December 18, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Ho-Ho-Kus Administrator, clerk take on new leadership roles by Jennifer Crusco Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Administrator Donald Cirulli and Borough Clerk Laura Borchers have been named to new leader- ship roles. Cirulli has been named chair- man of the Northwest Bergen Shared Services Group, while Borchers will serve as the 2014 president of the Bergen County Municipal Clerks Association. The administrators and managers of the Northwest Bergen Shared Service Artistic endeavor Sofia de la Colina is pictured with the cover art she created for the 2013-14 Ho-Ho-Kus Public School’s directory. The eighth grader said she chose to draw a flower because a blooming flower represents the students at her school. Each year, a selected eighth grader’s art- work is used the cover of the directory. Group’s 13 member municipalities are in constant contact with each other and meet once a month to exchange ideas, receive information from guest speakers, and seek new ways to economize and become more efficient through the establishment of interlocal shared-service agreements. The Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus currently partners in 18 shared-service agreements. Originally from Jersey City, Cirulli worked part-time as a professional bass violinist to pay for his classes at the School of General Studies at Columbia University. Cirulli also spent eight years with the Army National Guard, where he ulti- mately served as a platoon sergeant. He qualified on every weapon available at the time, from the .45-caliber pistol to the 105-mm howitzer. He served in the anti- aircraft artillery, the field artillery, and the armored infantry. Before joining the staff of the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus in 2007, Cirulli logged nine years as a member of the council in Para- mus and spent five years as that borough’s administrator. Prior to joining the municipal staff in Paramus, Cirulli was a consultant for Thomson DBM, where he provided sup- port services to clients in career transi- tion. He also trained new consultants in workshop facilitation. From 1995 to 2000, Cirulli was the coordinator of adult and continuing edu- cation for the Bergen County Technical Schools in Hackensack. He was respon- sible for directing activities and enroll- ments, administration of staff, marketing, and advertising. Cirulli has also been executive director of the Bergen County Workforce Invest- ment Board in Hackensack, executive (continued on page 11)