During a career that has spanned over two decades, Tahesha Way, Esq. has been a judge, educator, public servant, and committed to numerous philanthropic causes.
Prior to becoming Secretary of State, Secretary Way was an Administrative Law Judge for the State of New Jersey. Amongst her many commitments to her community, she served as a board member for Celebrate New Jersey Now, a social welfare nonprofit that promotes voter engagement and small business growth in the state. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a leading national think tank geared towards advancing dialogue and policy for improving women’s lives and their families.
Secretary Way cultivated her commitment to public service while earning her undergraduate degree at Brown University. While attending Brown, Secretary Way served as the Vice President of the NAACP, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, taught religious education, and was a radio announcer for WBRU-FM. She tried her hand in television where she provided legal research, editing segments, and writing scripts and trial stories for the Executive Producer of the “Prime Time Justice Show.” She then became an associate at the general practice law firm of Steven A. Varano in Totowa and an Adjunct English Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Secretary Way has been a member of numerous associations like the New Jersey State Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, and the New Jersey Women’s Lawyers Association, to name a few.