PARSIPPANY — At the Reorganization Meeting of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Planning Board, John Von Achen was named Chairman. Thomas Dinsmore was named Vice Chairman.
Other members of the Planning Board include Bruce Frigeri, Jennifer Vealey, Vincent Aperawic, Judy Hernandez, Steve Mandel, Dominic Mele, and Jayesh Kumar Patel.
Susan Favate, BFJ Planning, is Board Planner; Scott Carlson, Carlson Siedsma Warner, Board Attorney, Andrew Cangiano, Keller & Kirkpatrick, Board Engineer and Nora O. Jolie, Board Secretary.
Von Achen is a product of New Jersey in every way. Grew up in Clifton, Where he was active in athletics, music, theater, and Boy Scouts. He achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts and was selected as a Vigil Honor member in the Order of the Arrow. He is a graduate of Clifton High School and received his BS in Finance and MBA in Accounting from William Paterson University. In 2006 he married Kendra and moved to Denville where they had two children. They moved to Parsippany in 2015 attracted to the quality of schools, beautiful neighborhoods, affordable living, and diversity.