Join NEP Services during the 2026 New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference for a panel discussion featuring Assemblymembers Wayne DeAngelo and Anthony Verrelli; Kate Gibbs, Executive Director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee and Deputy Director of the Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative, ELEC 825; Joseph Demark, Jr., President and Business Manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local 25; Mike Hellstrom, Vice President and Eastern Regional Manager of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA); and Michael Tranberg, President of the New Jersey Association of Pipe Trades and Business Manager of UA Local 9.
The panel will focus on “Jersey Jobs First,” a campaign led by NEP Services to help trade unions communicate the value of major infrastructure investments in New Jersey. Panelists will discuss responsible data center development, the economic and community benefits of these projects, and the role of skilled union labor in building and maintaining critical infrastructure. They’ll also explore how project labor agreements can support quality jobs, workplace safety, workforce development, and successful project delivery.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. | Panel discussion begins at 1 p.m.
Ocean Casino Resort
Meeting Room Level | Room Ocean E/F
500 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
*Food and light refreshments provided. Registration required.*
Discussion of New Jersey data centers and the trade labor factors related to their development.
Deputy Speaker and Deputy Majority Whip; Chairman of the New Jersey Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee; Assemblyman for New Jersey Legislative District 14; President of the Mercer/Burlington Counties Building Trades; President of the New Jersey State Mechanical and Allied Crafts Council; Vice President of the Mercer County Central Labor Council; and IBEW Local 269 President/Assistant Business Manager
Labor Chair of the New Jersey Assembly; Assemblyman for New Jersey Legislative District 15; retired carpenter and former President of Carpenters Local 254; Executive Director of the Mercer County Improvement Authority
Executive Director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee; Deputy Director of the Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative, ELEC 825 (Local 825 Operating Engineers)
President/Business Manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local 25
Vice President and Eastern Regional Manager of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
President of the NJ Pipe Trades and Business Manager of UA Local 9
Panel Host; Communications Strategist and Associate Editor at NEP Services.
