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Celebrating the Life and Excellence of Linda McDonald Carter

originally published: 11/01/2021

(UNION, NJ) -- On November 4, 2021 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm, the long time Essex County College professor Dr. Linda McDonald Carter, Esq. affectionately known as “Prof Carter or Carter” to most, will be celebrated at Galloping Hill Caters in Union. She began her tenure with her Essex County College family in 1990 .

Carter served the College until August 2021, during the three stages of her career deemed term 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0. Carter as served as Assistant Corporation Counsel, Director of Board Affairs, and Faculty. Dr. Carter is the only person tenured in three disciplines – Political Science, Paralegal Studies, and Criminal Justice.

Tickets include Dinner, Honoree Gift & Open Bar (6:30pm - 8:00pm) and are available for purchase online. Galloping Hill Caterers is located at 1085 Galloping Hill Road in Union, New Jersey.

Dr. Carter is a community based attorney, specializing in Preventative Law. Dr. Carter’s professional memberships include the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey (serving previously as VP & North Jersey Representative.) Currently, she serves as Co-Chair of the Social Justice Committee, Garden State Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Association of Paralegals (AAFPE), American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Paralegals; recently appointed to New Jersey State Bar Associations’ (NJSBA) Commission on Equity and Race. Linda recently completed the review and penned the introduction to the “Reimagining Public Safety”: Newark 1967, a report funded by former President Barak Obama’s Foundation.

Dr. Carter will be launching a Non-Profit to continue her work. The future Dr. Linda McDonald Carter Esq, Roots Foundation will provide community support and resources. This foundation’s vision is to serve as a root for building equity to disrupt current systematic inequities across a multitude of platforms that will be carried on by the community we serve.  




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