RONALD G. RIOS
Middlesex County Freeholder Director

Objective:                         To make the quality of life for people better through efficiency in government or private organizations in health, education, or safety.
                                               

PUBLIC SERVICE:             

Borough of Carteret

• Council President, 2003-2008
• Council Member, 2001-2008, 1982-1984
• Former Borough Police Committee & Fire Committee Chair
• Former Member:  Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board
• Chaired various boards and departments including:  Garage Services, Fire Department, Parks Department, E.M.S., Police Department, Labor Negotiation, Port Authority, Human Relations, Veterans Affairs, Carteret Centennial Anniversary Committee

            Middlesex County

• Middlesex County Freeholder – March, 2008 through present
• Chairman of Administration Committee 2012
• Chairman of Public Health and Education Committee 2008-2010
• Chairman of Law and Public Safety Committee 2011
• Member of the Middlesex County College Board of Estimate
• Member of the Middlesex County Voc-Tech Board of Estimate
• Member of Middlesex County Budget Committee
• Liaison to Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools
• Liaison to Middlesex County College
• Liaison to Middlesex County Election Board
• Liaison to Middlesex County Tax Board
• Commissioner – Middlesex County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
• Middlesex County Democratic Org. Committee Member 1980-present
• Former 19th District State Legislative Aide
• Former Carteret Democratic Chairman, 1990-1991

 

Memberships

• Member Governors Ethnic Advisory Commission
• Member NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials)
• Member NJPO (New Jersey Planning Officials)
• Carteret Democratic Committee
• Member PRAB (Puerto Rican Action Board)
• Member JRF (Jewish Renaissance Foundation)

 

                                               
EMPLOYMENT:

2003-Present                          Retired after 30 years with Conrail Corporation
                                   
1996 – 2003                            CONRAIL/TCU/AFL-CIO
                                              Hazmat Peer Instructor

                                              GEORGE MEANY CENTER FOR LABOR STUDIES
                                              Hazmat Training Consultant

EDUCATION:

2000                                        Bachelor of Arts: National Labor College – Silver Springs, MD
                                               Occupational Safety and Health.

1995-1997                                Advanced Teaching Techniques / Hazardous Materials Transportation

Certified:  Chemical Emergency Response Training Center for Worker Health & Safety Education

Hazardous Waste Worker / Chemical Emergency Response Training

1970                                        Woodbridge High School – Woodbridge, NJ
                                               Business Curriculum / graduate

OTHER
EXPERIENCE:

1993 – 2003                             President – Oak Island Local 6965
                                               TransportationCommunications International Union AFL – CIO

                                               Oak Island Local 6965
                                               Transportation Communications International Union AFL-CIO

                                               Shop Steward, Recording Secretary, Assistant Local Chairman, Vice President

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Teen Safe Driving Initiative, Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
• Author of Health Department news column to update the public on health issues, printed in various local newspapers including the Atom Tabloid, South Brunswick Sentinel
• Spearheaded and researched for the new ambulances and EMS services.
• Spearheaded truck traffic diversion plan off of Roosevelt Ave. in West Carteret through negotiations with Woodbridge Township
• Met with New Jersey Turnpike for upgrade of Interchange 12
• Initiated Town Meetings for governing body to meet with residents throughout the community on business related topics, complaints, concerns, ideas  
• Proposed and completed project of 911 Monument for Carteret Victims
• Spearheaded upgrading of Veterans Memorial in Carteret Park
• Proposed Ordinance Ban on Railroad Remote Control Locomotives
• Proposed Ordinance for Home Improvement Contractor License
• Proposed Ordinance on Prevailing Wages for Contractors (Supported by State AFL – CIO)
• Proposed the creation of the Carteret Veterans Affairs Committee
• Spearheaded Annual Pancreatic Cancer Walk in Roosevelt Park, Edison, NJ
• Introduced Continuum Care Project for Roosevelt Care Center
• Introduced Veteran’s Service Initiatives
• Spearheaded Middlesex County Community Notification System