MAYOR ZIMMER ANNOUNCES
NEW ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP TEAM
Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced the hiring of Quentin Wiest as Business Administrator and Stephen Marks as Assistant Business Administrator.
“I am very excited about this team and the strong backgrounds they bring,” said Mayor Zimmer. “They will be a great asset to the City of Hoboken.”
Mr. Wiest has served as Business Administrator of the Borough of Closter, Executive Director of the Bergen County Improvement Authority, Director of Public Works for Bergen County, and Mayor of Ridgewood. He brings extensive finance, construction and facilities management experience.
Mr. Marks was most recently the Planning Director for the Hudson County Division of Planning and has broad project management experience from nearly 20 years in County government. He is a licensed professional planner, member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and certified LEED Green Associate. Along with assisting the Business Administrator, Mr. Marks will manage several important projects including acquisition of land for new parks, the $2 million grant for converting Observer Highway into “Observer Boulevard,” and waterfront repairs at Pier A, among other projects.
Mr. Wiest will begin on a transition schedule through April, while Mr. Marks will begin full time on April 10th. Their resumes are available on the City website:
http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/Resume-Wiest.pdf
http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/Resume-Marks.pdf
My Comment: I had once mentioned to someone close to the Mayor that they really need some project management expertise to handle all the projects in the City. The hire for the assistant Administrator fills that need. My comment in this case was followed through on and I believe this skill set will help the City move more projects along at the same time. ◦
