Campaign 2007

Dear Neighbor, With Election Day just around the comer, it's time to think about who would be the best candidates to serve our Borough. As neighbors, we all know that Glen Rock's future is important to our children, our families, our senior population, and our business community. We have shared many good times together, and our children have enjoyed playing together in our town. We believe the best candidates to represent us are - Mayor John van Keuren, Borough Council President Mike O'Hagan, and Mary Jane Surrago. They have the experience, integrity, and vision to lead Glen Rock and to serve you.

Mayor John van Keuren has been a Borough resident for 65 years and is a consulting actuary with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He is Chairman of the Municipal Alliance for Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and has served as President of the Glen Rock Borough Council and as a member of the Glen Rock Zoning Board of Adjustment. While John's two children were young, he volunteered as District Commissioner of the New Jersey Youth Soccer Association, as President of the Northwest Bergen Soccer Association, and as a Glen Rock soccer coach. He and his wife, Virginia, also have two grandchildren.

Mike O'Hagan is currently Borough Council President, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, and Chairman of the Borough Council's Committee on Underage Drinking. A long-time volunteer coach for Glen Rock's youth, Mike coordinated a steroid awareness seminar with the Glen Rock High School Home School Association, and he was appointed by New Jersey State Senator Gigenti to a state-wide task force on gang violence, resulting in proposed legislation to deal with this issue. Mike is Northeast Sales Manager of MAGTEK. Mike's wife, Robyn is also an active volunteer in our community, and their two children are attending Glen Rock schools.

This spring, we asked Mary Jane Surrago to join us as a candidate for Borough Council. She brings enthusiasm, new ideas, and a different type of expertise to the table. A Board officer of National Industries for the Blind, a large corporation with annual sales of $500 million, Mary Jane's experience in corporate ethics, financial accountability, and communications are skill sets that would be immensely beneficial to the Council. She is a dedicated volunteer in our community as President of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Mary Jane and her late husband, Jim (who was very active in the Glen Rock Baseball Association), raised two children in Glen Rock.

You deserve the best candidates to serve our Borough - candidates who are dynamic leaders, who are dedicated volunteers, and who have first-hand experience working with the Borough. Please vote on November 6,2007. Thank you for your support.

The Committee to Elect John van Keuren, Mike O'Hagan, and Mary Jane Surrago