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Tom Brizzolara is well known for his volunteer
leadership in many service and charitable organizations throughout
Rockland and Bergen counties.
As a community builder and a business leader devoted to
assisting our neighbors in crisis, Tom served two terms as the Chairman
of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Rockland County, whose
member agency programs serve 100,000 Rockland residents. He has
been a United Way fundraising volunteer for 28 years and has been an
integral part of the Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) United
Way volunteer leadership team. Tom has helped make O& R the
region's model for corporate charitable fundraising and the perennial top United
Way contributor. Raising more than $2.8 million since 1994.
Tom's work with the less fortunate also is
international. He has lead Rotary International's regional
fundraising efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Tom's leadership
in Rotary's PolioPlus campaign helped raise more than a quarter million
dollars. A 30-year member of the South Orangetown Rotary Club, he
has taken an active role in the organization and has served two terms as
its president.
Tom is one of the founding board members of Keep
Rockland Beautiful and serves on the boards of the Volunteer Action
Center and James F. McGuire Senior Center (Northvale, NJ).
Additionally, Tom has co-chaired numerous golf outings for Rockland's
CHORE program, which brings free "handyman" services to the elderly or
disabled citizens.
Tom is Director-Public Affairs with Orange and Rockland
Utilities, Inc. where he oversees O&R's relations with municipal
government, emergency services organizations, schools and
community-based groups. Since joining O&R in 1979, Tom has worn
many hats for the company over the years including, media relations,
legislative affairs, customer service, executive staff and charitable
contributions.
Tom was born in Nyack, raised in Orangeburg , attended
South Orangetown schools and Tappan Zee High School. He is a magna
cum laude graduate St. Thomas Aquinas College's Class of 1978, is past president of the Alumni
Association and has served on STAC's Alumni Board of Directors.
After living in Valley Cottage and Congers for 20 years,
Tom and his wife Nancy moved to Norwood in 1998 with their three
children: David (20), Michael (18) and Alicia (13).
Tom has been elected to three 3-year terms to the Borough Council and
is completing his 8th year. He also served three years as a member
of the Norwood Planning Board.
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