Dan Mason has 20+ years of experience in NJ municipal government. Dan has been a full time Borough Administrator, Township Manager, Municipal Clerk, Municipal Management Consultant, former Executive Board Member and Membership Committee Chairman for NJMMA. He is currently the Local Government Specialist and State Coordinator of Shared Services for the NJ Conference of Mayors, Panelist at League of Municipalities Conferences, as well as a lecturer and author on municipal management. Currently Dan is:
President of Jersey Professional Management.
Management consultant and executive recruiter for various New Jersey municipalities, counties and school boards.
Shared Services Specialist for the New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM).
Local Government Specialist for NJCM.
The former Shared Services Facilitator and Coordinator for seventeen (17) municipalities in Somerset County.
The former Shared Services Facilitator and Consultant for 14 municipalities in Cumberland County.
Consultant and Senior Vice President of Jersey Professional Management (JPM) for over 10 years. Fred brings more than 30 years of municipal experience in local government management to the JPM team. He has served as a full time Municipal Manager in 4 municipalities in several Mid-Atlantic States, and has represented JPM as a Temporary Administrator in 8 municipalities, with populations ranging from 3,200 to 66,000, employing up to 500 employees.
Full time municipal experience:
Township Administrator – Freehold Township (Retired after 25 years service)
Village Manager – Spring Valley, NY
Borough Manager – New Cumberland, PA
Borough Manager/Finance Officer – Quakertown, PA
Temporary Administrator Positions with populations:
Fair Haven, NJ
6,000
Cranbury Township, NJ
3,200
South Brunswick, NJ
38,000
Bound Brook, NJ
10,000
Franklin Township, NJ (Somerset County)
51,000
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
4,700
Monmouth Beach, NJ
3,600
Middletown Township, NJ
66,000
Fred is a past President of the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA), a Life Member of the International City and County Management Association (ICMA) and the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA). He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the coveted Distinguished Service Award presented by the NJMMA for outstanding public service in the State of New Jersey.
A former United States Marine with a Bachelor of Science Degree from LaSalle College in Philadelphia, PA and an Associate Degree from the State University of New York, Fred brings a comprehensive background of education, experience and service to our clients. His consulting effort is primarily directed to municipalities with special needs in administrative oversight or audits, temporary administrative service, including personnel matters or "right-sizing departments" for effective municipal operations and service.
In addition to working for JPM, since 2000 John has been serving part-time as Special Project Coordinator to the CFO of the County of Somerset. John was the Administrator for Hillsborough Township, Somerset County from 1994 to 2000. Before that John spent 25 years with IBM Corporation, most recently as a Project Executive for the PC line of business. He also served 6 years on the Hillsborough Township Committee during the 1970’s and 1 year as Mayor in 1976.
During his tenure with JPM, Mr. Middleton has led or participated in organizational reviews, personnel studies and/or salary analyses for the Burlington County Bridge Commission, Chatham Borough and Township, the Borough of Eatontown, Freehold Township, Holmdel Township, Howell Township, the Borough of Manville, Montgomery Township, Shamong Township and the County of Sussex. For a number of years, John also acted as the Shared Services Coordinator for the Counties and Municipalities of Somerset County, Burlington County and Monmouth County. Additionally, he is JPM's resident expert in the New Jersey SHARE grant program. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers University.
Mr. Middleton enthusiastically brings the best practices of business and government to the JPM team and their current and future clients.
Tom has served over 20 years as the Municipal Manager for Hillsborough Township, Princeton Borough, and the Town of Westfield. Mr. Shannon is a licensed Professional Engineer, Professional Planner, and Construction Official.
After serving as Business Administrator for 17 years for the City of Ocean City, New Jersey, Mr. Deaney joined Jersey Professional Management (JPM) in 2006. He was also Township Manger for Medford Township from 1980 until 1989 and Town Manager in the Town of Newton from 1971 until 1980. He is a life member of the International City Management Association (ICMA) and a former President of the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA).
During his time with JPM, Mr. Deaney has shared his knowledge in a variety of ways by assisting and personally conducting general Administrative Reviews, Shared Municipal Court Studies, and Annexation/Consolidation Studies for communities including Margate, Cape May, West Cape May, Cape May Point, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Tinton Falls, Eatontown, Oceanport, Haddon Township, Evesham Township, Corbin City and Upper Township. He also served for 6 months as Temporary Business Administrator for the City of Sea Isle City during a period of transition to a new form of government.
Mr. Deaney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College and a Master in Government Administration degree from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania. He brings a broad based knowledge of the history and practice of local government in New Jersey having served in appointed positions for parts of 5 decades in all corners of the State.
Dave is a seasoned municipal manager who retired in 2007 to join Jersey Professional Management (JPM). During his public career spanning over 33 years, he established a solid record of strong leadership, prudent fiscal management and innovative approaches to challenges faced by the communities he served. Dave is now utilizing those talents he developed during his distinguished career to assist municipalities throughout New Jersey.
As a Senior Manager with JPM, Dave has performed departmental studies, developed assessment centers to guide promotion processes of key municipal positions, examined shared service opportunities, developed pay plans and provided technical assistance.
After receiving his Masters degree in Public Administration from the Pennsylvania State University, Dave immediately assumed a municipal manger post in eastern Pennsylvania. He was the chief administrative officer in 3 Pennsylvania jurisdictions prior to moving to New Jersey to assume the Administrator position in the Borough of Metuchen in 1980. In 1987, Dave accepted the Manager position in the Township of Ocean (Monmouth County) where he served for 20 years before retiring in 2007.
