Tammy Williams named West Orange HRC chairwoman

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi has appointed Tammy Williams as chairwoman of the West Orange Human Relations Commission.

The new chairwoman is charged with leading the commission in its efforts to develop and implement programs and initiatives that encourage a positive and constructive dialog within the township about diversity and diversity-related issues; encourages the inclusion of all people in the leadership of civic and community issues and groups; and is involved in community-building tasks and strategies that enhance and sustain respect among different groups and people.

Williams is a longtime resident of West Orange and has a strong history of service in the community, according to a recent release from the township. She is also secretary of the Public Relations Commission and board secretary for New Jersey Arts Incubator at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center.

“I’m confident that with Tammy at the helm of HRC, this commission will continue to be an energetic force in its unwavering commitment to all residents throughout our great township,” Parisi said said in the release.

Williams is a real estate broker and sales associate with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices NJ Properties in Livingston. She has served in numerous leadership capacities and for several organizations, and was named in America’s Register of Outstanding Professionals in 2007. She is a member of the Volunteer Advisory Committee for the NJ Real Estate Commission, a member of the Board of Directors for the West Essex Board of Realtors, a member of the NJ Realtors Public Relations and NJ Advocacy Committees, the National Association of Realtors and is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and is a charter member of Jack and Jill of America’s Essex Hudson Chapter.

Williams received a bachelor of science degree in administration of criminal justice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She and her spouse, John McNair, live in the Gregory section and have three children.

  Mayor Robert Parisi, West Orange Human Relations Commission