackensack Rotary Club. She holds an MBA from Texas A&M Commerce.

Lynne Harwell Algrant Leadership Consultant Bergen LEADS lhalgrant@bergenleads.org

Lynne Harwell Algrant is the Councilmember-at-Large for the City of Englewood, NJ.  In addition, she is the founder of H 10 A Consulting, a practice focused on issues of leadership and effectiveness.  Her clients include: the Association of Black Foundation Executives; Bergen LEADS, a civic leadership program in Bergen County, NJ; DeLaSalle Academy (NYC), a 6th through 8th grade independent school for children from low-income families; and the Cleveland (OH) Fire Department.

Lynne’s career began in independent school education when she worked at the Northfield Mt Hermon school in admissions and in the summer school program.  She then moved to New York City to work at DeLaSalle Academy as director of high school placement and director of development.  Lynne spent 7 years at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in admissions, diversity, and serving as one of the class deans.  For 5 years she served as Executive Director of The Albert G. Oliver Program, a program dedicated to placing and supporting students of color in independent schools.  While at Oliver, Lynne helped to found the Independent School Placement Association, a national consortium of organizations serving students of color in independent schools. As Executive Director of an educational non-profit, she took the organization from bankruptcy to solvency in 2 years.

Lynne is married to Joe and the mother of two daughters.