Staff Categories: Policy

Nina Peckman

Nina Peckman works for ACNJ’s KidLaw Resource Center as a staff attorney, specializing in all aspects of education law and, as a member of the special education practitioners workgroup and the education law committee of the New Jersey Bar Association, takes part in education policy agendas. Fluent in Spanish and English, she primarily assists parents […]

Alena Siddiqui

As Kids Count Coordinator, Alena is responsible for collecting, analyzing and organizing state, county, and city level data relating to the well-being of New Jersey’s children for ACNJ’s Kids Count publications. She earned a Master of Public Informatics degree with a concentration in environmental and health-use planning from Rutgers University. While in graduate school, Alena […]

Alana Vega

Alana is ACNJ’s Health Policy Analyst and Youth Engagement Coordinator. Her work focuses on policies impacting children’s health and health care access as well as developing ACNJ’s youth advocacy engagement work. Formerly, Alana served as Kids Count Coordinator, where she analyzed and organized state, county, and city level data related to the well-being of New […]