(TRENTON, NJ – January 27, 2023) – Warren County Commissioner James R. Kern III has joined the Executive Board of the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC), the non-partisan organization that advocates for legislation, regulations, and policy directives to empower county governments to operate more effectively and efficiently. As a non-partisan organization that represents the only true regional form of government in the State with a unified and proactive voice, NJAC is committed to advancing innovative programs and initiatives that enhance the level of service provided and save valuable taxpayer dollars.

Today in the Senate Chamber of the New Jersey State House in Trenton, Commissioner Kern was sworn in as NJAC’s Secretary-Treasurer. He is joined by the rest of the executive board which consists of President – Jonathan Young, Camden County Commissioner (D); First Vice President – Shaun Van Doren, Hunterdon County Commissioner (R); Second Vice President – Shanel Robinson, Somerset County Commissioner Director (D); and Immediate Past President – Teri O’Connor, Monmouth County Administrator (R).

Pictured: NJAC Immediate Past President, Monmouth County Administrator Teri O’Connor (front), swears in (l-r) Warren County Commissioner Kern as Secretary-Treasurer; Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Robinson as Second Vice President; and Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun Van Doren as First Vice President. Also pictured (l-r) are NJAC Executive Director, John G. Donnadio, Esq. and Camden County Commissioner Jonathan Young, NJAC President.