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Register for the 2026 ETU National Summit on April 9, 2026, followed by the in-person ETU New Jersey Summit on April 10, 2026. Review the agenda below.

Location: Brookdale Community College 765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, NJ 07738

ETU NJ Partner Discount: ETU National Summit 2026 and ETU New Jersey Summit registration is free for ETU New Jersey partners. Select 'ETU National (Virtual) + ETU New Jersey Summit (In-person)' during registration.

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2026 Agenda

New Jersey Summit: Friday, April 10, 2026 (In-Person)
Time (ET)	Topic/Title	Session/Speaker
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Registration and Breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM	Opening Remarks: Celebrating 20 years of the Smoke-Free Air Act. The Evolution of Tobacco Control in NJ	Nashon Hornsby, J.D., L.L.M., Deputy Commissioner, NJ Department of Health Diane Litterer, M.P.A., C.P.S., CEO & Executive Director, New Jersey Prevention Network Victor De Luca, Mayor, Maplewood Township
10:30 AM -11:30 AM	Healthy Spaces, Tobacco-Free Places: A Path to Healthier Communities	Traci Harr, Midwest States Strategist, American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	Exhibiting Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Concurrent Breakout Sessions	Workshop #1 - Evolving Legal Requirements Related to Schools Including Assistance on E-Cigarettes/Vape Pen Management Disposal Evan Aleksejczyk, E.I.T. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, Foundation for Education Administration Kevin Veltre, Environmental Engineer 2 - Hazardous Waste Permitting Workshop #2 - Youth and Young Adult Use of Emerging and Trending Tobacco Products Kim Vagadori, M.P.H., Project Director for California Youth Advocacy Network Workshop #3 - Tobacco Product Waste: Problems and Solution Zohal Kahn, J.D., Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch - Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM	Concurrent Breakout Sessions	Workshop #1 - Evolving Legal Requirements Related to Schools Including Assistance on E-Cigarettes/Vape Pen Management Disposal Evan Aleksejczyk, E.I.T. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection David Nash, Esq., Director of Legal Education and National Outreach, Foundation for Education Administration Kevin Veltre, Environmental Engineer 2 - Hazardous Waste Permitting Workshop #2 - Youth and Young Adult Use of Emerging and Trending Tobacco Products Kim Vagadori, M.P.H., Project Director for California Youth Advocacy Network Workshop #3 - Tobacco Product Waste: Problems and Solution Zohal Kahn, J.D., Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Exhibiting Break
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM	Closing Plenary: Applying a Social Justice and Health Equity Lens to Tobacco Control	Kenny Ray, M.P.H., Director of Programs at the Center for Black Health & Equity
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Tobacco-Free for a Healthy New Jersey Resources and Action Planning	Kim Burns, N.C.T.T.P., Southern Regional Coordinator of Tobacco Programs, Tobacco-Free for a Healthy New Jersey Elise Knapp, Northern Regional Coordinator of Tobacco Programs, Tobacco-Free for a Healthy New Jersey Carlo Favretto, Prevention Associate, New Jersey Prevention Network

Continuing Education Credits (CHES and CEU)

Available for an additional $25 (each)

CEU credit: Credits are offered through the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work based in Texas. We encourage verifying with your state to ensure credits will be accepted. CEU Provider #6285

CHES/MCHES credit: Sponsored by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc. NCHEC Provider #MEP 99697

Certificate of Attendance available free upon request.

The Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit welcomes a variety of professionals working in higher education, professionals working in tobacco prevention, cessation, and policy, as well as community and non-profit partners whose mission aligns with that of Eliminate Tobacco Use. Summit organizers reserve the right to decline participant registration to any entity not meeting these inclusion criteria.