Term Expires: December 31, 2023
Commissioner Assignments
- Liaison, Budget Committee
- Liaison, Health Department
- Liaison, Shade Tree Commission
- Liaison, Department of Public Works
- Member, Raritan Valley Community College, Board of School Estimate
- Member, New Jersey Association of Counties
- Member, National Association of Counties (Primary Delegate)
- Member, Planning Board (Alternate Member)
- Member, Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce
Government Experience
- County of Hunterdon
- Agricultural Development Board - 2016 to 2017
- Shade Tree Commission Member/Secretary - 1995 to 2015
- Agricultural Development Board Municipal Liaison - 1997 to 2020
- Township of Tewksbury
- Mayor - 2014, 2007, 2001
- Township Committee Member - 1997 to 2017
- Township Historian - 1994 to Present
- Land Use Board Member - 2007 to 2016
- Planning Board Member - 1999 to 2004
Elected Political Office
- New Jersey Republican State Committee
- Hunterdon Representative - 2013 to Present
- Treasurer - 2021 to Present
- Tewksbury Republican Municipal Committee
- District 1 - 1994 to Present
- Municipal Chairman - 2005 to Present
Personal Information
- Education
- Master of Science: Project Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
- Bachelor of Science: Chemistry, Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ
- Associate of Science: Chemistry, Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ
- Graduate
- Municipal Elected Officials Certificate Program, Rutgers University Center for Government Services
- Various Rutgers Government and New Jersey League of Municipalities Courses for Elected Officials
Professional
- Merck and Company, Incorporated, Senior Specialist, Safety and the Environment
Certifications
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- AHERA Certified Asbestos Inspector
- Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED
Memberships / Licenses
- American Society Safety Professionals - 2021 to Present
- Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Member - 2005 to Present
- NJ Licensed Realtor - 2006 to Present
- Notary Public, State of New Jersey - 1995 to Present
Awards
- Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Municipal Leader - 2007
- Tewksbury Township Citizen of the Year - 2005, 1990
- Senator Bill Bradley Young Citizens Award - 1990
Volunteer Service
- Tewksbury Historical Society
- President - 2012 to Present
- Charter Member - 1989 to Present
- Vice President - 1996 to 1999
- Secretary - 1992 to 1996
- 200 Club of Hunterdon County, Inc.
- Member - 2003 to Present
- Trustee - 2010 to Present
- Secretary - 2010 to 2015
- Tewksbury Foot Bassets
- Member - 2000 to Present
- Treasurer - 2007 to Present
- New Jersey Planning Officials
- Director - 2005 to 2017
- Treasurer - 2009 to 2017
- Hunterdon County YMCA
8th generation resident of Oldwick in Tewksbury Township.
Mr. Van Doren was first elected to the Board of Chosen County Commissioners in 2018.