Ciro A. Scalera
Director – Public Affairs

Ciro Scalera is Director of Public Affairs for Verizon New Jersey.  He is responsible for Economic Development, Workforce Development and Environmental, Health and Human Services Policy. He also assists in legislative review and advocacy.

Prior to joining Verizon in 2002, Scalera was Chief of Management and Policy for the N.J. Office of the Governor.  Before his position in the Governor's Office, he was Executive Director at the Association for Children of New Jersey for 23 years.

His current responsibilities include: establishing linkages to important stakeholder communities -- state, county and local economic/workforce development leaders, construction trades unions, state departmental leaders and various segments of the state non-profit community.  Scalera has the oversight of minority and women-owned business organizations in his position on the state Board of Public Utilities Supplier Diversity Council.

Some current work initiatives include:

Create a statewide coalition of public and private entities committed to workforce development efforts; develop a unique outreach effort utilizing the non-profit NJ SHARES utility assistance program to expand low-income customer enrollment in Verizon’s Lifeline program and oversee a State Dept. of Labor grant to support training for Verizon ‘s FTTP initiative in New Jersey.

Scalera is on the Newark Innovation Zone Advisory Board; a member of the Regional Business Partnership board of trustees; a member of the NJ Board of Public Utilities Supplier Diversity Development Council; Trustee for NJ Alliance for Action, the Regional Planning Partnership and NJ Shares.

He also was on the Board of the NJ Economic Development Authority from 2002-2006.

Scalera received his BA and his MBA from Rutgers University.  He also has a J.D. from San Francisco Law School.

Ciro can be reached on 973 649-3186 or via e-mail at: ciro.a.scalera@verizon.com