2021-2022 New Jersey State League of Municipalities Officers & Board

Trenton, NJ (November 22, 2021). On Thursday, November 18, 2021, New Jersey’s mayors elected their new slate of officers and executive board members at the League’s Annual Business Meeting at the 106^th Annual League Conference held in Atlantic City. These public servants will help represent the interests and needs of New Jersey’s local elected officials from the state’s 565 municipal governments to county, state, and federal governments.

Nominating Committee Chair Colleen Mahr, Mayor of Fanwood and NJLM Past President, presented its nominations for the offices of President, 1st, and 3rd Vice President and 21 positions on the Executive Board, thereby fulfilling its Constitutional responsibility.

The board must include members from municipalities located in each of New Jersey’s 21 counties. The nominating committee must ensure the essential balance of municipalities–urban, suburban, and rural. Another topic in the development of the recommendations list is balance–even though the League is non-partisan in nature–the committee strives to ensure the maintenance of a balance between the major political parties represented on the Executive Board. Finally, the nominations factor in whether an individual in consideration for nomination has demonstrated an interest in League affairs through active participation on committees by support of its policies and programs.

Taking all of those matters into their determination, the committee presented their selections and the following officers and Executive Board members were elected for service in 2021-2022.

2021-2022 LEAGUE OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

WILLIAM PIKOLYCKY President;

Mayor, Woodbine

RAYMOND S. HECK 1st Vice President,

Mayor, Millstone Borough

VACANT 2nd Vice President

GAYLE BRILL MITTLER 3rd Vice President,

Mayor, Highland Park

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Ras Baraka Mayor, Newark

Tom Bianco Mayor, Clayton

William J. Chegwidden Mayor, Wharton

Ruby Cotton Committeewoman, Paterson

William Curtis Mayor, Bay Head

Sean Elwell Mayor, Elsinboro Township

Anthony Fanucci Mayor, Vineland

Steven Fulop Mayor, Jersey City

John C. Glidden Jr. Mayor, Closter

Janice Kovach Immediate Past President; Mayor, Clinton Town

Jeffery Martin Mayor, Hamilton (Mercer)

John Pallone Mayor, Long Branch

Gary Passanante Mayor, Somerdale

Guy Piserchia Deputy Mayor, Long Hill

Christine Quinn Deputy Mayor, Sparta

Marty Small Sr. Mayor, Atlantic City

Sara Todisco Mayor, Garwood

Rosemary Tuohy Council President, Allamuchy

Paul H. Tomasko Mayor, Alpine

Janet W. Tucci Mayor, West Long Branch

Michael Venezia Mayor, Bloomfield

Craig Wilkie Mayor, Florence