Algernon Ward Jr. from Trenton NJ is a product of the Trenton school system and a graduate of Trenton State College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. After a time employed in private laboratories, "Algie" embarked on a career in public service at the New Jersey Department of Health, rising from the position of Laboratory Technician to become the department's First African American Research Scientist where he specialized in analytical chemistry.
His Acknowledgements include NJ Department of Health Employee of the Year, Outstanding Leadership Award from the Communication Workers of America, and Outstanding Community Service Awards from the Ewing Neighborhood Center and Trenton State College.
Algernon has an extensive record in community service serving on the Community Advisory Board of Rutgers University, Chairman of the Board of Incorporators for the Trenton Community Credit Union, a former Board Member of the Trenton Board of Education and Trenton Zoning Board. Algie serves on the Board of Directors of the Trenton Historical Society and is a Trenton Human Relations Commissioner.
His bona fides as a community leader is demonstrated by serving as President of the 6th Regiment, United States Colored Troops Reenactors Inc., President of Community In Action Civic Association, former Vice President of Trenton Council of Civic Associations and former Vice President of the Trenton chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Algie currently serves as the Project Director of the Locust Hill Black Museum Project to establish Trenton's first black museum.
Algernon has been a life-long environmental advocate who served as the Spokesman for the Keep Water Public Movement which opposed privatization of the Trenton Water Works, Organizer of the Yes We Can campaign to install a civilian Police Director in Trenton, Organizer of the "Lawn Chair Crusade" an anti-drug take back our streets campaign, a Spokesman for the We The People Coalition of grass-roots civic groups and is a founding member of the Mercer County Jobs With Justice Coalition. In Algie's political life he is a member of the Trenton Democratic Committee and a candidate for North Ward City Councilman.

"To sum it all up, I would rather light a candle, instead of curse the dark".

Yours truly – Algernon "Algie" Ward Jr.

Algernon Ward Jr. from Trenton NJ is a product of the Trenton school system and a graduate of Trenton State College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. After a time employed in private laboratories, "Algie" embarked on a career in public service at the New Jersey Department of Health, rising from the position of Laboratory Technician to become the department's First African American Research Scientist where he specialized in analytical chemistry.
His Acknowledgements include NJ Department of Health Employee of the Year, Outstanding Leadership Award from the Communication Workers of America, and Outstanding Community Service Awards from the Ewing Neighborhood Center and Trenton State College.
Algernon has an extensive record in community service serving on the Community Advisory Board of Rutgers University, Chairman of the Board of Incorporators for the Trenton Community Credit Union, a former Board Member of the Trenton Board of Education and Trenton Zoning Board. Algie serves on the Board of Directors of the Trenton Historical Society and is a Trenton Human Relations Commissioner.
His bona fides as a community leader is demonstrated by serving as President of the 6th Regiment, United States Colored Troops Reenactors Inc., President of Community In Action Civic Association, former Vice President of Trenton Council of Civic Associations and former Vice President of the Trenton chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Algie currently serves as the Project Director of the Locust Hill Black Museum Project to establish Trenton's first black museum.
Algernon has been a life-long environmental advocate who served as the Spokesman for the Keep Water Public Movement which opposed privatization of the Trenton Water Works, Organizer of the Yes We Can campaign to install a civilian Police Director in Trenton, Organizer of the "Lawn Chair Crusade" an anti-drug take back our streets campaign, a Spokesman for the We The People Coalition of grass-roots civic groups and is a founding member of the Mercer County Jobs With Justice Coalition. In Algie's political life he is a member of the Trenton Democratic Committee and a candidate for North Ward City Councilman.

"To sum it all up, I would rather light a candle, instead of curse the dark".

Yours truly – Algernon "Algie" Ward Jr.