Womanspace’s Annual Communities of Light Event (December 5) is a public awareness project and fundraising campaign to benefit victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The Launch event will take place at 5:30 on October 25 at D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton. Edwin Schmierer, Director with Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a Board member of Womanspace and the firm is a sponsor of the event. More information at https://www.womanspace.org
On June 23, 2022, Mason, Griffin & Pierson, PC, Director, Edwin W. Schmierer, Esq., moderated a panel discussion presented by Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey (AHPNJ) concerning the status of affordable housing delivery for the Third Round and preparation for the Fourth Round which commences July 1, 2025. Mr. Schmierer is the President of AHPNJ. The panelists included a representative from the Fair Share Housing Center, former Executive Director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the Chief of Multifamily Program for NJHMFA and a professional planner who has served as a Special Court Master in 40 plus municipalities for the implementation of Third Round Affordable Housing Plans. Mr. Schmierer chairs the firm's Government Practice Group which represents over 30 municipal governing bodies, land use board and affordable housing committees throughout the State of New Jersey.