Jennifer Borg - Jennifer Borg
Pursuing a successful career, Jennifer Borg serves as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at North Jersey Media Group Inc. As the company's chief legal counsel, she directs the legal work for two daily newspapers, more than 50 community newspapers, a number of websites, and the company's commercial printing business. North Jersey Media Group also publishes a number of glossy magazines, including The Parent Paper and (201).
A litigation and transaction attorney, Ms. Borg handles intellectual property disputes, copyrights, licensing, and right-of-access claims, as well as other legal issues. She was involved in licensing the renowned photograph taken by Thomas E. Franklin of The Record (Bergen Co., New Jersey) that features three firefighters raising an American flag at Ground Zero.
Actively involved with others in the journalism industry, Ms. Borg serves as President of the New Jersey Press Association and as a board member of both the Association and the New Jersey Press Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire student journalists. Furthermore, she serves on the boards of the Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, Table to Table, the Eddie Adams Workshop for photographers and photojournalists, and Programs for Parents. Jennifer Borg is also the founder and President of the North Jersey Media Group Foundation. In addition, she serves as the founder and member of Women United in Philanthropy, Bergen County's first women's giving circle.
She also donates her time to Fighting Chance in Sag Harbor, which offers free counseling services to cancer patients and their families. Additionally, Jennifer Borg served on the Board of the Hackensack University Medical Center, the Board of the Urban League for Bergen County, and the Marilyn Horne Foundation.