Township makes pair of appointments
Cahill named CFO; Genty will head Municipal Drug Alliance
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

WOODBRIDGE - Township officials named their new chief financial officer [CFO] and new program coordinator for the township's Municipal Drug Alliance Program last week.

Mayor John E. McCormac announced the appointment of Richard P. Cahill as CFO on Aug. 22

Cahill is replacing Margaret Gorman, who left the CFO position for personal reasons in May. She had been CFO since 1992.

"We conducted an extensive and wideranging search and interviewed a number of individuals for the CFO position," said Mc- Cormac, who said he has known Cahill for a long time. "Rich emerged as a candidate with the most experience and greatest scope of service."

As CFO, Cahill will be responsible for the preparation of the annual budget, oversight of more than $250 million in annual cash receipts and disbursements, and township financial reports.

Cahill, 42, said it was a great honor to be selected as CFO.

"The township of Woodbridge is a growing community and I'm excited to be part of that," he said.

Cahill, who will have an annual salary of $125,000, added that the township hopes to introduce the budget by the end of September.

Cahill maintains certifications as a certified public accountant, registered municipal accountant, public school accountant, and school business administrator.

Cahill most recently served as assistant business administrator and acting board secretary for the Wayne Board of Education in Wayne, Passaic County.

Cahill was a manager of governmental services for the accounting firm of Lerch, Vinci and Higgins of Fairlawn from 1995 to 2005 and staff accountant and municipal auditor for Newark-based Samuel Klein and Co. from 1987 to 1994.

McCormac also announced the appointment of Shirley Genty as program coordinator for the township's Municipal Drug Alliance Program, which is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The program, which is involved in community based treatment and education, is funded via a grant from the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Genty will work principally with the school district to provide support programs and services to school-age children.

Genty, 28, will replace Gail Guy, who retired in July.

McCormac said the Municipal Alliance Program coordinator must be an aggressive, resourceful and compassionate administrator capable of identifying real need and maximizing resources to provide much-needed community services. He said Genty is the right fit for the position.

Genty said she is very happy and excited to be selected for the position.

"This position means a lot to me because I know my purpose in life is to help young people, who have so much to achieve," she said. "I see so much hope in them and I'm happy that this [program] will be another resource for them."