Michael Ross Swayze
Personal
Place of Birth: Plainfield, New Jersey
Raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Resident of Montclair, New Jersey since
1980.
Marital Status: Married, 1977 to Shelby Grifo; with three children, Ian, Sasha, and Austin.
Education
Graduate, Thomas Jefferson High School, Elizabeth, NJ, 1967
Essex County College, 1969-1970
Graduate, Kean University, night student, 1980. BA, Sociology and Social Work major.
Employment
Union County Division of Social Services (1972 - Present)
Assistant Administrative Supervisor of Social Work, overseeing the Work First New Jersey program (2007 - present);
Social Work Supervisor and LIHEAP Coordinator, (1987 - 2007).
Affiliations
New Jersey SHARES Board Member At-Large
New Jersey Low Income Energy Network, former Chairperson
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Weatherization Assistance Program's Policy Advisory Council, Member, 1993-1995
Awards
Employee of the Month, County of Union (NJ), June, 2001
Energy Vanguard Award,
New Jersey Community Action Association, October, 1998.
Sister Patricia Kelly Achievement Award,
National Fuel Funds Network, for outstanding contributions and dedication to
helping low income families, June, 1998.
Program Achievement Award,
National Association of Counties for Union County's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, 1990.
Politics
Listowner of the S1068 Mailing List; first successful online lobbying effort in New Jersey
resulting in the posting to the Internet of all pending legislation to then newly created
New Jersey State Legislature Home Page, 1994-1996.
Montclair Publicity Chairman, John Anderson For President Committee, 1980
Chairman, October 15th Vietnam Moratorium Committee, Essex County College, 1969
Chairman, Union County Youth For Dumont, Republican candidate for Governor, 1965
Union County Teen Age Republicans (1962-1967)
Interests
Reading, electronic democracy, politics, music and listening to Vin Scelsa's Idiot's Delight radio show on Saturday nights on WFUV, 90.7FM.
