Daniel L Ben-Asher

Background

Ben-Asher, Daniel L was born on April 15, 1946 in Newark. Son of Jerry and Florence (Tasoff) Ben-Asher.

Education

Diploma, Livingston (NJ) High School, 1964. AB, Rutgers College, 1968. MA, University of Minnesota, 1970.

Career

Plant personnel administrator, Tanatex Chemical Company, division Sybron Corporation, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, 1970—1971. Research assistant, non-partisan Office of Legislation Services (OLS), New Jersey State Legislature, Trenton, 1971—1976.

Research associate, OLS, 1976—1987.

Senior research associate, OLS, 1987—1998.

Senior research analyst, OLS, 1999—2003.

Freelance photojournalist

Staff, New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee, 1974—1981, Assembly Commerce and Industry Committee, 1981—1982, Assembly Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Committee, 1990—1991, Assembly Housing Committee, 1995. Member, New Jersey Tobacco Age-of-Sale Enforcement Task Force, 1994—1996. Member, politics and government judges panel, Best in America special edition, U.S. News and World Report, 1990.

Works

• book

  • A Guide to Lawrenceville's Historic Landmarks

    (First edition: 1992)

    2009

Membership

Member, Ewing Township (NJ) Rent Control Board, 1976—1977. Finance coordinator and Charter member, Lawrence Township (NJ) Historic Preservation Advisory Committee, 1985—1992. Township chairman, A Guide to Lawrenceville's History Landmarks, 1991—1993, 2nd edition, editor and photographer, 2009.

Member, national alumni advisory committee admissions, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, alumni admissions representative, 1994—2001, chairman, Mason Gross (Presidential) Memorial, 1992--.

Connections

Married Michele Lauren Cohn, July 16, 1978. Children: Sarah, Joshua.

Father:

Jerry Ben-Asher

Mother:

Florence (Tasoff) Ben-Asher

Spouse:

Michele Lauren Cohn

child:

Sarah Ben-Asher

child:

Joshua Ben-Asher