Jorge E. Meneses
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Jorge E. Meneses is a member of the City Council and current mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey
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Meneses, a teacher in Colombia, emigrated to the United States in 1979. His first job in New Jersey was washing cars; he later took classes at New York University
and worked in a bank and as a computer programmer and database designer. He was elected to the local school board in 2002, and to the Hackensack City Council in 2005.
He currently resides in Hackensack with his wife Marleny and his children, Jorge and Kelly.
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
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Meneses, a teacher in Colombia, emigrated to the United States in 1979. His first job in New Jersey was washing cars; he later took classes at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and worked in a bank and as a computer programmer and database designer. He was elected to the local school board in 2002, and to the Hackensack City Council in 2005.
He currently resides in Hackensack with his wife Marleny and his children, Jorge and Kelly.