A Deeper Dive into Tariffs, Federal Taxes, Immigration, Federal Funding & Regulatory Changes
Join us for this virtual panel discussion on the potential business impacts of executive orders and policy changes under the new Trump administration. Our experts will explore key policy shifts and their implications that could shape the business landscape. From tariffs and tax policies to labor laws and federal mandates, these experts will break down what these changes may mean for your business.
Whether you’re a business owner, executive, or policy professional, this session will provide valuable perspectives to help you stay informed and prepared.
Christopher Emigholz
Chief Government Affairs Officer, NJBIA
As Chief Government Affairs Officer for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association Christopher focuses on taxation, budget, economic development and workforce development. NJBIA is the largest and most impactful business association in the nation.
Prior to his current job, Emigholz worked in state government for a decade. He was the Budget Director for the State Senate Republican Office for 8 years overseeing economic, fiscal and education policy, and he also directed education policy and legislative affairs in the New Jersey Department of Education prior to that. This is his second stint at NJBIA having served for years as their workforce development and education lobbyist earlier in his career. He was also a teacher through the Teach For America program in a high school in Atlanta, Georgia, and a community liaison/volunteer coordinator for an elementary school in Baltimore City through the AmeriCorps-VISTA program.
Emigholz has a Master of Public Policy degree from Rutgers’ Bloustein School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University. He currently lives in Robbinsville, NJ with his wife and 3 children, where he is active in the community including coaching youth sports and serving on the school board to which he was elected.
Max Hyman
Policy Director, National Association of Manufacturers
Max Hyman is policy director at the National Association of Manufacturers, overseeing the association’s work on transportation, infrastructure, supply chain, and labor issues. In this role, he serves as an issue lobbyist and develops positions for the association on various legislative and regulatory matters. He most recently served as Director of Government Affairs at the Cato Institute and previously held various positions working in the United States Senate for nearly a decade. He is a graduate of West Virginia University, with master’s degrees from Marshall University and George Mason University.
Doug W. Schoenberger, M.Eng.
Government Affairs Specialist, New Jersey Center for Nonprofits
Doug Schoenberger joined the Center for Non-Profits in December 2018 as a Government Affairs Specialist. In this role, Doug is responsible for coordinating the development and execution of the Center’s public policy objectives and advocating these goals to all stakeholders, including state legislators and staff, executive branch officials, and business organizations.
Before joining the Center, Doug worked for AT&T and Verizon in a variety of roles. At AT&T, Doug held positions, among others, in international external affairs, business marketing, and systems engineering at Bell Laboratories. Doug joined Verizon in 2007, where he worked in public policy, corporate philanthropy and state government affairs. Doug’s favorite job by far, however, was a brief stint as a “Good Humor Man” in high school.
An active civic volunteer, Doug currently tutors mathematics at the Isles Youth Institute in Trenton and is a member of the New York-based Support Center’s “Navigator” program. He is a past Chairman of Lead New Jersey and past Vice-Chairman of the Council of NJ Grantmakers. Golf, pickleball, two daughters, and church youth work successfully compete for his free time.
Doug’s education includes a B.S. from Union College in Applied Mathematics, an M. Eng. in Operations Research from Cornell University, and a Certificate in Theology and Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary.
He and his family reside in Hopewell, New Jersey.
Doug Schoenberger joined the Center for Non-Profits in December 2018 as a Government Affairs Specialist. In this role, Doug is responsible for coordinating the development and execution of the Center’s public policy objectives and advocating these goals to all stakeholders, including state legislators and staff, executive branch officials, and business organizations.
Before joining the Center, Doug worked for AT&T and Verizon in a variety of roles. At AT&T, Doug held positions, among others, in international external affairs, business marketing, and systems engineering at Bell Laboratories. Doug joined Verizon in 2007, where he worked in public policy, corporate philanthropy and state government affairs. Doug’s favorite job by far, however, was a brief stint as a “Good Humor Man” in high school.
An active civic volunteer, Doug currently tutors mathematics at the Isles Youth Institute in Trenton and is a member of the New York-based Support Center’s “Navigator” program. He is a past Chairman of Lead New Jersey and past Vice-Chairman of the Council of NJ Grantmakers. Golf, pickleball, two daughters, and church youth work successfully compete for his free time.
Doug’s education includes a B.S. from Union College in Applied Mathematics, an M. Eng. in Operations Research from Cornell University, and a Certificate in Theology and Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary.
He and his family reside in Hopewell, New Jersey.