Executive Team

Bruce Steadman
Executive Director

Bruce has been the Executive Director of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) since December 1, 2010. He works closely with the FMERA Board of Directors Chairperson James V. Gorman, to manage FMERA’s affairs.

The FMERA team’s main focus of responsibility is to implement the Fort Monmouth Redevelopment and Reuse Plan and achieve FMERA’s mission: “Create an atmosphere in which employers will employ and investors will invest, to maximize the jobs created and the value of the property.”

The team is currently managing the redevelopment of the Fort’s Phase One properties, while preparing to acquire the balance of Fort Monmouth’s 1,126 acres from the Army by year-end.

Bruce has a long history of working with closed military bases, as he was the CEO of the Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation (PARC), where he was responsible for the redevelopment of a 3,500 acre former Air Force installation. The project included 75 employees and a $100 million budget.

Bruce has held positions in the corporate sector at General Electric, and was also a successful private business owner. He is a registered Environmental Manager (REM) and received his education from Plattsburgh State University, New York. He and his wife Nancy have 3 grown children.

David E. Nuse, CEcD, Deputy Executive Director and Director of Real Estate Development

Phone: 732-720-6350
E-Mail: dnuse@njeda.com

Kristy Dantes, Director of Facilities & Infrastructure

Phone: 732-720-6350
E-Mail: kdantes@njeda.com