NJ Work Environment Council Names Dan Fatton as Executive Director

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October 20, 2015

The N.J. Work Environment Council (WEC) has selected Dan Fatton, an environmentalist, community activist and fundraiser as its new Executive Director. Fatton was selected after the WEC Board and search committee completed a nationwide search.  Fatton grew up in Hunterdon County, has a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in media arts and design from James Madison University

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