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Janet McEneaney
May 11, 2016
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- 2016 Women of Distinction
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Janet McEneaney has always understood the value and importance of a strong community. In keeping with those values, she founded and is President of Queens Quiet Skies, an aviation-focused community advocacy group in New York City. Committed to improving and strengthening neighborhoods and the people who make them up, Ms. McEneaney is a force behind Queens Community Board 11, an appointed board that advises the City of New York on land use, zoning and other community concerns in northeast Queens. She is also the founder and past President of the Northwest Bayside Civic Association.
Recently appointed a United States Administrative Law Judge, in large part due to her tireless work ethic and flawless career, Ms. McEneaney served for many years as a labor, employment and commercial dispute arbitrator and mediator. She skillfully provided ombudsman services and taught conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation skills to employees of corporations and non-profit organizations. Ms. McEneaney also served as an officer and member of the Executive Board of the New York State Bar Association and the Labor and Employment Relations Association, as well as on committees of the City Bar Association.
Ms. McEneaney earned her Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City and an LL.M. degree in EU Employment Law from the University of Leicester in the U.K. She is currently an adjunct professor at New York University and the City University of New York, where she teaches law and business classes in undergraduate degree programs. Her steadfast goal is to share her vast knowledge, helping to mold the young minds of our future.
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