Sara Sooy, Commissioner

(Bernardsville)
Term Expires: 12/31/27
Commissioners Office: (908) 231-7030
Commissioners Fax: (908) 231-8754
Email: CountyCommissioners@somersetcountynj.gov
Email: Sooy@somersetcountynj.gov
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COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES: Finance & Administrative Services, County Adjuster, Human Resources, Information Technology, Purchasing, Records Management, and Telephone Services. Alternate for Human Services.

LIAISON: Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Local Advisory Council (LACADA), Somerset County Business Partnership, County Alliance Steering Subcommittee, Cultural Diversity Coalition, Health Insurance Commission (alternate), Healthier Somerset, Home Investment Partnership Program,  LGBTQ+ Advisory Board (alternate), Library Commission (alternate), Mental Health Board (alternate), New Jersey Association of Counties (second alternate voting member), North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Raritan Valley Community College (alternate), Raritan Valley Rail Coalition (alternate), Regional Center Partnership Committee (alternate), Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center Community Advisory Council, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Somerset County 4-H Association, and Vocational Board of School Estimate.

PUBLIC SERVICE: Somerset County Board of County Commissioners, Member, January 4, 2019-present; Somerset Hills School District Board of Education, Member, 2015-2018.

AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE: Somerset County Business Partnership, Member; Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women, Former Commissioner; Bernardsville Senior Center, Volunteer; Morristown Soup Kitchen, Volunteer; Heart Works, Member; Kiwanians, Member.

BIOGRAPHY: Lifelong resident of Somerset County. Professional: Sara Sooy, MBA, Commercial Real Estate Industry. Education: Saint Francis College, Major: Economics, Minor: International Economics, 2014; Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, MBA, Real Estate Development, 2018.