{"id":26,"date":"2020-12-07T20:27:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:27:08","slug":"rebecca-williams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/rebecca-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice Chair Rebecca Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Added by Post\/Page Specific Custom Code plugin, thank you for using! -->\n<style>.entry-title {\r\n   display: none;\r\n}\r\n.entry-header.has-text-align-center.header-footer-group {\r\n    display: none;\r\n}<\/style>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Vice Chair<br>Rebecca Williams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In.jpg\" alt=\"Commissioner Vice-Chair Rebecca Williams is sworn in by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, with Williams's partner standing in frame as well\" class=\"wp-image-2251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In-1536x545.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In-1200x426.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/01\/Commissioner-Williams-Swearing-In-1980x703.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-tw-shadow\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/commissioners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/12\/Rebecca-Williams-250x289-1.png\" alt=\"Rebecca Williams headshot \" class=\"wp-image-129\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rebeccarebelwill\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rebelwill7\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Vice Chair Rebecca L. Williams has served on the Commissioner Board since 2018, most recently winning reelection in 2025. In 2022, she served her first term as Chair of the Board.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 2026, Commissioner Williams serves as Chair of the Board\u2019s Policy and Administrative Code Committee, and as a member of the County Operations Committee. This year, she also serves as Chairperson of the Union County America 250 Committee, to help lead Union County\u2019s commemoration of the 250 years of history since the American Revolution.&nbsp;In addition, she serves as liaison to the following advisory boards: Cultural and Heritage Advisory Board, Union County LGBTQ Ad Hoc Committee, Motion Picture &amp; TV Advisory Board, and Green Brook Flood Control Commission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Williams, the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve on the Union County Commissioner Board, has been in the forefront of community advocacy, working to address housing, senior services, education, health, public safety, community engagement, and other areas of concern. A frequent speaker on women\u2019s and LGBTQ+ empowerment, Commissioner Williams has served on panels at the League of Municipalities, The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers\u2019s Eagleton Institute, The National Council of Negro Women, and Social Justice Matters, Inc., among many other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Williams prides herself on her openness and accessibility to all constituents. Known for an emphasis on constituent outreach, fiscal issues, support for arts and culture initiatives, and quality of life matters, Commissioner Williams advocates for county-local shared services that save tax dollars while improving efficiency. She remains a grassroots public servant, reaching out and following up with constituents to ensure their concerns are resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Williams is an Associate Professor of English in the Humanities and Bilingual Studies Division at Essex County College in Newark, where she teaches American Literature, Major Black American Writers, Literature and Film, Women\u2019s Literature, Survey of the Novel, African American Cinema, and English Composition. Although her primary focus is 19th century American literature, her other academic interests include early American crime narratives, African American modernism, memoir, and speculative fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-transparent-background-color has-background tw-shadow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact the Vice Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8bec7323e6983c018282ae976c224f6d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Office Phone Number<\/strong>: <a href=\"tel:9085274115\">908-527-4115<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-305fc209d58bf2bc5a3733a169b90bca wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E-mail Address<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:rebecca.williams@ucnj.org\">rebecca.williams@ucnj.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice ChairRebecca Williams Vice Chair Rebecca L. Williams has served on the Commissioner Board since 2018, most recently winning reelection in 2025. In 2022, she served her first term as Chair of the Board. 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