For Immediate
Release
January 5, 2024
Arnone, Licitra elected to leadership roles
as Commissioners reorganize for 2024
FREEHOLD, NJ – Commissioner Thomas A. Arnone was
elected to serve as Director of the Monmouth County Board of County
Commissioners and Commissioner Ross F. Licitra was elected to serve as Deputy Director
when the Board held its 2024 reorganization meeting on Jan. 4 at Biotechnology
High School in Freehold Township.
“The five of us will work together to provide the
best quality of life for each of our 53 municipalities, along with the
governing bodies of those towns,” said Commissioner Director Arnone. “We want
to continue to make Monmouth County the best place to live, work and raise a
family. In 2024, we will continue to work as a team. We will face our
challenges and we will continue to explore our opportunities.”
Prior to the selection of the Board’s leaders, Commissioner
Licitra was sworn in by the Honorable Marc C. Lemieux to begin serving his
second three-year term as a Monmouth County Commissioner and Commissioner Erik
Anderson was sworn in by the Honorable Mara Zazzali-Hogan to begin serving his
first three-year term as a Monmouth County Commissioner.
“Being elected to public office and having the trust
bestowed upon me by the people of Monmouth County has truly been the biggest
honor of my life, other than being a father to my two beautiful children,” said
Commissioner Deputy Director Licitra. “The recipe for success in Monmouth
County will continue to be honesty, integrity and, most of all, common sense.”
“I am truly honored and privileged to have been
sworn in to represent the people of Monmouth County,” said Commissioner
Anderson. “As 2024 starts, I look forward to joining this Board to continue its
great work and to continuing our partnership with the County’s 53
municipalities.”
Commissioners Arnone, Licitra and Anderson are
joined on the Board by Commissioner Susan M. Kiley and Commissioner Nick
DiRocco.
“We continue to reach out to our residents who are
in need of help. Our core mission is assisting our residents and making sure
their lives are better,” said Commissioner Kiley. “We will continue to
anticipate and prepare for a changing future, and we will plan accordingly. We
are committed to our residents.”
“We have done everything we can do to deliver
high-quality services in a cost-effective way,” said Commissioner DiRocco. “We
have continued to invest in our transportation infrastructure, delivery of
social services, park system, educational institutions and County facilities.
We will continue to implement sound fiscal practices.”
During the reorganization meeting, the Commissioners made
citizen member appointments to various County boards and commissions:
- Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council, three-year term: Mary Pat
Angelini, Joseph Annecharico, Pat Bohse, Peter-Donnell Boynton, Sara Burrill,
Anthony Comerford, Wendy Depedro, Anna Diaz-White, Mary Ditri, Pastor Pat
Medley, Ginger Mulligan, Kim Perrelli, Rev. Robert Pierce, Rev. Terrance
Porter, Dr. Lester Richens, Marlene Ryan, Lynn Seaward, Marta Silverberg, Rev.
Ronald Sparks, Arlene Spiegle, Yolanda Taylor, Anita Voogt and Brendan Ward.
- Ex-Officio Members to the Monmouth ACTS Advisory Board,
three-year term: Ellen Cohen, Judith Green and Nelson Troche.
- Advisory Council to the Office of Aging, three-year term: Kenneth
Brenzel, Arthur Maloney, Susan Mazzeo, Jacquelyn Canada and Gerard Gavin.
- Monmouth County Agriculture Development Board, regular members, three-year term:
Martin Bullock and Arthur Giambrone; alternate members, one-year term: Peter
Volpe and Pete Van Mater.
- Brookdale Community College Search Committee, three-year
term: Matthew McDermott.
- Monmouth County Construction Board of Appeals, four-year
term: Richard Hogan and Edward Reed Jr.
- Environmental Council, three-year term: Dan Beckalman and
Peter Volpe.
- Fair Housing Board, five-year term: Joseph Barris, Eileen
Cahill and Laura Kirby.
- Assistant Fire Marshals, three-year term: Richard Hogan and
Albert Scott III.
- Historical Commission, three-year term: Glen Cashion, Joseph
Grabas and Barbara Harrigan.
- Improvement Authority, five-year term: Robert Nicastro.
- Library Commission, five-year term: Brian Boms and Barbara
McMorrow.
- Planning Board, three-year term: Marcy McMullen and James
Schatzle.
- Board of Recreation Commissioners, five-year term: Thomas
Adcock.
- Youth Services Commission, three-year term: Kathy Collins,
Ivan Kaplan and Dr. Lester Richens.
For more information
about Monmouth County, go to www.visitmonmouth.com.
FREEHOLD, NJ—Commissioner
Director Thomas A. Arnone spoke at the Organization Meeting after he was
re-elected Commissioner Director for 2024.
FREEHOLD, NJ – Commissioner
Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra (right) accepts his certificate of election
from Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (left) at the Organization
Meeting held on Jan. 4, 2024.
FREEHOLD, NJ – Commissioner
Erik Anderson (right) accepts his certificate of election from Monmouth County
Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (left) at the Organization Meeting held on Jan.
4, 2024.