Borough Council Members

Borough Council

The Borough Council of the Borough of Mountain Lakes consists of 7 elected officials. Council Members are elected for 4 year terms from the population at large. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen from within the Council by the Council at that Reorganization meeting the first week in January.

Borough Council Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7:30 PM in the Meeting Room at Borough Hall, unless otherwise noted.

Our Council Members

	Mayor Charles Gormally - was elected to Borough Council in November 2004. He has served on the Planning Board for the past six years, recently as its Vice Chairman, member of the Site Plan Review Committee, and Liaison to the Route 46 Improvement Committee of the Council. Charlie has been certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and is a partner and Executive Committee member of the firm Wolf Block LLP. He and his wife Sheila Gilligan and their two children have lived in town since 1992. [ ]
	Deputy Mayor Dan Happer - was appointed to the Borough Council in September 2008. He previously served on the Lakes Management Advisory Committee. He was a board member and swim official for the Mountain Lakes Swimming and Diving Association for ten years and served as President of the Association for seven years. He has served as a den leader and Treasurer for Cub Scout Pack 10 and is an active member of the Mountain Lakes Sailing Association. Dan is a CPA and is a Vice President and Assistant Controller of Time Warner Inc. He and his wife Cindi and their three children have lived in Mountain Lakes since 1998. [ ]
	Blair Bravo - only one year after her election to the Borough Council in 1998, Blair Bravo became the Deputy Mayor. Years of experience as Chair of Borough's Recreation Commission, member of the Planning Board and Member of the League of Women Voters, Mountain Lakes chapter president for three years, helped prepare her for this important role. Blair is Executive Director of Morris Habitat for Humanity. She has lived in Mountain Lakes since 1986 and has 4 grown children and 6 grandchildren. [ ]
	Stephen Shaw - served as Mayor in 2005, 2006 and 2009 and was Deputy Mayor in 2004. He was first elected to Borough Council in 2001 after serving as chairman of the Lakes Management Advisory Committee. He has served on the planning board for six years, serves on the COAH/Highlands committee, Shared Services Committee, Public Safety committee, and Finance Committee. Stephen was the Senior Warden of St. Peter's Church for four years and is a past president of The New Jersey Builders Association. He grew up in Mountain Lakes and is a 1978 MLHS graduate. In 1997 he moved back to Mountain Lakes with his wife Cindy, also MLHS class of 1978, and two children. [ ]
	George Jackson - was elected to Borough Council in 2001. He previously served for nine years on the Board of Education and played a major role in the new additions to Briarcliff and Wildwood Schools. He also is a past Deacon, Trustee, and Treasurer of the Community Church. George is a retired Managing Director of Bankers Trust Company. He and his wife Marge have lived in Mountain Lakes since 1971 and have three grown children. [ ]
	Peter Holmberg - Peter Holmberg was elected to Council in . He has served on the Planning Board since 2008 and the Memorial Day Committee since 2000. Peter also served on the Recreation Commission from 2006-2008. In 2009, he chaired the Shared Services Task Force that educated and then evaluated the communities interest to share services with neighboring municipalities. Peter has been a resident for over 30 years and a MLHS graduate. He has been active in coaching baseball, track, soccer, and basketball. He and his wife Kathleen have four children and have lived in Mountain Lakes since 2000. [ ]
	Doug McWilliams Address: 95 Boulevard Occupation: Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage & Coldwell Banker Commercial, NRT since 1991. Training and Experience: Born and raised in Mountain Lakes; Owned delicatessens in the Washington, DC area 1976-1987; Joined the family business (McWilliams Forge) in 1988. Current Civic Activities: Member, Mountain Lakes Borough Council (appointed July 2008 to fill vacancy); Member, Mountain Lakes Volunteer Fire Department since 1994; Chief, Mountain Lakes Volunteer Fire Department 2004 & 2005. Past Civic Activities: Member, Mountain Lakes Solid Waste Committee when the current program was designed and implemented; Secretary, Mountain Lakes Borough Building Facilities Committee until joining the Borough Council; Secretary, Morris County Active Chief's Association 2004 & 2005. Family: Wife, Marion, Son John (Mountain Lakes class of 2000). [ ]