211 Warren Street l Newark, NJ 07103 l 973.353.0611 l www.ifelnj.org
About Us
Management
The IFEL team is a group of professionals that have used their respective business, finance, operations and entrepreneurial experiences to support minority business growth in a variety of capacities. Our current management team — supported by coaching volunteers and contracted resource providers — has an exceptional mix of operational, strategic and finance experience and is dedicated to fulfillment of the IFEL mission.
Henry Johnson — Chief Executive Officer
Chairman, City News Publishing Company
Founding Chairman, Black Chamber of Commerce of Northern New Jersey
Board of Directors, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
Member, NJ Dept of Banking Community Financial Services Advisory Committee
Member, New Jersey Commission for Higher Education
Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University
Jill Johnson — Chief Operating Officer
Strategic business consultant with over 15 years of strategic, operations and finance experience
Senior business plan writer, Business Planning Institute
Rutgers-Newark Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
Associate Publisher, YES Magazine / City News Chief Financial Officer
Analyst, Goldman, Sachs, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance
B.A. with honors, economics concentration, from Harvard University