Veteran Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari has been tapped by his peers to serve as director of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2020.

A former Dover (now Toms River) Township mayor and retired school superintendent, Vicari is the longest-serving freeholder in the state, having been elected to the board in 1981.

“It’s a privilege to be selected by my fellow freeholders to lead the board in the new year,” Vicari said.

Gary Quinn, the newest member of the board having been elected in 2018, will serve as deputy director.