“Together, Councilwoman Emily Jabbour, Joe Quintero and Dini Ajmani provide a proven track record of success, deep professional experience that will serve our city well, and an infusion of new energy,” said Bhalla. “This is a team that I know can help me lead Hoboken forward.”
Elected to the Council in 2017, Councilwoman Emily Jabbour has led the fight to make Hoboken a safer place to walk, bike, and drive, and she has been at the forefront of helping our small businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Active in the community, Emily helped to launch FLAG – the Front Line Appreciation Group – to support front line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, regularly volunteered to deliver meals to senior residents during the peak of COVID-19 and worked with a group of residents to establish the Hoboken Little Free Library program.
An attorney who works to ensure that banks comply with federal and state regulations, Joe Quintero serves as one of the vice-chairs of the Hoboken Democratic Committee. The son of Colombian immigrants, Joe is a parishioner of St. Francis Church where his daughter was baptized following in the tradition of Frank Sinatra. He is a graduate of University of Massachusetts-Amherst and received his law degree from Fordham Law School.
Dini Ajmani serves as Assistant Treasurer for the State of New Jersey. In this role, Dini is responsible for pension and health benefits for the State’s public employees, the NJ lottery, and the managing of the state’s public debt. Dini also serves on the Board of New Jersey Transit on behalf of the State Treasurer. Prior to her service in the public sector, Dini worked for more than two decades in the financial services, including stints at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan. Currently, Dini also serves as a Commissioner on the Hoboken Planning Board and as a Democratic Committeewoman. Dini earned a Master’s in Computer Sciences from University of Texas and an MBA from Stanford University.