On Friday, January 25, 2019 the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) held its Annual Board of Directors Reorganization Meeting in the Senate Chambers of the New Jersey State House, where Essex County Freeholder President Brendan W. Gill was sworn in as the 2019 NJAC President by Governor Phil Murphy. The 2019 Board of Directors were also sworn in along with the following executive members:
- Mary H. Melfi, Hunterdon County Clerk as the 2018 NJAC President
- E. Marie Hayes, Cape May County Freeholder as the 2019 NJAC 1st VP
- John Cimino, Mercer County Freeholder Chair as the 2019 NJAC 2nd VP
- Teri O’Connor, Monmouth County Administrator as the 2019 NJAC Secretary-Treasurer
NJAC Executive Director, John G. Donnadio, opened the meeting with remarks welcoming board members and honored guests. The children of NJAC President Gill performed the flag salute prior to Father Benny Prado of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish from Montclair, NJ giving the invocation and later the benediction to close the ceremony.
Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr., who once served as NJAC President in 1997, provided encouraging and endearing remarksto not only his very own Freeholder President Gill but also to all the NJAC Board of Directors.
Afterwards guests walked to the Historic Trenton Masonic Temple where Cugino’s Italian Market catered a delectable luncheon. Essex County Vocational-Technical School District students catered the desserts and the outstanding choir provided musical entertainment for our guests.
