AeA, New Jersey/Pennsylvania
Council
472 Westfield Avenue, Suite LL3
Clark, NJ 07066Phone:
732.340.1530
Fax: 732.340.1533
Email: Linda Klose, Executive Director -bio
or Sue Gonzalez, Program Coordinator - bio
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Linda K.
Klose
Linda Klose joined the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Council of
AeA in October 2000. As Executive Director, she is responsible for the management of the
regional office supported by both paid staff and volunteers. AeA assists technology
businesses through an assortment of programs and events. In addition, Ms Klose is
responsible for the promotion of the high technology industry with government officials
and the state legislatures of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Ms Klose has a diverse background of employment with a
focus, for the last decade, on non-profit management. She previously was the Executive
Director for the Southern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (1997-2000) and the Ocean
Township Chamber of Commerce (1992-1997). Prior to that, she worked for a media company,
as a substitute teacher, and as a computer programmer for the New Jersey Department of the
Treasury.
Beyond her paid experience, Ms Klose has been an active
adult volunteer in Girl Scouts for more than twenty years. She is a Master Trainer in both
outdoor and new leader courses. She currently chairs the Monmouth Council of Girl
Scouts Adult Recognitions Committee and has served on the Councils By-Laws,
Personnel Policies, and Strategic Planning Committees and as a National Teller and a
National Delegate at the triennial conventions of Girl Scouts of the USA. In addition, she
has served in her hometown as the Service Unit Manager and continues to serve as a troop
leader.
Ms Klose received a BA from Douglass College, Rutgers and a
MBA from Georgian Court College in Lakewood. She is also a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerces Institute for Association Management, a five-year program of one week a
summer in classroom studies combined with practical experience and extensive study outside
the classroom.
A native of California, Ms Klose has resided in New Jersey
for more than 30 years with her husband, Dirk. She is the mother of two grown daughters.
Sue A.
Gonzalez
Sue Gonzalez joined the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Council of
AeA as Program Coordinator in November of 2002. Since joining AeA she has been responsible
for assisting both the New Jersey-Pennsylvania and New York Councils with achieving
membership goals, running successful programs, and with keeping the office in New Jersey
operational.
Prior to joining AeA Ms Gonzalez worked extensively in the Financial Industry. She has
worked as a Transfer/Custody Representative in the Securities Department and as a
Financial Services Analyst in the New Accounts Department at UBS Financial Services Inc.
Originally from New York City, Ms Gonzalez has resided in New Jersey for nearly twenty
years.
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