Locally, Burlington and Gloucester counties are unrepresented. A representative from Camden County, Frank Mazzeo, a music teacher from Winslow, was appointed in September. Three council members, including the chairman, are from Essex County. Three others are from Middlesex County. Four members, including Mazzeo, are from the South Jersey area, according to biographies supplied by the arts council.
Council members are volunteers appointed by the governor.
A past president of the New Jersey Ballet Company, Fisher was appointed in 1995 and has served as legal counsel for the management of a multinational, billion-dollar insurance holding company. First vice chairwoman of the council, Trabert is a member of the board of directors of the Westfield Symphony Orchestra and has served as a publicity chairwoman for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He's a member of the board of directors for the Hunterdon Arts Center. Armao is dean of academics at Atlantic County Community College. She is the former managing editor of Il Popolo Italiano, a bilingual newspaper circulated internationally.