Who is Mayor Dahlia Vertreese
Mayor Dahlia Vertreese brings a strong background in public service and government to the Township of Hillside. Mayor Vertreese, the child of a police officer and nurse, she was raised to become well informed of challenges and meet the needs of her community.
Beginning her professional career in 2001 as a Labor and Employment Paralegal with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and subsequently with Grotta, Glassman, and Hoffman PC, before taking a position as Labor Relations Specialist for the Newark Public Schools.
Mayor Vertreese then transitioned to the classroom, teaching AP US-History/European, Sociology, Holocaust and Genocide as well as, homework center coordinator and literacy classes on Saturday mornings. Mayor Vertreese began her local public service after completing the AFL-CIO Labor Candidate School in 2015.
TO BUILD A BETTER HILLSIDE.
Meet Mayor Dahlia Vertreese
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Former member of the Hillside Board of Education & Board President.
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Organizer and Labor Relations Specialist with Local 68 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, her day-to-day duties include managing grievances and arbitration with Business Agents who represent over 7,000 members throughout the State of New Jersey
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Active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and the A. Philip Randolph Institute
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Currently serves on the New Jersey Labor Advisory Council and is a member of the Union County Central Labor Council and the Essex West Hudson Labor Council.
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Member of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Newark
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Graduate of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and History and a Master of Arts in Sociology
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Proudly married to Derek and together they are the proud parents of three sons.
