Board, Committee Appointments Made in Bedminster

The Bedminster Township Committee held its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 2, and new Mayor Steve Parker made several appointments throughout the evening of residents to committees and boards.

These were the professional appointments made during the evening:

• Debra Stern—Chief Financial Officer, 4-year term
• John Belardo—Township Attorney
• Paul Ferriero—Township Engineer
• Paul Ferriero—Stormwater Management
• Frank Banisch—Township Planner
• Bud Jones, Nisivoccia & Company, LLP—Township Auditor
• Martin Allen—Special Tax Counsel
• White Water, Inc.—Wasterwater Collection System Operator
• White Water, Inc.—Sanitary Sewer Transmission System
• John Flood, Sr.—Genera Consultant, Sewer Matters & Sewer Utility
• Richard Guss—Municipal Prosecutor
• Scott Mitzner—Public Defender
• First Byte Corporation—Computer Consultants
• Robert Beinfield—Bond Counsel
• James F. Hurley Agency—Risk Manager
• Arthur Thibault, Jr.—Special Labor Counsel
• Howard Cohen—Special Counsel
• Michael Sullivan—Special Counsel
• New Jersey Conservation Foundation—Open Space Acquisition & Protection / Farmland Preservation
• Animal Control Solutions, LLC—Animal Control Services
• Ronald Bleemer—Special Police Officer
• Edwin Roberts—Special Police Officer
• Jeffrey Dugan—Special Police Officer

Parker also made appointments of residents to committees and boards as volunteers. These are those appointments:

• Albert Fischer—Board of Health, Seat 1, 3-year term
• Marie Sperber—Board of Health, Seat 5, 3-year term
• Diane Telliho—Board of Health, Alternate 1, 2-year term
• Paul Mlynarski—Recreation Committee, Seat 1, 2-year term
• Mike Tropea—Recreation Committee, Seat 2, 2-year term
• Drew Siegel—Recreation Committee, Seat 4, 2-year term
• William Warlick—Recreation Committee, Seat 6, 1-year term
• Monica Burch—Recreation Committee, Alternate 1, 1-year term
• Don McNab—Recreation Committee, Alternate 2, 1-year term
• John Smith—Historic Preservation Commission, Seat 5, 4-year term
• Lawrence Jacobs—Land Use Board, Township Committee Liaison, 1-year term
• Debra Groendyk—Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Thea Giardina— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Louise Stewart— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Janine DeLeon— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Mary Ann Garruppo— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Jeanne Maass— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Marjorie Cooper— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, 1-year term
• Det. John Dapkins— Somerset Hills Youth Services & Municipal Alliance, Alternate, 1-year term
• Kenneth Brach—Sewer Advisory Committee, Seat 1, 3-year term
• Todd Stires—Sewer Advisory Committee, Seat 2, 2-year term
• Albert Fischer—Sewer Advisory Committee, Seat 3, 1-year term
• John Mantz—Sewer Advisory Committee, DPW Liaison, 1-year term
• Judith Sullivan—JIF Commissioner, 1-year term
• Sean McCarthy—JIF Commissioner, Alternate, 1-year term
• Tom DiChiara—Lamington Farm Monitoring Committee, Citizen Representative, 1-year term
• George Rodelius—Environmental Commission, Chairman, 1-year term
• Jeffrey Leonard—Environmental Commission, Seat 2, 1-year term
• Brian Fahey—Environmental Commission, Seat 3, 3-year term
• Theresa Petras—Environmental Commission, Seat 4, 3-year term
• Jamie Sunyak—Environmental Commission, Seat 7, 3-year term
• Leigh Schopp—Environmental Commission, Alternate 1, 2-year term
• Robbie Lert—Environmental Commission, Alternate 2, 1-year term
• Jason Andris—Open Space/Farmland Preservation Committee, Seat 1, 3-year term
• Art Strappenbeck—Open Space/Farmland Preservation Committee, Seat 3, 1-year term
• Grania Allport—Open Space/Farmland Preservation Committee, Seat 5, 1-year term
• Deonne Boxer—Open Space/Farmland Preservation Committee, Alternate 1, 2-year term
• Jonathan Gibson—Open Space/Farmland Preservation Committee, Alternate 2, 3-year term
• Michael Rubin—Library Board, Trustee, 5-year term
• Nick Strakhov—Land Use Board, Class II, 1-year term
• Staci Santucci—Land Use Board, Seat 1, 2-year term
• Dom Stewart—Land Use Board, Seat 4, 4-year term
• Lance Boxer—Land Use Board, Seat 6, 4-year term
• Kenneth Olsen—Land Use Board, Alternate 1, 2-year term
• Cynthia Richards—Land Use Board, Alternate 2, 1-year term
• Janice Haggerty—Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Committee, Bedminster Township Liaison, 1-year term
• Sean Blinn—Somerset Hills Historical Society, 1-year term
• Sean McCarthy—Recycling Coordinator, 1-year term