Last month, our NJIT Certificate in Creative Placemaking graduate, Natalie Zaman assumed the position of Executive Director of the Hunterdon County Cultural Heritage Commission. Hunterdon County cultural resources have been expanding steadily over the past decade in this beautiful rural NJ county which is steeped in fascinating history. Natalie, who most recently served the Somerset County Arts and Cultural Heritage Commission, initially as Local History Program Grant Coordinator and for the past four years as Program Director, brings her immense creative skills in arts and storytelling to Hunterdon County. She is well-poised to lead arts, culture and design integration into the community and economic well-being growth in the fertile soil of Hunterdon County.