Freeholder Zellman, a past NJTPA Chairmanin 2008-2009, became a member of the NJTPA Board of Trustees in 2001 after she was first elected as a Sussex County Freeholder.
A resident of Stanhope, Freeholder Zellman previously served as chairman of the Stanhope Planning Board, and served on the Sussex County Planning Board, where she was founding chairman of the Sussex County Planning Awards. Freeholder Zellman is the Executive Director of the Housing Partnership, a United Way Agency serving Morris, Sussex and Warren counties. The Partnership, which won the Governor’s Housing Award for Excellence as the Community Organization of the Year, works with municipalities, organizations, and more than 3,000 households annually in meeting their home ownership goals. She also serves on the Workforce Housing Task Force of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and is a Trustee on the Boards of TransOptions and New Jersey Future.
Freeholder Zellman was instrumental in the formation of the Six County Coalition, which coordinates shared resources and initiatives on transportation, human services, and shared services issues in northwest New Jersey. She also initiated Youth in County Government Day and Money$mart Week in Sussex County.
A graduate of Bucknell University, Freeholder Zellman earned a master’s degree in Communication and Education from Columbia University. A Leadership New Jersey Fellow, she has experience in small business management and in management development training for a Fortune 500 company. An educator for 10 years, she previously taught in Stanhope and also was an adjunct faculty member at Sussex County Community College.
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