Thomas appointed Executive Director of Netcong Partnership

NETCONG — Gina Thomas of Stanhope has been named Executive Director of the Netcong Community Partnership.

The Partnership, comprised of local business and commercial property owners, is a public/private partnership with Netcong dedicated to making the community a place to live, to work and to visit.

Thomas, who owned and directed Wee Scholars Academy in Netcong and serves as President of Stanhope-based Definitive Staffing Solutions, Inc., will be responsible for day-to-day management of the Partnership’s programs and services.

Since her appointment in September, Thomas has already made an impact, contributing to Netcong Day. Thomas has also helped organize and oversee a proactive marketing campaign featuring a new website and Facebook page, and launched the new Lenape Enterprise Apprenticeship Program (LEAP), a collaborative effort between the Partnership and Lenape Valley Regional High School. The program will feature mentoring opportunities for high school students, who will also earn community service credit while helping local business owners with their marketing efforts.

“Netcong has a lot to offer local consumers and visitors from surrounding communities in terms of great stores and restaurants, plus convenient free parking and a friendly welcome,” Thomas noted. “The Partnership has been proactively working to promote the benefits of the district as construction work impacting our local road network moves towards completion in 2013. Our message is Netcong is ‘Open for Business’ and we invite people to shop and dine with us, or add to our mix with a new business or investment in the district."

Thomas has been a board member of the Stanhope Board of Education since 2006, serving as President from 2008 till the present. Before accepting the position as Executive Director, Thomas previously served as a Trustee of the Netcong Community Partnership.

For more information about Netcong Community Partnership, call 973-347-0252 ext. 113 or visit GoNetcong.com or Facebook.com/gonetcong.