Politics & Government

Governmental Appointments for 2012

Board members and committee members appointed at reorganization meeting.

  • Ziad Andrew Shehady

Deputy Mayor

  • Jerry Fernandez   

Township Committee Boards and Subcommittees

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Department of Revenue and Finance, Includes Township Real Estate, Insurance, Budget Control, Treasurer, Tax Collector, Pension Fund, Purchasing and Assessment of Taxes

  • Marc Krauss (Chair), Jerry Fernandez

Department of Public Safety, Includes Police Department, Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, Local Assistance Board, Building Department and Construction Code Official

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  • Ziad Andrew Shehady (Chair), Marc Krauss

Department of Administration, Includes Office of the Township Clerk, Licenses, Personnel, Sanitation as pertains to Collection of Refuse, Township Attorney and Administrator

  • Richard Huber (Chair), Ziad Andrew Shehady

Department of Public Affairs, Includes Parks and Public Property, Animal Welfare, Local Assessment Commission and Recreation

  • David Amlen (Chair), Richard Huber

Department of Public Works, Includes Engineering Department and Road Department

  • Jerry Fernandez (Chair), David Amlen

Township Attorney

  • Jeffrey B. Lehrer

Municipal Judge

  • Jonathan H. Rosenbluth

Deputy Court Administrator and Violations Clerk

  • Rebecca McCarthy

Prosecutor of the Municipal Court

  • Howard Egenberg
  • Michael Wittenberg (Alternate Prosecutor)
  • Dawn Donahue (Alternate Prosecutor)   

Public Defender of the Municipal Court 

  • Robert Bohrod
  • Peter Fico (Alternate Public Defender)
  • Natalie Shafer (Alternate Public Defender of the Municipal Court)

Township Engineer/Consultant

  • Todd Hay, P.E., of Pennoni Associates

Township Auditor 

  • Robert B. Cagnassola, of the firm of Suplee, Clooney & Company

Bond Counsel

  • Steven Rogut of the firm of Rogut McCarthy, LLC

Labor Counsel

  • Matthew Giacobbe of the firm of Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, Jacobs LLC

Board of Adjustment

  • Greg Roth
  • Lou Monaco
  • Diane Stampoulos

Board of Health

  • Joan Karpf
  • Bobby Abraham

Township Committee Liaison to the Board of Health

  • David Amlen

Public Library Board 

  • Debra Neher
  • Saleena Ghanny, Mayor’s Representative to the Springfield Free Public Library
  • Hillary Corburn, Principal of Sandemeier School, School Representative

Rent Leveling Board

  • Aaron Laufer
  • Gloria Glanzer

Rent Leveling Board Attorney

  • Joseph Cappa

Secretary to the Rent Leveling Board

  • William Ruocco

Planning Board

  • Marc Krauss, Township Committee Representative to the Planning Board.
  • Ziad Shehady, Mayor’s Representative to Planning Board.
  • Matthew Glass
  • Jeff Tiger
  • Mike Disko
  • Joseph DeJohn

Environmental Commission

  • Alyson Miller
  • Bill Levidow
  • Matthew Glass, Planning Board Representative to the Environmental Commission
  • David Amlen, Township Committee Representative to the Environmental Commission
  • Denise Devone, Chairman and Presiding Officer of the Environmental Commission

Affirmative Action  and Compliance Officer  

  • Sam Mardini

Chief Financial Officer

  • Michael Quick

Tax Map Official

  • Todd Hay, P.E.

Safety Officer.

  • John Cottage

Recreation Committee

  • Jackie Spencer
  • Joseph Nitti                                                       
  • Thomas Wisniewski
  • Victor Rajoppi           
  • Paul Newell
  • Donna Clayton
  • Scott Samansky
  • Paul Ciullo
  • Rick Gelo           
  • Harris Laufer
  • Joseph Forys           
  • Cathy Mooney
  • Lawrence Dvorchik

Township Committee Representative to the Recreation Committee

  • Richard Huber

Union County Committee on Revenue Sharing

  • Marc Krauss
  • Ziad Andrew Shehady
  • David Amlen

Emergency Management Council

  • Coordinator                                          John Cottage
  • Deputy Coordinator                               Scott Seidel
  • Public Safety Director                            Richard Rosell
  • Police Division                                       John Cook 
  • Fire Division                                         James Sanford   
  • Hazmat Officer                                     Frank Fiorelli 
  • First Aid Squad                                    Apu Mullick
  • Township Engineer                               Todd Hay, P.E.
  • Health Officer                                      Megan Avallone
  • Mayor                                                 Ziad Andrew Shehady
  • Administrator                                      Anthony Cancro
  • Township Clerk                                    Linda Donnelly                       
  • School Superintendent                         Michael A. Davino
  • Business & Industry                             Edward Werner
  • Media                                                 Adam Bulger

Municipal Alliance Committee:

  • Board of Education                               Irwin Sablosky
  • Superintendent of Schools                    Michael A. Davino
  • High School Principal                            Elizabeth Cresci
  • Police Division                                      John Cook
  • Private Citizen                                     Shane Ronan
  • Chamber of Commerce                         Lorraine Seidel 
  • Mayor of Springfield                             Ziad Andrew Shehady        
  • Student Representative                        Selected by School Superintendent

Union County Transportation Advisory Board

  • William Cook  (Member)                                               
  • David Amlen (Alternate Member)


Air Traffic Noise Advisory Board

  • Lorraine Seidel
  • Richard Huber (alternate)

Solid Waste Advisory Board

  • Richard Huber

Special School Crossing Guards and Matrons

  • Kathleen DiLanno  (Matron)

School Guards

  • Ruth Bellino
  • Paul Drzik  
  • Ronald Mitinisky
  • William Bentz
  • Vanessa Epps
  • Joseph Nitti
  • Howard Block
  • Sam Fox
  • Paul Panter
  • Josephine D’Achille
  • Rosalind Jones   
  • Elizabeth Piedl
  • Boris Danishevsky
  • K. Johnson
  • William Spohn
  • Harold Driscoll 
  • Yefim Koifman
  • William Tinley
  • Ed Drummond
  • Elizabeth Reino
  • Paul Scalici
  • Leva Milov
  • Alfred Torrisi
  • Angelo Torisi

Auxiliary Police Officers

  • Scott Seidel           
  • Ercan Sidar           
  • Robert Abraham
  • Nick D’Achille           
  • Ron Mitnitsky                       
  • Ken Rygiel
  • David Root           
  • Avi Nisani           
  • Jeffrey Lewis
  • Angelo Palumbo           
  • Arthur Haliczer           
  • John Vesper
  • Gary Butler           
  • Joe Teixeira           
  • Scott Schumacher
  • Jeffrey Katz           
  • Charles Gleason           
  • Howard Apsan
  • Garan Dickson


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