As Women's History Month is gaining in recognition across New Jersey and the Nation, the League deemed it appropriate to publish the results of its third annual survey to highlight the number of women serving as mayors of New Jersey's municipalities. The list below identifies seventy-three women serving in this capacity, a net gain of one (1) over last year. This number represents 12.8 % of the 566 mayors in the State.

Women are at the helm of municipalities in nineteen of the twenty-one counties.  This year, ten municipalities in Camden County account for the highest concentration of women serving as mayors. Seven municipalities in Burlington and Somerset Counties follow.

As women across the spectrum continue to fracture the political glass ceiling, their voices become a vital part of the public policy debate. The continuing challenge to make a difference in the political arena will be explored further during the League's session on Women In Government at the Annual Conference in November.

MAYORS	MUNICIPALITY	COUNTY
Shirlee M. Bollard	Andover Borough	Sussex
Deborah C. Whitcraft	Beach Haven Borough	Ocean
Amey Mesko	Bedminster Township	Morris
Phyllis A. Magazzu	Berlin Township	Camden
Carolyn Kelly	Bernards Township	Somerset
Patricia Flannery	Bridgewater Township	Somerset
Darlene Scocca	Burlington City	Burlington
Gwendolyn Faison	Camden City	Camden
Sandra K. Iaquinto	Cinnaminson	Burlington
Patricia Gannon	Clayton Borough	Gloucester
Carol Foster	Corbin City	Atlantic
Rebecca Beauregard	Cranbury Township	Middlesex
Carol Musso	Deerfield Township	Cumberland
Kate Fitzpatrick	Delanco Township	Burlington
Georgeann Pettit	Dennis Township	Cape May
Janice Mironov	East Windsor Township	Mercer
Nancy Merse	Edgewater Borough	Bergen
Terry Ratzell	Elk Township	Gloucester
Alberta J. Mossey	Estell Manor City	Atlantic
Colleen Mahr	Fanwood Borough	Union
Annette Seaman	Fredon Township	Sussex
Sandra Love	Gloucester Township	Camden
Patricia Walsh	Green Brook Township	Somerset
Susan Griffith	Haddon Heights Borough	Camden
Letitia Colombi	Haddonfield Borough	Camden
Nancy Martin	Helmetta Borough	Middlesex
Irene I. Wolick	Hi-Nella Borough	Camden
Meryl Frank	Highland Park Borough	Middlesex
Karen McCoy Oliver	Hillside Township	Union
Arlene Kemp	Hopewell Township	Mercer
Pamela Mount	Lawrence Township	Mercer
Lisa F. Uchrin	Lebanon Borough	Hunterdon
Suzanne S. Castleman	Little Silver Borough	Monmouth
Diane C. Gove	Long Beach Township	Ocean
Betty Ann Cowling-Carson	Magnolia Borough	Camden
Esther Vierheilig	Midland Park Borough	Bergen
Mary Patrick	Millstone Borough	Somerset
Gloria Bradford	Milltown Borough	Middlesex
Louise Wilson	Montgomery Township	Somerset
Marie Cetrulo	Montville	Morris
Joan Boas	Mount Holly Township	Burlington
Geraldine A. Nardello	Mount Laurel Township	Burlington
Kathy Chasey	Mullica Township	Atlantic
Patricia Koloski	National Park Borough	Gloucester
Sharon Atkinson	New Hanover Township	Burlington
Janice G. Allen	North Plainfield Borough	Somerset
Joanne Cocchiola	Nutley Township	Essex
Maria Gatta	Oceanport Borough	Monmouth
Jacquelin Pietrodangelo	Ogdensburg Borough	Sussex
Marceil "Mimi" Letts	Parsippany - Troy Hills Township	Morris
Alice Polocz	Pitman Borough	Gloucester
Phyllis L. Marchand	Princeton Township	Mercer
Wenke Taule	Ringwood Borough	Passaic
Margaret Falahee Watkins	River Edge Borough	Bergen
Mary Lochwood	Rockaway Borough	Morris
Ginny Betteridge (acting)	Runnemede	Camden
Bernadette McPherson	Rutherford Borough	Bergen
Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams	Sea Bright Borough	Monmouth
Emilia M. Siciliano	Shrewsbury Borough	Monmouth
JoAnne B. Schubert	South Bound Brook	Somerset
Diana Kuncken	Stanhope Borough	Sussex
Suzanne M. Walters	Stone Harbor Borough	Cape May
Katherine Little	Sussex Borough	Sussex
Kimberly Brown	Tabernacle Township	Burlington
Jacqueline B. Kates	Teaneck Township	Bergen
Ann Y. McNamara	Tinton Falls Borough	Monmouth
Nanette Courtine	Victory Gardens Borough	Morris
Marianne Van Deursen	Washington Borough	Warren
Dolores C. Toussaint	Waterford Township	Camden
Nancy Palladino	West Amwell	Hunterdon
Anna Docimo	West Deptford Township	Gloucester
Sue Ann Metzner	Winslow Township	Camden
Leslie Clark	Woodbury City	Gloucester

