Town managers honored for Sandy recovery work

Eleven members of the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA) were among 34 town administrators from Monmouth County recognized in a joint resolution by the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly on June 20 “for their tireless and heartfelt efforts in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.”

Sponsored by 13th-District Republican legislators Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr.; Assemblywoman Amy H. Handlin, deputy Republican leader of the Assembly; and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, the resolution acknowledged the extraordinary recovery work managed by the administrators in their hard-hit communities.

NJMMA members honored from the 13th District are: Holly Reycraft, Aberdeen; Adam Hubeny, Atlantic Highlands; Theresa Casagrande, Fair Haven; Thomas Rogers, Rumson; and Joseph Verruni, Sea Bright.

From the 11th District: Robert Bowden, Colts Neck; George Jackson, Eatontown; Joseph Bellina, Freehold Borough; Peter R. Valesi, Freehold Township; Howard H. Woolley Jr., Long Branch; and Andrew G. Brannen, Ocean Township.

NJMMA President Tara Lovrich, township administrator in Manalapan, lauded the work of local government administrators in managing the recovery from superstorm Sandy.

“The recovery efforts have shone a muchneeded spotlight on the professionalism and collaborative spirit of local government administrators, whose role is essential in good times and bad,” Lovrich added. “Our members and their peers and colleagues across the state have consistently been on the front lines when disaster strikes.”

NJMMA was established more than 50 years ago, with the mission of advancing the professionalism, training and development of public managers, and facilitating the exchange of ideas and best practices in municipal management.