Aileen Merino
Aileen Merino - 2025 NLC New Jersey Fellow
AILEEN MERINO (New Brunswick, NJ) currently serves as the Policy Director at Stono Public Affairs.
Prior she served as the Political Director for U.S. Senate Candidate Campos-Medina and formerly as the Campaign Coordinator for the Middlesex County Democratic Organization (MCDO). Previously, Aileen worked in non-profit with the Latino Action Network Foundation (LANF) and later with Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. Her proudest achievement was conducting research as a student worker for Rider University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion, leading to the construction of the first ever physical center on Rider’s campus.
In addition, Aileen works with the New Brunswick Education Foundation Inc., supporting BIPOC New Brunswick high school/college students, is the College Caucus chair for the New Jersey Young Democrats and a board member for LANF.