*Source...2005 NJ Municipa

Women in Municipal Government - Mayors Survey - 2005 As Women's History Month is gaining in recognition across New Jersey and the Nation, the League deemed it appropriate to publish the results of its third annual survey to highlight the number of women serving as mayors of New Jersey's municipalities. The list below identifies seventy-three women serving in this capacity, a net gain of one (1) over last year. This number represents 12.8 % of the 566 mayors in the State. Women are at the helm of municipalities in nineteen of the twenty-one counties.  This year, ten municipalities in Camden County account for the highest concentration of women serving as mayors. Seven municipalities in Burlington and Somerset Counties follow. As women across the spectrum continue to fracture the political glass ceiling, their voices become a vital part of the public policy debate. The continuing challenge to make a difference in the political arena will be explored further during the League's session on Women In Government at the Annual Conference in November. MAYORS MUNICIPALITY COUNTY Shirlee M. Bollard Andover Borough Sussex Deborah C. Whitcraft Beach Haven Borough Ocean Amey Mesko Bedminster Township Morris Phyllis A. Magazzu Berlin Township Camden Carolyn Kelly Bernards Township Somerset Patricia Flannery Bridgewater Township Somerset Darlene Scocca Burlington City Burlington Gwendolyn Faison Camden City Camden Sandra K. Iaquinto Cinnaminson Burlington Patricia Gannon Clayton Borough Gloucester Carol Foster Corbin City Atlantic Rebecca Beauregard Cranbury Township Middlesex Carol Musso Deerfield Township Cumberland Kate Fitzpatrick Delanco Township Burlington Georgeann Pettit Dennis Township Cape May Janice Mironov East Windsor Township Mercer Nancy Merse Edgewater Borough Bergen Terry Ratzell Elk Township Gloucester Alberta J. Mossey Estell Manor City Atlantic Colleen Mahr Fanwood Borough Union Annette Seaman Fredon Township Sussex Sandra Love Gloucester Township Camden Patricia Walsh Green Brook Township Somerset Susan Griffith Haddon Heights Borough Camden Letitia Colombi Haddonfield Borough Camden Nancy Martin Helmetta Borough Middlesex Irene I. Wolick Hi-Nella Borough Camden Meryl Frank Highland Park Borough Middlesex Karen McCoy Oliver Hillside Township Union Arlene Kemp Hopewell Township Mercer Pamela Mount Lawrence Township Mercer Lisa F. Uchrin Lebanon Borough Hunterdon Suzanne S. Castleman Little Silver Borough Monmouth Diane C. Gove Long Beach Township Ocean Betty Ann Cowling-Carson Magnolia Borough Camden Esther Vierheilig Midland Park Borough Bergen Mary Patrick Millstone Borough Somerset Gloria Bradford Milltown Borough Middlesex Louise Wilson Montgomery Township Somerset Marie Cetrulo Montville Morris Joan Boas Mount Holly Township Burlington Geraldine A. Nardello Mount Laurel Township Burlington Kathy Chasey Mullica Township Atlantic Patricia Koloski National Park Borough Gloucester Sharon Atkinson New Hanover Township Burlington Janice G. Allen North Plainfield Borough Somerset Joanne Cocchiola Nutley Township Essex Maria Gatta Oceanport Borough Monmouth Jacquelin Pietrodangelo Ogdensburg Borough Sussex Marceil "Mimi" Letts Parsippany - Troy Hills Township Morris Alice Polocz Pitman Borough Gloucester Phyllis L. Marchand Princeton Township Mercer Wenke Taule Ringwood Borough Passaic Margaret Falahee Watkins River Edge Borough Bergen Mary Lochwood Rockaway Borough Morris Ginny Betteridge (acting) Runnemede Camden Bernadette McPherson Rutherford Borough Bergen Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams Sea Bright Borough Monmouth Emilia M. Siciliano Shrewsbury Borough Monmouth JoAnne B. Schubert South Bound Brook Somerset Diana Kuncken Stanhope Borough Sussex Suzanne M. Walters Stone Harbor Borough Cape May Katherine Little Sussex Borough Sussex Kimberly Brown Tabernacle Township Burlington Jacqueline B. Kates Teaneck Township Bergen Ann Y. McNamara Tinton Falls Borough Monmouth Nanette Courtine Victory Gardens Borough Morris Marianne Van Deursen Washington Borough Warren Dolores C. Toussaint Waterford Township Camden Nancy Palladino West Amwell Hunterdon Anna Docimo West Deptford Township Gloucester Sue Ann Metzner Winslow Township Camden Leslie Clark Woodbury City Gloucester *Source...2005 NJ Municipal Directory March 10, 2005