Here's Who Filed For Fair Haven Borough Council In 2021

FAIR HAVEN, NJ - Two seats are up for grabs on the Fair Haven Borough Council this year, and four candidates have filed for a spot.

Councilman James Banahan’s term is up Dec. 31 but did not file. Incumbent councilwoman Elizabeth Koch filed for her own seat.

One other Republican, Fair Haven resident Tracy Cole, filed for a seat alongside Democrats Robert Gasperini and Sonja Trombino.

Koch, a Republican, is a retired eighth grade science teacher at Knollwood School where she taught for 24 years. The 43-year Fair Haven resident earned her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at the State University of New York, New Paltz and a Masters in Science Education from Rutgers University.

Koch serves as the chairperson of the parks and recreation, borough communications and planning & zoning committees. She is also the vice chairperson of the personnel committee and is a member of the Wall of Honor Committee and Foundation of Fair Haven.

Gasperini is a VP/Director of Credit Administration at Crown Bank, according to his LinkedIn profile. He graduated from Penn State University in 1994 with a Bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice. He earned an MBA in Business Administration from Monmouth University in 2003.

There was no information immediately available about Cole and Trombino.

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