Jeff Nash was first elected to the Camden County Board of Commissioners in 1991 and has since been reelected eleven times, making him the longest serving Commissioner in the state of New Jersey. He currently serves as liaison to the Parks Department, the Division of Environmental Affairs, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, and the Pollution Control Finance Authority. Under his leadership, Camden County launched Parks Alive 2025, a fiveyear plan to enhance and revitalize parks and recreational facilities throughout the county.
Jeff’s public service career began earlier, when he was elected to the Cherry Hill Township Council in 1989 and served from 1990 to 1993. Upon joining the Board of Commissioners, he first served as liaison to the Department of Health and Human Services, where he helped develop the nationally recognized Child Immunization Program, the Camden County Kids Club, and the County YES (Youth Empowerment Service) facility.
In 1995, Jeff was selected by his fellow commissioners to serve as Commissioner Director, a role he held for ten years. During this period, he worked to expand government programs, improve public access to services, and reduce waste and inefficiency. He championed the expansion of Camden County College’s campuses in Camden and Cherry Hill and supported a ninetymilliondollar improvement at the Blackwood campus. He also launched “Tech 2000,” an initiative that placed computers in all public and private classrooms in the county. In addition, Jeff created the Human Relations Commission and the Asian American Advisory Board.
Since 2005, Jeff has served as liaison to the Department of Parks. Along with Parks Alive 2025, he led the preservation of more than one thousand acres of open space and farmland, which helped lay the foundation for the planned LINK Trail, a thirtytwomile multiuse pathway stretching from the Ben Franklin Bridge to Winslow.
Jeff is also recognized for his advocacy on behalf of animals. In 2014, he championed “Norman’s Law,” which prohibits the sale of dogs bred in puppy mills within Camden County. The law has since been adopted by more than one hundred fifty municipalities and counties throughout New Jersey.
A significant focus of Jeff’s work has been the revitalization of Camden City. He partnered with the North Camden community to demolish the Riverfront State Prison, opening valuable waterfront land for redevelopment and public use. He also supported the partnership between the county, the State of New Jersey, and Camden City that led to the establishment of the Camden County Metro Police Department, which later earned national recognition. In 2015, President Barack Obama visited Camden to highlight the department’s model of communitybased policing.
Jeff now serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Rowan University and Rutgers–Camden Board of Governors, a position he began in January 2023 following a unanimous appointment by the board. The Joint Board advances educational and medical initiatives in Camden. Through this work, Jeff has helped preserve more than two thousand acres of greenspace and continues to focus on improving the social determinants of health for residents across Camden City and Camden County.
Jeff has also served for more than two decades as Vice Chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority. He was first appointed in 2002 by Governor James McGreevey and has since been reappointed by governors from both major political parties. In this role, he helped implement the Smart Card fare collection system, modernize PATCO’s train fleet, and begin the revitalization of PATCO stations. He is also working with New Jersey Transit and the South Jersey Transportation Authority on the development of the Gloucester Camden Line, a new rail system that will connect Rowan University in Glassboro with Camden City and offer direct links to PATCO and the River Line. His leadership also supported a nationally recognized sustainability project that installs solar panels on DRPA properties to provide renewable energy for PATCO. This initiative significantly reduces the Authority’s carbon footprint and has saved millions of dollars in energy costs. Efficient operations have contributed to the stability of tolls and fares for thirteen years.
Alongside his government service, Jeff has practiced law for more than forty years. He began his career as a staff attorney and public defender with the New York City Legal Aid Society before joining the Philadelphiabased law firm Cozen O’Connor in 1987, where he worked for twentynine years as a partner and shareholder. In 2015, he founded The Nash Law Group, LLC. In 2023, he partnered with Raphael Perez to establish Nash Perez, LLC, a general practice firm specializing in litigation, land use, strategic planning, and public finance.
Jeff has worked on numerous community initiatives throughout his career. He currently serves on the Executive Board of Camden Community Partnership. In 2016, he co-founded the Volunteer UP Legal Clinic, a Camdenbased nonprofit that provides pro bono legal services to residents in need. Jeff served for many years as Chairman of the Volunteer UP Board of Directors and continues to serve as a board member today. He is also a past member of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey’s Board of Directors and previously served on the Advisory Board supporting Jewish Family and Children Services.
Jeff was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from James Madison High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 1980 and his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1983, where he served as Managing Editor of the Labor Law Journal and competed on the school’s traveling Mock Trial Team. A longtime resident of Cherry Hill, Jeff now lives with his wife Krista on a farm in Winslow Township, where they care for twentyeight rescue animals. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
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