Wellington Council Appoints Members To Volunteer Boards

The Wellington Village Council made appointments to its advisory boards on Tuesday, with many new faces and some familiar ones making the cut.

Members of the Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board are: Kenneth Kopp, Alan Shullman, Elizabeth Mariaca, Stephen Levin, Jeffrey Robert, Carol Coleman and Tomas Bueno.

Kopp was nominated by Mayor Anne Gerwig, Shullman by Vice Mayor John McGovern, Mariaca by Councilman Michael Drahos, Levin by Councilman Michael Napoleone and Robert by Councilwoman Tanya Siskind. Coleman and Bueno were chosen at-large.

The staff liaison is Growth Management Director Bob Basehart, and the board meets monthly.

Members of the Architectural Review Board are: Kimberly Sundook, appointed by Gerwig; Deidre Newton, appointed by McGovern; Roger Grave de Peralta, appointed by Drahos; William Klein, appointed by Napoleone; Ron Shamash, appointed by Siskind; and at-large appointments Damon Robling and Thomas Wehman.

The staff liaison is Associate Planner Kelly Ferraiolo, and the board meets monthly.

New members of the Construction Board are: Terence Bailey, appointed by McGovern, and Miguel Alonso and Bruce Tumin, chosen at-large. The staff liaison is Jacek Tomasik of the Building Department, and the board meets as needed.

Members of the Education Committee are: Ruthann Retterbush, appointed by Gerwig; Marcia Hayden, appointed by McGovern; Francine Nelson, appointed by Drahos; John Webber, appointed by Napoleone; Shelly Albright, appointed by Siskind; and Donna Baxter and Beth Gillespie, appointed at-large.

Members of the Equestrian Preserve Committee are: Dr. Kristy Lind, appointed by Gerwig; Doug Hundt, appointed by McGovern; Carol Cohen, appointed by Drahos; Sergio Guerreiro, appointed by Napoleone; Rachel Eidelman, appointed by Siskind; and Robert Bushey and Jane Cleveland, appointed at-large.

The staff liaison is Growth Management Director Bob Basehart, and the committee meets monthly.

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board members are: Jason Weiss, appointed by McGovern; William Flack, appointed by Drahos; Brian Buckstein, appointed by Napoleone; MaryJo Shockley, appointed by Siskind; and Richard Christmas and Anthony Forgione, appointed at-large. Gerwig’s appointment is not yet final.

Staff liaisons are Parks & Recreation Director Bruce DeLaney and Project Manager Daryl Boyd, and the board meets monthly.

Members of the Public Safety Committee are: Jacqueline Hutman, appointed by Gerwig; Mohammad Junaid Akther, appointed by McGovern; Ron Herman, appointed by Drahos; Matt Kurit, appointed by Napoleone; Steven Rosenblum, appointed by Siskind; and Andrea DiFonte and Ernie Zimmerman, appointed at-large.

The staff liaison is Community Services Director James Poag, and the committee meets monthly.

Members of the Senior Advisory Committee are: Howard Trager, appointed by Gerwig; Sharon Lascola, appointed by McGovern; Veronica McCue, appointed by Drahos; Sally Schwartz, appointed by Napoleone; Mary Kastner, appointed by Siskind; and Sampson Nebb and Jose Soto, appointed at-large.

Staff liaisons are Parks & Recreation Director Bruce DeLaney and Project Manager Daryl Boyd, and the committee meets monthly.

Members of the Tree Board are: Richard Cosola, appointed by Gerwig; William Gross, appointed by McGovern; Kay Brown, appointed by Drahos; Stormi Biven, appointed by Napoleone; Debbie Evans, appointed by Siskind; and Joan Kaplan, appointed at-large.

The staff liaison is Landscape Supervisor Brian Hopper, and the board meets quarterly.