Sara Sooy, Commissioner

(Bedminster)
Term Expires: 12/31/27
Commissioners Office: (908) 231-7030
Commissioners Fax: (908) 231-8754
Email: CountyCommissioners@co.somerset.nj.us
Email: Sooy@co.somerset.nj.us
Commissioners Meeting Schedule

COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES:  Finance & Administrative Services, Human Resources, County Adjuster, Information Technology and Purchasing. Alternate for Engineering & Planning and Human Services.

LIAISON:  Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Local Advisory Council (LACADA), County Alliance Steering Subcommittee, Somerset County Business Partnership,  Cultural Diversity Coalition, Health Insurance Commission (alternate), 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, Youth Leadership Somerset (beginning July), Somerset County Improvement Authority, 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.