Ocean City's Richard Tolson Appointed to CRDA

Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday (Oct. 4) appointed Richard E. Tolson of Ocean City to serve on the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA).

Tolson is director of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) of New Jersey. He is also vice president of NJ AFL-CIO, and a member of the Steering Committee for the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

Tolson, a 1976 graduate of Ocean City High School, was born and raised in Ocean City. He and his wife, Sonya, reside in Ocean City.  

The CRDA is charged with investing a portion of Atlantic City casino revenue into New Jersey communities.