Director Farkas began her career working in private law firms beginning in 1989. After a twenty-year career in law, Janice left the private sector and transitioned to public service with the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP). In 2011, she was appointed to the Planning and Project Management Bureau, where she assisted in emergency management planning including co-authoring the State’s Fatality Management Emergency Operations Plan, and Governor’s All-Hazard Playbook.