In addition to her current role as NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Elissa Frank has been selected to lead the Focus NJ Center for Economic Research & Workforce Solutions, an independent nonprofit that conducts timely nonpartisan research economic and workforce issues.
Frank, who succeeds former Focus NJ Executive Director Kyle Sullender, was appointed to her new position on Feb. 5 by the Focus NJ Board of Trustees, effective immediately.
“As NJBIA’s point person on all employer and labor law issues, Elissa is well-respected for her intellect, research capabilities and the passion that she brings to her work,” said NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka, who also chairs the Focus NJ Board of Trustees.
“Elissa will be a great asset to Focus NJ and its mission to provide timely, innovative, nonpartisan economic and workforce research that is the foundation of sound public policy that enables New Jersey businesses and their workers to thrive,” Siekerka said.
Through its in-depth reports and Economic Tracker dashboard, Focus NJ tracks how the Garden State’s GDP, unemployment, income, and other indicators are affecting the state’s economy. The tracker compares current and historical economic data through interactive maps, charts and tables updated as data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis are released.
Focus NJ also provides an online Workforce Development Map, which is an interactive map cataloging more than 400 workforce development training programs throughout the state to connect workers, employers, and training providers. This resource is continually updated to provide useful information for members of academia, business and government, as well as current workers and future workers.
Before joining NJBIA’s Government Affairs team in 2023, Frank worked as the New Jersey state director of the Humane Society of the United States. Frank has also worked as an associate and law clerk at Kates Nussman Ellis Farhi & Earle from 2019 through 2021 and prior to that was director of legislative affairs for former Assemblyman Reed Gusciora.
Frank, a resident of Cherry Hill, is a 2021 graduate of Rutgers Law School in Newark, where she also was the editor-in-chief of the Rutgers Law Record
