Dan Mason is a practical, experienced professional who has been both an appointed and elected local government official in New Jersey for the past 20 years. He has been the Manager or Administrator in 3 New Jersey municipalities, was elected in the 1970's as Councilman and Mayor in his hometown of Cranford, and has also served as Borough Clerk, Planning Board Member, NJ State Cap Law Commissioner, and State Membership Committee Chairman of the NJ Municipal Management Association.    Dan was recently appointed "State Coordinator of Shared Services" by the New Jersey Conference of Mayors. He has authored several articles on the subject, conducted seminars for Mayor's organizations throughout the State, and has served as a panelist at the conference in Atlantic City. His unique ability to maintain current operations and fiscal stability, while being innovative in personnel matters, negotiations and management efficiency, has given him the reputation of being a nonpartisan, successful and business-like government administrator.