Arnone, Kiley named to leadership roles as Commissioners organize for 2025

For Immediate Release:
January 8, 2025

Arnone, Kiley named to leadership roles
as Commissioners organize for 2025

FREEHOLD, NJ - Commissioner Thomas A. Arnone was elected to serve as Director of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners and Commissioner Susan M. Kiley was elected to serve as Deputy Director when the Board held its 2025 Organization meeting on Jan. 7 at Biotechnology High School.

"It is an incredible honor to once again be appointed as Director of the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners. I am deeply grateful to my colleagues for entrusting me with this role for the ninth time, and for the sixth consecutive year," said Commissioner Director Arnone. "As we step into 2025, I remain committed to serving the residents of Monmouth County with passion and purpose. Together, we will continue striving to make Monmouth County the best county in the State."

During the meeting, Deputy Director Kiley's Statement of Certification of Election to her third three-year term on the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners was signed by Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon.

"Thank you for returning me to the Commissioner position for a third term. There is still work to be done and I am grateful to be able to take part in it," said Commissioner Deputy Director Kiley. "As a forward-thinking organization, Monmouth County will continue to anticipate and prepare for our evolving future. We know we will continue to experience growth in our population and more demand for services, and we will continue to plan accordingly. Together we will continue to keep Monmouth County a great place to live, work and raise our families."

Commissioner Director Arnone and Commissioner Deputy Director Kiley are joined on the Board by Commissioners Dominick "Nick" DiRocco, Ross F. Licitra and Erik Anderson.

During the Organization meeting, the Commissioners made citizen member appointments to County boards and commissions:

· Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council , three-year term: Carolyn Connor, Dustin Knoblauch, Catherine Lord and Yolanda Taylor.
· Advisory Council to the Office on Aging, three-year term: Isaiah Cooper and Betty Elder.
· Agriculture Development Board, regular members, three-year term: Charles Buscaglia, Ross Clayton, Gary DeFelice and Marcus Pettyjohn Jr.; alternate members, one-year term: Peter Volpe and Pierre VanMater III.
· Brookdale Community College Search Committee, three-year term: Marcy McMullen.
· Fair Housing Board, five-year term: Michele Coleman, Toi Collins and Diane Gray.
· Assistant Fire Marshals, two-year term: Craig Flannagan.
· Historical Commission, three-year term: Maureen O'Connor-Leach.
· Improvement Authority, five-year term: Andrew Melnick.
· Library Commission, five-year term: Barbara Lovell.
· Planning Board, regular members, three-year term: Charles Casagrande and Judy Martinelly; regular member, five-year term: Michael Nei.
· Board of Recreation Commissioners, five-year term: Patricia Butch.
· Youth Services Commission, three-year term: Trude Arnette, Thomas Fitcher, Jennifer Hoffer, Chanta Jackson and Sebastian Tripani; two-year term: Caitlin Mejia, Dustin Knoblauch and the Honorable Lourdes Lucas.
· Board of Addiction Services, three-year term: Irene Hoylie-Ristaino and Nicole Tierney.
· Workforce Development Board, three-year term: Carolyn Burtnick.
· Public Agency Compliance Officer, one-year term: Helen Fiore.
· Transportation Council, three-year term: Peter VanNortwick and Nicholas Ponzio.

The Organization Meeting was live-streamed and can be viewed in its entirety on the Monmouth County Government's Facebook and YouTube Channel .

For additional information about Monmouth County and the Board of County Commissioners, go to www.visitmonmouth.com .

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