Bridging the Information Divide: A Small Business Conference
Bridging the Information Divide: A Small Business Conference
Learn how to contract with colleges, universities and municipalities at this important in-person event. Come meet with and hear from government officials, business leaders and other small business owners about the best strategies and practices for bidding and securing state and local government contracts for your small business.
Keynote Speaker
Marlene Cintron
Regional Administrator
Atlantic Region
As Region II Administrator, Marlene Cintron oversees SBA programs, offices and operations in the SBA’s Atlantic region, serving New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ms. Cintron was born and raised in The Bronx. During her trajectory, she has worked for Congressman Robert Garcia, Mayor David N. Dinkins, Governor Pedro Rosello of Puerto Rico, and New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. In 2010, she was named President of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation and The Business Initiative Corporation of New York where she utilized her government relations and financial acumen to support Bronx businesses which markedly reduced its unemployment rate and attracted over 9 billion dollars in private equity to the borough.
Ms. Cintron received her bachelor’s degree from SUNY College at Old Westbury, her Master’s in Education Administration from Fordham University and her Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.
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Parking Information
All Kean University students, faculty, staff and visitors are eligible to obtain a FREE parking ePermit.
Parking at Kean University has never been easier! With ePermits, you register your vehicle(s), and your license plate is your permit. There are no parking decals or hang tags. Parking enforcement is done through License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology. You may register all vehicles you bring to campus, including rentals, however only ONE vehicle under your ePermit may be on campus at any given time.
Note: If you share a vehicle with another member of the Kean community, please be sure that you both register the same vehicle under your respective account.