Bernadette P. McPherson has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2002. She currently serves as Chairwoman of the Board and chairs the following Freeholder Committees: Cultural and Historical Affairs, Law and Public Safety and Personnel. Freeholder McPherson is a member of the Budget and Finance, Parks and Public Works and Planning and Economic Development Committees while also serving as Board member on the Board of Social Services, the New Jersey Association of Counties and as an alternate to County Executive Dennis McNerney on the North Jersey Transportation Authority. Jump to: navigation, search Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1683 Seat Hackensack Area  - Total  - Water 606 km² (234 mi²) 33 km² (13 mi²) 5. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Board of County Freeholders is the legislative body for each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney Dennis McNerney is the County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey. ...

Freeholder McPherson has been dedicated to her community. In 1999 she was elected Councilwoman in the Borough of Rutherford. She served as the first woman Fire Department Liaison. She has served as Mayor since January 2000. In 2001, Governor James McGreevey appointed her to his transition team. Jump to: navigation, search Map highlighting Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... This is a list of governors of New Jersey. ... James E. Jim McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. ...

As Vice-Chairperson to the Coalition for Public Health and Safety, a bipartisan group of thirteen South Bergen towns, she has helped to address health and quality of life issues in this region impacted by Teterboro Airport. Teterboro Airport (IATA airport code TEB) is a public airport in Teterboro operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ...

Freeholder McPherson graduated Magna Cum Laude from LaSalle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and English in 1983. She attended both Seton Hall University Law School and Temple University School of Law where she earned her J.D. in 1986. La Salle University is an institution of higher learning located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Seton Hall University is a Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey. ... Jump to: navigation, search Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Freeholder McPherson has lived in Rutherford since 1987 with her husband David, an attorney, and their four children.