Mascola Joins Jawonio Board of Directors

Pearl River attorney Tom Mascola, who also serves a village justice in Rockland, has joined Jawonio’s board of directors.

At the New City-based organization’s first meeting of 2011 on Monday, Rockland County Legislature member John Murphy of Pearl River administered the oath of office to Mascola, who also works as an assistant county attorney for Rockland County.

“We welcome Judge Thomas M. Mascola to the Jawonio family as he brings a very special skill set to our board,” said Jawonio CEO Jill Warner. “With respect for the law, and pride in his community we know that his compassion and longstanding commitment to Rockland will serve Jawonio well. He will be a tremendous advocate and ambassador for our services and our consumers and their families.”  

It is a Jawonio tradition to invite a community leader or elected official to administer the oath at its installation meetings. As Mascola took office, Murphy noted that he was one of the first members of the Rockland Legislature with Mascola’s father, Francis X. Mascola.

Murphy also administered the oath of office to board members who were reinstated for 3 year terms including: Dr. Ellis Barowsky, Estelle Brill, Marilyn Troy, Joe Sagaria and Tom Mascola for his 3 year term. William Longhi also continues for a three-year term but was not at the ceremony.

Mascola currently is the acting village justice in South Nyack and was formally acting village justice in Sloatsburg from 1995-1998. He has been an assistant county attorney since 1998, providing legal representation to the County Executive, County Legislature and Commissioner of Hospitals. He also served in the District Attorney’s office in Rockland from 1982-1987.

Mascola has a private law practice in Pearl River focusing on civil litigation, negligence/personal injury, real estate and criminal law.

He received his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in California and his bachelor’s degree from Colgate. In his spare time, Mascola is a tennis professional and has previously coached youth baseball.