Board of Trustees Candidate Profile: Deborah Davis Ford

South Orange's municipal election will be held on Tuesday, May 10. Voters will elect a Village President and three trustees, each of whom serves a four-year term. D. 

The  are Alex Torpey and Janine Bauer, a trustee, who is running on the Pure Progress slate with Deborah Davis Ford, Howard Levison, and Mark Rosner.  David Ford, Levison, and Rosner are incumbents and are running unopposed.

Deborah Davis Ford has lived in South Orange for 16 years. She has served on the South Orange Board of Trustees since 2007. Roles she has held include:

• Chair, Legal and Personnel Committee
• Initiated employee training and evaluation program
• Member, Public Safety, Recreation/Cultural Affairs Committees

Davis Ford serves as  Clerk to the Essex County Freeholders and has been a  management executive for one of the country's largest staffing firms. 

For more information on the election, contact the Village Clerk’s Office at clerk@southorange.org or call 973-378-7715 x7724.

Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.