In the Township of Ocean, Dave developed budgets that held the municipal tax rate steady for 12 consecutive years. While in Ocean, Dave served as the President of the New Jersey Municipal Management Association, was named Outstanding Manager of the Year, was the Chairman of the Mid-Jersey Joint Insurance Fund (JIF), was the JIF’s representative on the Municipal Excess Liability JIF, and was an active member and past Chair of the Monmouth County Community Development Block Grant Committee.
Dave has a proven track record in the municipal management field. He is anxious to apply his innovative, analytical approach to problem solving to assist municipalities throughout New Jersey as a member of the JPM team.
Chief Thomas B. Michaud (Ret.) is a 35 year veteran of the Princeton, New Jersey Police Department. He retired from active police service in 2001 after serving 11 years as the Chief of Police. Chief Michaud received a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy, Quantico, Virginia.
Chief Michaud is an adjunct faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson University and has taught leadership and supervision courses for the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. He has served on numerous boards, committees, and programs during his career, including a term as President of the New Jersey State Chiefs of Police (2000-2001) after holding the position of Vice Present for several years. Chief Michaud has served as a Director for the Mid-Atlantic Law Enforcement Executive Development Program and the coordinator of the New Jersey Police Executive Institute.
From 1997 to 2001 Chief Michaud served as a consultant to the International Chiefs of Police Association (IACP) Executive Search team working with a number of police departments including:
Delaware State Police
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee
Jefferson County – Louisville, Kentucky
He has also served as an expert witness in police procedures in a number of civil liability matters filed in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey.
Since joining Jersey Professional Management (JPM) in 2004, Mr. Michaud has completed many New Jersey police department reviews and shared services studies, including:
Ocean Township
Riverside Township
Delanco Township
Independence Township
Long Beach Township
Beach Haven Borough
Midland Park Borough
Wyckoff Township
Englishtown Borough
Belmar Borough
Bradley Beach Borough
Lake Como Borough
Eatontown Borough
Oceanport Borough
Tinton Falls Township
Chief Michaud's extensive knowledge and experience is exceptional and in the field of police work, he is highly regarded by his peers.
Jim Roberts joined Jersey Professional Management (JPM) in 2005, and has been involved in a wide variety of professional and, especially, shared services studies. He worked with the Fort Monmouth Economic Recovery Planning Authority (FMERPA) in analyzing how the impact of the closing of Fort Monmouth (FMERPA) in 2011 would affect public safety and emergency services in the 8 surrounding municipalities. Short and long-range recommendations were developed for police, fire, ambulance, court and emergency management, including the potential sharing of many of those services. Jim also worked on shared service fire studies in Montclair and Orange and also in the 3 communities of North Plainfield, Green Brook and Watchung. Major police shared service analyses were done for the municipalities of Wyckoff and Midland Park as well as FMERPA. Major management and efficiency studies included Howell Township and Freehold Township. Jim has also worked in Middlesex Borough and Dunellen to analyze the possibility of combining their recycling programs and has worked with Jackson Township and the Jackson Board of Education on public works shared services. He is currently involved with Salem County and 6 municipalities studying the possibility of sharing animal control services.
Since 2005, a major ongoing project has been with Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and their regional Board of Education in a continuing effort to review and improve the possibility of shared services. Currently, Jim is working with JPM on a new program to study the possibility of shared services for all of the Scotch Plains and Fanwood public services.
Although Jim has knowledge and experience across a wide range of areas, his strengths lie in management, budget and administrative issues. He has served as Temporary Administrator in the Boroughs of Matawan and Hopatcong. The primary goal was to maintain professional management in those communities while JPM completed recruitments of permanent, professional administrators.
Jim’s major chief administrative officer positions have been with the County of Monroe, Florida (the Florida Keys) from 1993 through 2004. Prior to that, he served as the Borough Administrator of Mountainside, New Jersey from 1983 to 1993. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the William Paterson College School of Management and at Kean College (prior to becoming a university) in the graduate and undergraduate programs. He specialized in management, human resources and public finance.
Mr. Roberts prepared for a career in public service by obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Government from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Among additional public service-oriented education, Jim studied labor management issues at the Rutgers Institute for Management and Labor Relations.
Albert J. Varga is a former Deputy Chief of Police for Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey having completed a 33 year career in law enforcement. In Hamilton, he was in charge of 100+ officers and staff in the patrol division. Al was an administrative officer, internal affairs supervisor, commander of the detective bureau, and narcotics vice supervisor. Following service in Hamilton he became Police Director for 3 years in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Al holds a Masters degree in Public Administration and is a graduate of the FBI Academy. He has taught police administration courses at Rider University, The College of New Jersey, and The Mercer County Community College. Currently he is an adjunct instructor for the Mercer County Police Academy.
Working for Jersey Professional Management (JPM) for the past 6 years, Al has worked in shared services and management studies with more than 12 police departments throughout the state. His most recent assignments have included shared services studies in Eatontown, Tinton Falls, and Oceanport. He has also been a consultant in shared services studies for municipal courts and First Aid Squads for numerous municipalities in New Jersey.
Al is proud of his association with JPM, a non-political organization where he can apply his skills and experiences to assist elected officials and local governments. His greatest asset is his practical approach to complicated problems.
