Women in Municipal Government - Mayors Survey - 2007

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, the League of Municipalities presents its fifth annual survey which identifies women serving in the position of mayor of New Jersey municipalities.  The survey reports eighty-one (81) women serving in this capacity; a   gain of  one (1) over last year. This number represents 14.3% of the 566 mayors in the State.

Of the 81 women mayors, twenty-two (22) are newly elected for 2007.

For the third consecutive year, women serve as mayors in 19 of the 21 counties.  Municipalities in Monmouth, Camden and Bergen Counties  claim the highest concentration of women in the mayoral  position with respectively fourteen (14), nine (9) and eight (8). 

This survey is limited to local mayors and does not extend to the countless number of women serving  in municipalities as council members and committee members. The NJ League of Municipalities salutes all New Jersey women for their contributions to our great state.

*The following is a listing of these mayors.

MAYORS	MUNICIPALITY	COUNTY
Shirlee M. Bollard	Andover Borough	Sussex
Phyllis A. Magazzu	Berlin Township	Camden
Mary Pavlini	Bernards Township	Somerset
Jean C. Wetherill	Beverly City	Burlington
Patricia Flannery	Bridgewater Township	Somerset
Darlene Scocca	Burlington City	Burlington
Susan Gartland	Caldwell Borough	Essex
Gwendolyn Faison	Camden	Camden
Patricia Gannon	Clayton Borough	Gloucester
Christine Schaumburg	Clinton	Hunterdon
Sophie Heymann	Closter Borough	Bergen
Carol Foster	Corbin City	Atlantic
Kristin McCarthy	Delaware Township	Hunterdon
Ruth Blessing	Dennis Township	Cape May
Janice Mironov	East Windsor	Mercer
Nancy Merse	Edgewater Borough	Bergen
Judith Hall	Edgewater Park Township	Burlington
Terri L. Ratzell	Elk Township	Gloucester
Colleen Mahr	Fanwood Borough	Union
Carol Ann Kristensen	Frankford Township	Sussex
Maura R. DeNicola	Franklin Lakes Borough	Bergen
Bonnie Butler	Franklin Township	Warren
Dorothy Avallone	Freehold Township	Monmouth
Cindy Rau-Hatton	Gloucester Township	Camden
Patricia L. Walsh	Green Brook Township	Warren
Karen Sasso	Hackensack City	Bergen
Beth Ann Haven	Haddon Heights Borough	Camden
Letitia Colombi	Haddonfield Borough	Camden
Nancy Martin	Helmetta Borough	Middlesex
Meryl Frank	Highland Park	Middlesex
Karen McCoy Oliver	Hillside Township	Union
Irene I. Wolick	Hi-Nella Borough	Camden
Serena DiMaso	Holmdel Township	Monmouth
Vanessa Sandom	Hopewell Township	Mercer
Lisa Strydio	Keansburg Borough	Monmouth
Barbara Jo Crea	Little Egg Harbor Township	Ocean
Suzanne S. Castleman	Little Silver Borough	Monmouth
Betty McBain	Loch Arbour Village	Monmouth
Diane C. Gove	Long Beach Township	Ocean
Mary Garvin	Longport Borough	Atlantic
Ellen Pompper	Lower Alloways Creek	Salem
Betty Ann Cowling-Carson	Magnolia Borough	Camden
Claire Volpe	Maple Shade	Burlington
Mary Aufseeser	Matawan Borough	Monmouth
Phyllis Florek	Mendham Township	Morris
Esther Vierheilig	Midland Park Borough	Bergen
Nancy A. Greblja	Millstone Township	Monmouth
Gloria Bradford	Milltown Borough	Middlesex
Susan Howard	Monmouth Beach Borough	Monmouth
Cecilia Xie Birge	Montgomery Township	Somerset
Kathy Chasey	Mullica Township	Atlantic
Patricia Koloski	National Park Borough	Gloucester
Janice G. Allen	North Plainfield Borough	Somerset
Joanne Cocchiola	Nutley Township	Essex
Lucille Chaump	Oceanport Borough	Monmouth
Alice Polocz	Pitman Borough	Gloucester
Sharon Robinson-Briggs	Plainfield	Union
Mildred T. Trotman	Princeton Borough	Mercer
Phyllis L. Marchand	Princeton Township	Mercer
Jo-Ann Liptak	Raritan Borough	Somerset
Joanne Atlas	Ringwood Borough	Passaic
Margaret Falahee Watkins	River Edge Borough	Bergen
Phyllis Strohmeyer	Rochelle Park	Bergen
Mary Lochwood	Rockaway Borough	Morris
Elsbeth Battel	Roosevelt Borough	Monmouth
Virginia Betteridge	Runnemede Borough	Camden
Bernadette McPherson	Rutherford Borough	Bergen
Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams	Sea Bright	Monmouth
Emilia M. Siciliano	Shrewsbury Borough	Monmouth
Jennifer Naughton	Spring Lake Borough	Monmouth
Diana Kuncken	Stanhope Borough	Sussex
Suzanne M. Walters	Stone Harbor Borough	Cape May
Katherine Little	Sussex Borough	Sussex
Brenda C. Restivo	Union Township	Union
Janet Morrison	Vernon Township	Sussex
Betty Simmons	Victory Gardens	Morris
Marianne Van Deursen	Washington Borough	Warren
Pamela Kaithem	West Cape May	Cape May
Anna Docimo	West Deptford Township	Gloucester
Janet W. Tucci	West Long Branch	Monmouth
Amelia A. Messina	Weymouth Township	Atlantic
Sue Ann Metzner	Winslow Township	Camden

