Jumpstarting the New Green Economy

Fred Profeta grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, and was elected Mayor by the Maplewood Township Committee in 2004. He was Mayor for four years, and now serves as the Deputy Mayor for the Environment.

Prior to his service on the Township Committee, Profeta served on many civic board and committees, including the Planning Board since 1986.

Profeta was first elected to the Township Committee in 2003. Since then, he has brought an emphasis on environmental achievement to the local scene. This theme has found its way into many municipal documents and projects, including Redevelopment Plans, the construction of a new LEED certified Police Station, and an Environmental Action Plan. Maplewood was named a “Climate Champion of the Year” by Clean Air-Cool Planet in 2007, and received an EPA award for environmental excellence in 2008. Maplewood was named as one of New Jersey’s “five greenest towns” by Inside Jersey in its March 2009 edition.

Profeta serves as Chair of the state-wide Mayors’ Committee for a Green Future, a standing committee of the New Jersey League of Municipalities. During his tenure, the Mayors’ Committee has partnered with the New Jersey Sustainable State Institute and the Municipal Land Use Center to produce Sustainable Jersey, a municipal certification program for environmental achievement. Profeta speaks widely around the State to promote Sustainable Jersey.

Fred Profeta is also New York lawyer specializing in appellate litigation. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, he has been the senior partner of Profeta & Eisenstein since 1987. Over the years, Profeta has lectured on appellate practice for the New York State Bar Association.