Safety Panel with DVRPC, SJTPO and more...

Jennifer Marandino, PE, SJTPO, Executive Director

Jennifer Marandino is the Executive Director of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO). Mrs. Marandino began with SJTPO in March of 2011, previously serving as Team Leader of Capital Programming and Safety. Before she worked at SJTPO, Mrs. Marandino worked in the traffic and transportation engineering field for 10 years. Mrs. Marandino has over 20 years of experience in the transportation industry.

Kevin Murphy, DVPRC, Manager, Office of Safe Streets

Over 26 years with DVRPC, Kevin has become a seasoned team leader guiding safety-focused planning studies, Road Safety Audits, and providing support to partners in advancing safety recommendations. He facilitated the adoption of Regional Vision Zero 2050 and its integration into DVRPC’s work, the setting of regional safety targets, and is currently leading the development of the Regional Vision Zero plan. He possesses a comprehensive knowledge of transportation safety planning and is a thoughtful collaborator in diagnosing problems and building consensus to advance safe and equitable access for all system users. Attendees will be eligible to receive 1 PDH (NJ, PA, and DE; check for eligibility in other states).

Daniel Hornickel, Township Manager, Township of Medford

Daniel is presently serving in his 2nd year as Township Manager for the Township of Medford, NJ, a 40 square mile municipality with approx. 25,000 residents that is both suburban and rural (Pinelands) in character. As Medford’s Manager, he oversees the Police Dept., combination paid/volunteer Fire & EMS, Public Works, Municipal Utilities, Planning & Zoning and various other municipal offices. Presently, Medford Twp. is the recipient of two SS4A grants, a TASA/TAP grant and a SRTS grant. Prior to Medford, he served as Pemberton Township (NJ) Business Administrator for five years where he oversaw regional planning studies commissioned by the DVRPC including the TCDI-funded Browns Mills Road Corridor Study and the Browns Mills Healthy Communities Initiative which resulted in the Browns Mills Bicycle & Pedestrian Action Plan. In his role as Pemberton BA, he also oversaw numerous redevelopment/ rehabilitation studies and plans (including three community or grid supply solar projects on landfills) as well as several major water and sewer utility projects.

Hornickel began his public sector career with Burlington County, NJ, where he served as Assistant Solicitor for five years, then as Human Resources Director and in various other roles as Senior Manager. Hornickel commissioned Burlington County’s first internal GIS mapping initiative to create a single digital map encompassing all County-owned or leased facilities and infrastructure. In addition to his 14 years with Burlington County government, Hornickel spent three years as HR Manager for the Middlesex County (NJ) Utilities Authority, a regional utility that operates a 115 MGD central treatment plant, five pumping stations and the Middlesex County Landfill. Hornickel also had stints in the New Jersey Governor’s Office and New Jersey Treasury.

Specific achievements: substantial restructured county government during the Great Recession to reduce the number of departments from 30+ to under 20; formulated a shared services initiative encompassing five independent county agencies to foster working jointly; created a Workforce Development Initiative to marry county vocational and community college curriculum with the business communities’ training and skills needs; drafted and/or rewrote 100+ job descriptions for the utilities authority; created a 5 – 10 year Parks Improvement and Master Trails/Bicycle Lanes Plan for Pemberton Twp. to link municipal amenities to the DVRPC’s planned regional trails; and instituted traffic control measures to dramatically reduce crime and improve public safety in Sunbury Village, one of Burlington County’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Schedule

Cost (Registration closes on Friday, October 10, 2025.)

Registrations changed after the registration closing deadline will be charged the Non-Member price.

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