Tilo Rivas
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Tilo Rivas is an American politician, research scientist and former journalist. He represents on the Hudson County
, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business.
to Maria and Inocencio. He has two sisters, Angela and Dilia, and three brothers, Celso, Antonio and Hernan. Rivas was educated at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, where he studied communications. He immigrated to Hoboken, New Jersey
in 1970, and moved to Union City
in 1992.
Growth Group in East Hanover, New Jersey
, and Maxwell House
. He has also worked as a television and print journalist in both the United States and his native Dominican Republic
.
Rivas was a member of the Union City Board of Education for one year. He was elected to the Union City Board of Commissioners in 2002, where he was in charge of the Department of Public Affairs. In 2004, he was elected to the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and currently serves as the board’s vice chairman.
On the Freeholder Board he serves as Chairman of the Education Committee, Representative on the Workforce Investment Board, and as a member on the following committees: County Government, Oversight and Policy Review; Economic Development and Housing; Ethics; Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs; Task Force on the Homeless; and Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
Rivas serves as a member of the Union City Committee. He has served on the Union City Redevelopment Agency, the Union City Board of Education, and as Chairman of the Union City Board of Education School Safety Committee.
Rivas is first degree black belt in judo
, a sixth degree black belt in ju jitsu, and a first degree black belt in tae kwon do. As of 2009, has taught judo at the Myma Ryu School in the Bronx, New York City for 20 years.
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business.
Early life
Tilo Rivas was born in the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
to Maria and Inocencio. He has two sisters, Angela and Dilia, and three brothers, Celso, Antonio and Hernan. Rivas was educated at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, where he studied communications. He immigrated to Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
in 1970, and moved to Union City
Union City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
in 1992.
Career
Rivas tells is a research scientist for Kraft FoodsKraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
Growth Group in East Hanover, New Jersey
East Hanover, New Jersey
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 11,393. The town was incorporated in 1928. The headquarters of the Nabisco company and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East...
, and Maxwell House
Maxwell House
Maxwell House is a brand of coffee manufactured by a like-named division of Kraft Foods. Introduced in 1892, it is named in honor of the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years until the late 1980s it was the largest-selling coffee in the U.S. and is currently second behind...
. He has also worked as a television and print journalist in both the United States and his native Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
.
Rivas was a member of the Union City Board of Education for one year. He was elected to the Union City Board of Commissioners in 2002, where he was in charge of the Department of Public Affairs. In 2004, he was elected to the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and currently serves as the board’s vice chairman.
On the Freeholder Board he serves as Chairman of the Education Committee, Representative on the Workforce Investment Board, and as a member on the following committees: County Government, Oversight and Policy Review; Economic Development and Housing; Ethics; Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs; Task Force on the Homeless; and Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
Rivas serves as a member of the Union City Committee. He has served on the Union City Redevelopment Agency, the Union City Board of Education, and as Chairman of the Union City Board of Education School Safety Committee.
Personal life
Rivas married to his second wife, Marianela, he has two sons from his first marriage, Kenneth and Daniel.Rivas is first degree black belt in judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, a sixth degree black belt in ju jitsu, and a first degree black belt in tae kwon do. As of 2009, has taught judo at the Myma Ryu School in the Bronx, New York City for 20 years.