*Source...2007 NJ Municipal Directory


Women Mayors By County - 2007

County	Mayor	Municipality
Atlantic	Carol Foster Mary Garvin Amelia Messina	Corbin City Longport Borough Mullica Township
Bergen	Sophie Heymann Nancy Merse Maura R. DeNicola Karen K. Sasso Esther Vierheilig Margaret Falahee Watkins Phyllis Strohmeyer Bernadette McPherson	Closter Borough Edgewater Borough Franklin Lakes Borough Hackensack City Midland Park Borough River Edge Borough Rochelle Park Township Rutherford Borough
Burlington	Jean C. Wetherill Darlene Scocca Judith Hall Claire Volpe	Beverly City Burlington City Edgewater Park Maple Shade Township
Camden	Phyllis A. Magazzu Gwendolyn Faison Cindy Rau-Hatton Beth Ann Haven Letitia Colombi Irene Wolick BettyAnn Cowling-Carson Virginia Betteridge Sue Ann Metzner	Berlin Township Camden City Gloucester Township Haddon Heights Borough Haddonfield Borough Hi-Nella Borough Magnolia Borough Runnemede Borough Winslow Township
Cape May	Ruth J. Blessing Suzanne M. Walters Pamela Kaithem	Dennis Township Stone Harbor Borough West Cape May Borough
Cumberland
Essex	Susan Gartland Joanne Cocchiola	Caldwell Borough Nutley Township
Gloucester	Patricia Gannon Terri L. Ratzell Patricia Koloski Alice Polocz Anna Docimo	Clayton Borough Elk Township National Park Borough Pitman Borough West Deptford Township
Hudson
Hunterdon	Christine Schaumburg Kriston McCarthy	Clinton Town Delaware Township
Mercer	Janice S. Mironov Vanessa Sandom Mildred Trotman Phyllis Marchand	East Windsor Township Hopewell Township Princeton Borough Princeton Township
Middlesex	Nancy Martin Meryl Frank Gloria Bradford	Helmetta Borough Highland Park Borough Milltown Borough
Monmouth	Dorothy Avallone Serena DiMaso Lisa Strydio Suzanne Castleman Betty McBain Mary Aufseeser Nancy Grbelja Susan Howard Lucille Chaump Elsbeth Battel Jo-Ann Kalaka Adams Emilia M. Siciliano Jennifer Naughton Janet Tucci	Freehold Township Holmdel Township Keansburg Borough Little Silver Borough Loch Arbour Village Matawan Borough Millstone Township Monmouth Beach Borough Oceanport Borough Roosevelt Borough Sea Bright Borough Shrewsbury Borough Spring Lake Borough West Long Branch
Morris	Phyllis Florek Mary Lockwood Betty Simmons	Mendham Townhsip Rockaway Borough Victory Gardens Borough
Ocean	Barbara Jo Crea DiAnne C. Gove	Little Egg Harbor Township Long Beach Township
Passaic	Joanne Atlas	Ringwood Borough
Salem	Ellen Pompper	Lower Alloways Creek Township
Somerset	Mary Pavlini Patricia Flannery Patricia L. Walsh Cecilia Xie Birge Janice G. Allen Jo-Ann Liptak	Bernards Township Bridgewater Township Green Brook Township Montgomery Township North Plainfield Borough Raritan Borough
Sussex	Shirlee M. Bollard Carol Ann Kristensen Diana Kuncken Katherine Little Janet Morrison	Andover Borough Frankford Township Stanhope Borough Sussex Borough Vernon Township
Union	Colleen Mahr Karen McCoy Oliver Sharon Robinson-Briggs Brenda C. Restivo	Fanwood Borough Hillside Township Plainfield City Union Township
Warren	Bonnie Butler Marianne Van Deursen	Franklin Township Washington Borough