Jean Messina - President
Jean Messina is a long time Mount Holly resident and supporter
of historic Mount Holly. Jean has a history of caring for the community
both professionally as a nurse and most recently as a volunteer. Her
volunteer activities include: Past Chairperson of the Burlington County
College Holiday Auction Committee, Second Directress of the Female
Benevolent Association of Mount Holly, and a member of the American
Association of Critical Care Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor
Society. When not active with MSMH, Jean enjoys spending time with
Mount Holly’s favorite little Yorkies, Frodo & Kayla.
Susan Ryan - Vice President
Susan Ryan is a Preservation Architect with Martin Jay Rosenblum
in Philadelphia who brings 13 years preservation experience to the
MSMH Design Committee. Susan specializes in historic property assessments,
design and building code issues, historic property certifications
and rehabilitation grant proposals. Susan is a member of the American
Institute of Architect’s Preservation Committee, the Philadelphia
Community Design Collaborative, and Preservation New Jersey.
William Gee - Treasurer
Bill Gee currently serves as the Cash Control Coordinator for Munich
Re-Insurance America and holds an MBA in Accounting from the University
of Phoenix . Bill has been an active participant in the Live Music
scene as a booking agent/producer at Home Fine Art Gallery (Home Stage)
and the Robin’s Nest Restaurant through “One Room Productions”.
Bill is also an active member of Mount Holly Lodge, F&AM. Bill’s
other interests include booking music for Legends Pizza in Burlington
City , and he is also active with the planning committee for the first
annual “Burlington/Bristol Sister City Festival” scheduled
for July 2008.
Allan Hollowell - Secretary
Allan Hollowell is a Mount Holly resident and
an Uber volunteer with MSMH. Allan received the MSMH Volunteer of
the Year award in 2006 for his work with the Design Committee. In
addition to creating cool MSMH decals and posters for us, Allan serves
on the Garden Tour committee, and is a guide with MSMH’s Friday the
13th Ghost Tours. Look for Allan around town on his unicycle.
Jan Bastien - Board Member
Jan Bastien is probably best known in Mount Holly for originating
the Haunted Holly Ghost Tours and for her book The Ghosts of Mount
Holly: A History of Haunted Happenings. Jan is a freelance writer,
providing professional public relations, business and advertising
copy for businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals. Jan's
company, PM Writing Services, services clients in many industries,
and she has also published non-fiction articles in many print and
online publications. Also the editor and a contributing writer for
The Big Berry, the official newsletter of MSMH, Jan's efforts
in promoting her hometown have won her annual awards for Promotions
and Prime Committee volunteer since 2005. She is a 2006 graduate of
Main Street's Downtown Revitalization Institute. Jan also volunteers
with the Burlington County Animal Alliance, a non-profit animal rescue
group for which she coordinates publicity and fundraising events.
She is a member of the Greater Mount Holly Business and Professional
Association and the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners.
Jan also owns Pink Moon Studio Yoga and provides private and public
yoga classes for students of all ages and abilities. Catch some weekend
Zen with her Saturday morning class at Mount Holly's Home Fine Art
in Mill Race Village.
Steve Deans - Board Member
Angela Gonzales - Board
Member
Angela Gonzales is the Executive Director of Servicios Latinos
de Burlington County a non-profit organization offering assistance
to the Hispanic community in Burlington County. As a social service
liaison with the Mount Holly Gardens Community Center, Angela provides
an important link to the Hispanic Community in Mount Holly and Spanish-speaking
businesses in the downtown. In addition to her work with MSMH, Angela
is the founder of the Coalition of Latino Leaders, a board member
with the Burlington County Human Service Advisory Board, the Community
Assessment Advisory Group, and the Drenk Foundation. Her commitment
to the community has earned Angela numerous awards including: 2006
Woman of Inspiration Award by Burlington County College, 2004 Woman
of Achievement Award by the NJ Federation of Women’s Clubs, 2003 Women
Who Inspire Us Award by Women’s Day Magazine & Dove Soap, and 2002
Woman of the Year Award Burlington County.
