Shareef Elnahal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Biden taps Elnahal for sub-cabinet post

March 9, 2022 11:41 amMarch 9, 2022 10:09 pm

President Joe Biden has nominated Shareef Elnahal, a former New Jersey Commissioner of Health, to serve as U.S. Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Elnahal is currently the president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark. If confirmed by the U.S....

Murphy declines to say if he told cabinet to stay for remainder of term or hit the road

December 2, 2020 3:01 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether the members of his cabinet had been advised to leave the administration now if they did not intend to serve through 2021. “I can’t speak for the entire cabinet or team, but we’ve...

Elnahal, two Murphy aides named to Biden-Harris agency review teams

November 10, 2020 7:45 pm

Former Commissioner of Health Shareef Elnahal and two Murphy administration officials are among a group of New Jerseyans joining the Biden-Harris Transition as volunteer members of agency review teams. All three served in the Obama administration before joining Gov. Phil...

Jackie Cornell leaving administration for cannabis post

May 22, 2019 10:18 amSeptember 12, 2019 12:05 pm

Deputy state Commissioner of Health Jackie Cornell will be departing the Murphy administration for a top post at 1906, a big player in the cannabis industry. The move takes Cornell out of the running to replace Commissioner of Health Shereef...