The Princeton Community Democratic Organization ( PCDO) has announced a new slate of officer for 2009, headed by David Cohen, a Princeton architect with expertise in green building, as president. Mr. Cohen previously served for two years as PCDO treasurer.
The selections were made at the PCDO’s annual reorganization meeting and pot-luck dinner on Sunday, Jan. 18, where outgoing president Jenny Crumiller was thanked for service. During Ms. Crumiller’s three-year tenure as president, PCDO membership more than doubled to its current 365. Ms. Crumiller has also been an active fund-raiser for local and national Democratic candidates and organized PCDO campaign headquarters for John Kerry in 2004 and Barak Obama in 2008.
Ms. Crumiller was also credited with the formation of ad-hoc committees pmn issues including pay-to-play reform in New Jersey, local action against global warming and researching how Princeton University’s tax-exempt status influences property taxes for Borough and Township residents and businesses.
Elected as PCDO vice president for the Princeton Borough was Victoria Airgood, a litigation attorney who handles insurance disputes over coverage of toxic and environmental tort liability. She also will chair the PCDO Program Committee. Jon Durbin, an editor and vice- president with W.W. Norton in New York, was chosen as vice president for Princeton Township and will chair the Membership Committee.
Also elected at the Jan. 18 meeting were Borough-at-large and Township-at-large members who will serve on the PCDO Executive Committee along with Borough and Township mayors and other Democratic elected officials.
Mr. Cohen said the PCDO will continue membership expansion efforts and encourage more members of Princeton’s diverse community to become involved politically.
Princetonians who wish to join the PCDO are invited to contact membership chair Jon Durbin or visit the PCDO website at www.princetondems.org . Local residents, whether PCDO members or not, are welcome to attend PCDO meetings featuring speakers and panel discussions. PCDO meetings are held at 7:30 PM in the Suzanne Patterson Center behind Borough Hall, usually on the third Sunday of the month.
