Nancy H. Becker

Nancy H. Becker was the founder and guiding force behind the independent public affairs consulting firm Becker Associates, which was acquired by Princeton Communications Group in 2003. Becker oversaw the firm’s government affairs and public relations divisions. She retired in July 2006. She currently serves on the boards of Capital Health System, Greenwood House, the Center for Jewish Life at Princeton University and the Christine Todd Whitman Excellence in Public Service Series. Previously she served as the vice-chair of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for eight years and chaired its 50th Anniversary Committee. She was a long time member of the board of the American Repertory Ballet where she served as chair from 2002-2004. She also served on the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Advisory Committee of Channel 13/WNET, the New Jersey Council on Advertising, the Center for Non-Profit Corporations, Women in Philanthropy and the Trust Company of Princeton. In 1998, Becker received a TWIN award from the YWCA. In 2004 she received the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award from the Women’s Political Caucus and an award from the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners. She was also recognized by the legislature in 2003 during their recognition of outstanding women in New Jersey. Becker is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BA in English and of Manhattan College with a Masters in English Literature. She is the author of “A Handbook on Lobbying,” developed for the Center for the American Woman and Politics, Rutgers University. She resides in Princeton, NJ, with her husband, Ivan E. Becker. They have two sons and daughters in law and four grandchildren.

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