Collingswood County Committee

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timothy farrow - Municipal CHair

District 7
Tim has been an active member of the community for many years. He has served as a coach for Collingswood recreation programs including basketball, soccer, and baseball. He currently serves as the manager of the recreation basketball program and as a league representative on the Collingswood Marlins Swim Team Board and has also served on the Collingswood Board of Education. Tim is a practicing criminal defense attorney. Read Full Bio

Keshia Butler-thomas

District 10
Keshia is an adjunct professor at Temple University and the founder and CEO of LCK Consulting. She is an active community champion and a member of many organizations including the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), the Collingswood Pride Council, and the founder of the South Jersey Black Business Coalition (SJBBC). Read Full Bio

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david galpern

District 11
David is a student at Rutgers School of Law in Camden and currently serves as a legislative aide for Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt in the 6th Legislative District. Read Full Bio

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robert velez- Municipal Vice-Chair

District 8
Rob is a Marine veteran and IT whiz dedicated to giving back to Collingswood what the town has provided to him—an opportunity for a full and wonderful life.  Rob currently serves as the Director of Information Technology for the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication. Read Full Bio

 
 

TRICIA ASPINWALl- Municipal Secretary

District 12
Tricia is a passionate environmental conservation professional and volunteers her time to make her community a better place. Tricia has served as the volunteer leader for the Friends of the Farmers Market for the last ten seasons and is a member of the Collingswood Green Team. Tricia also serves on the State Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee. Tricia enjoys spending time with her daughters and is a running enthusiast! Read Full Bio

 
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Gloria gledhill

District 4
Gloria is a longtime Collingswood resident and advocate for vibrant communities and good government. Gloria has also volunteered countless hours working on political campaigns to elect Democrats from her teenage years to present. Read Full Bio

 

NICOLE Defeo

District 1
Nicole has more than 25 years of experience building and leading non-profit organizations. An accomplished strategist and marketer, her vision and drive have taken small struggling non-profits to thriving successful organizations in short periods of time. Her performance has been recognized in the national market of non-profits through awards for marketing, mentoring and exceptional achievement. In 2016, Nicole was named the inaugural Woman of Honor in Community Service by the Camden County Board of Commissioners. Read Full Bio

Jamie O’Neill

District 2
Jamie is a 27-year resident of Collingswood who moved here with his wife Nancy, a lifetime Collingswood resident, in 1994. He has volunteered as a coach and in various capacities in town. Read Full Bio

Eliot Dewitt

District 12
Eliot is a recent graduate of Collingswood High School with a passion for politics, history, and American government. He feels passionately about gun control and wants to help increase engagement and voter turnout among young people. Read Full Bio

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Elisabeth Yucis

District 7
Elisabeth is an Associate Director with the New Jersey Education Association and former Collingswood High School English teacher who helped write the district’s transgender student policy. She is a passionate community volunteer and the current committee’s municipal chair. Read Full Bio

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Robert Rodriguez

District 9
Robert, also known as Bobby, is a lifelong public servant and volunteer in Collingswood and currently serves as a trustee for Knight Park and as a commissioner for the Collingswood Housing Authority. Read Full Bio

maggie shaw-Zmijewski

District 4
Maggie is an active Tatem PTA member, clinical researcher, home fixer upper, and proud CHS Class of 2003 graduate. You can always find Maggie at PTA events volunteering her time. Read Full Bio

Danielle Brown

District 9
Danielle is a mother of ten amazing children and a community volunteer. She is a member of the the Collingswood Police Citizen Advisory Board, is active in the PTA, and volunteers her time to many causes in town and throughout Camden County. Professionally, she is the Domestic Violence Program Director for the United Advocacy Group and has been a fierce advocate for victims of crime and domestic violence. Read Full Bio

Michael Paolucci

District 11
Michael has been an educator at Collingswood High School since 2006. He cut his teeth politically as a college student, knocking on doors for Howard Dean and later as an organizing fellow for the Obama presidential campaign in 2008.  Read Full Bio

Jill leeb

District 4
Jill is an 8-year Collingswood resident and a Mental Health Therapist in private practice. She believes in the importance of civil service and has volunteered on several campaigns, making calls and signing up voters. Read Full Bio

jake lehman

District 6
Jake has enjoyed being a member of the Collingswood community and volunteering as a sports coach and at his children's school. Community service is important to Jake and he looks forward to the opportunity to serve the community through the Democratic Committee. Professionally, Jake is a trial lawyer practicing in the Philadelphia region and he also provides pro bono legal services to The Pennsylvania Innocence Project. Read Full Bio

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jessica stokes

District 8
Jessica is a public safety and emergency management planner, lifelong Collingswood resident, and champion of environmental sustainability. In her free time Jessica enjoys hiking, photography, reading, writing, spending time with her friends and family, and pampering her cats, Fitzgerald and Marlowe. Read Full Bio

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reed orem

District 2
Reed is the owner of Dig This, a mid-century furniture store in town on Haddon Avenue. He is an active member of our business community, serving as a member of the Executive Board of the Business Improvement District for the borough and pitching in as a volunteer to plan Collingswood’s many wonderful events. Read Full Bio