Phil Haines - Board Member
Phil Haines is currently serving as the County Clerk for Burlington
County. As part of the MSMH board of directors, Phil serves as an
important link between the downtown business community and the 2000+
county employees working in Mount Holly. As a former Burlington County
Freeholder, Phil is experienced in many economic development initiatives
including: the revitalization of the Route 130 Corridor, the Roebling
Steel Mill, and the construction of the BCC Enterprise Center.
John Heitmann - Board
Member/ Ex-officio President
John Heitmann has been active with MSMH since its inception, helping
with the original Main Street application and serving as the first
MSMH president in 2002. As the owner of MacSultants (an Apple Computer
consulting firm), John provides valuable technical assistance to MSMH
including web hosting and e-mail services. John’s recent improvements
to his headquarters at 34 Mill Street and the neighboring historic
Redman’s Hall building are evidence of his commitment to revitalize
Mount Holly’s historic downtown. His investments have resulted in
the creation of several new businesses including The Yoga Generation
and Red Carpet Cakes. In addition to his work with MSMH, John serves
as the board president of the Lenape Regional School District and
served as past president of the Medford Lakes Lions Club.
Joe Jones - Board Member
Joe Jones is the owner of G.W. Lippincott’s Supply, a masonry
and building supply company that has been a part of Joe’s family and
the Mount Holly business community since 1901. Joe has been an active
volunteer and leader in Mount Holly for many years, serving as a Mount
Holly council member from 1989-93. Joe is also a member of the Mount
Holly Rotary Club and the Greater Mount Holly Business & Professional
Association. When not assisting local homeowners and builders with
their projects, Joe can be seen at local venues playing the drums
in his band “Sloppy and the Joes.”
James M. O'Neill - Board Member
Jim O'Neill, a long-time resident of Mount Holly, is a vice president
of Hill International, Inc., a worldwide construction consulting firm.
A native of Woodbridge, NJ, Jim is a lawyer, has served on several
corporate boards of directors, and even worked in private practice
in Washington, D.C. for some 20 years before moving back to New Jersey
and Mount Holly. Jim is married to the former Pat Hunt, who grew up
in Mount Holly and whose family of farmers, business owners, professionals
and politicians goes back several generations in the area. Their daughters,
Molly and Patricia, graduated from RV and the family has remained
active in local events and organizations. Jim was invited to join
the MSMH Board last December and he looks forward to sharing his background
and experience while learning about and participating in the plans
and projected future for Mount Holly.
David Perinchief - Board Member
David Perinchief is a lifelong Mount Holly resident and the
owner of Perinchief Chapels in Mount Holly. Anyone who encounters
David is immediately taken in by tales of “days gone by” in Mount
Holly and his love of the town. David is a member of the Mount Holly
Rotary Club where he is famous for his sense of humor and baritone
singing.
Darlene Scocca - Board
Member
Darlene Scocca is the current Mayor of our sister Main Street community,
Burlington City. She comes to the MSMH board as a representative from
the Burlington County Office of Economic Development where she serves
as the County’s Economic Development Representative. Darlene is an
experienced board member, serving on various boards throughout Burlington
County including the Burlington County YMCA, SJ Tourism Corporation,
Businesses Committed to Burlington County, Delaware River Regional
Tourism Council, and the NJLM Mayor’s Association. As the founder
and chairperson of Burlington City’s Festival of Lights event, Darlene
understands the relationship between tourism and events as revitalization
tools.
Regan Young, AIA - Board Member
Regan Young is founding partner of Regan Young England Butera: Referendums,
Engineering, Architecture, Design (aka “RYEBREAD”), a Mount Holly-based
firm whose counsel is “Reinvest in Your Community!” As past president
of MSMH, Leadership New Jersey Fellow, and organizer of First Night
Burlington County, he certainly follows his own advice. Regan is a
member of the American Institute of Architects, Builders League of
South Jersey, Burlington County Chamber of Commerce, Congress for
New Urbanism, and Rotary Club of Mount Holly. Regan’s firm recently
made the news for incorporating geodesic domes into their design of
the Eastampton Community School. (A dome also caps the RYEBREAD headquarters
in Mount Holly.) He has left his mark on many of the early Main Street
initiatives, and is responsible for naming the MSMH newsletter “The
Big Berry” and the membership levels “Daffodil,” “Mountie,” and “Groundhog.”
