Chamber News Feed: Hunterdon County, NJ: A total of 11 supervisors in the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office were promoted, with a ceremony held Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in the old Courthouse on Main Street in Flemington. Superior Court Judge Stephen Rubin administered the oath of office to each of the men and women. Following is information on each person promoted: Roy Aycock was advanced from lieutenant to deputy chief, at a salary of $115,395. He has been a member of the Prosecutor’s Office for more than 25 years. He has previously served as commander of both the SWAT team and the Narcotics Task Force. He previously was assigned to and/or supervised the Major Crimes Unit, Special Victims Unit, Internal Affairs Unit, Crime Scene Unit, And Pre-Trial Operations. Aycock holds a master’s degree in Education from Seton Hall University and a bachelor of science degree in commerce from Rider College. A graduate of the Institute of Polygraph Science, he is a certified polygraphist. Joyce Hanshaw was advanced from detective sergeant to lieutenant. She has been with Prosecutor’s Office for 26 years. She has served in the Narcotics Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, Juvenile Unit, Special Victims Unit, and has supervised the Major Crimes Unit since 2011. She holds a bachelor of science degree from Trenton State College. Hanshaw will continue in her role as bureau chief of the Major Crimes Unit. Kristen Larsen was also promoted from detective sergeant to lieutenant. She has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for over 14 years. She has been assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit, Grand Jury Unit, Major Crimes Unit, Special Victims Unit and is currently the Child Abduction Response Team (CART) coordinator. She is a graduate of Raritan Valley Community College and Rutgers University. Larsen will continue as bureau chief of the Special Victims Unit. Ryan Neiber was advanced from detective sergeant to lieutenant. He has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for 14 years and served as the commander of the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force since 2007. He was instrumental in the implementation of the County of Hunterdon Anticrime Initiative into Narcotics (CHAIN). He is a graduate of the Raritan Valley Community College and Rutgers University and will remain bureau chief of the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force. Also promoted from detective sergeant to lieutenant is Kevin Burd. He began his law enforcement career with Hunterdon County Corrections (jail) in 1998 and rose to the level of sergeant before joining the Prosecutor’s Office in 2006. He has been assigned to the Major Crimes Unit and is currently the commander of the SWAT team. He is also the County Counterterrorism Coordinator and coordinator of the Prosecutor’s Office Safe Campus Initiative. Burd will continue as bureau chief of the Special Operations Unit. The salaries of Hanshaw, Burd, Larsen and Niebur are all now $100,955. Peter Pfeifer was promoted from detective first class to detective sergeant. He has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for 11 years and previously was an investigator with the N.J. Division of Criminal Justice. He has previously been assigned to the Special Victims Unit, Narcotics Unit and the Major Crimes Unit. He is commander of the Arson Task Force. He holds a master’s degree from Trenton State College and a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College. Pfeifer remains in a supervisory role in the Major Crimes Unit, at a salary of $92,349. Edmund DeFilippis was advanced from detective to detective sergeant. He has 21 years of law enforcement experience and has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for six years. He has previously been assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Unit and is a past commander of the Arson Task Force. He is currently the prosecutor’s public information officer. An Air Force veteran, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also a graduate of the West Point Command & Leadership Academy. DeFilippis will become bureau chief of the Bureau of Professional Standards and will continue as public information officer, with a salary of $92,369. Marc Wilson was advanced from detective to detective sergeant. He started his law enforcement career with the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office in 2001 and has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for 10 years. He has previously been assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, Grand Jury Unit, and the Narcotics Unit. He is currently the deputy commander of the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force and is a team leader with the SWAT team. He is a veteran of the Army. Wilson will continue as the deputy commander of the Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force. His salary is $92,369. Aaron Lacey was promoted from detective to detective first class. He has 18 years of law enforcement experience and has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for nine years. He has been previously assigned to the Narcotics Unit, Grand Jury Unit, and the Major Crimes Unit. He is deputy commander of the Arson Task Force and will remain in the Major Crimes Unit. His pay is $88,426 a year. Kelsey Marsh was also promoted from detective to detective first class. She has been with the office for nine years. She has been previously assigned to the Grand Jury Unit, Narcotics Unit, and the Special Victims Unit. She is a member of the Child Abduction Response Team (CART) and coordinates the pffice’s car seat program. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Kutztown University. Marsh will remain in the Special Victims Unit at a salary of $79,060. Donna Snyder was advanced from detective to detective first class. She has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for 19 years. She began her law enforcement career there as an administrative investigator and later graduated from the N.J. Division of Criminal Justice Academy. She has previously been assigned to the Grand Jury Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, Evidence Unit, and the Special Victims Unit. She is currently a member of the SWAT negotiation team and Child Abduction Response Team (CART). She holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. Snyder will continue in her supervisory role with the Pre-Trial Operations Unit and her salary is $63,630. Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III and Chief of Detectives John J. Kuczynski announced the promotions. It’s been six years since there were promotions in the office, Kearns said. He’s been prosecutor nearly four years. Since then he’s observed the entire staff and “we believe as a team they have performed admirably well,” he said. “I commend them all for their commitment and dedication. Out of this team, arose leaders that can continue and ensure our pursuit of justice. I would also like to thank the county Freeholders for recognizing the need to establish leadership roles for today and secure the strength of our office into the future.” According to Kuczynski, “We have a duty to provide a clear and unified chain of command within our agency and among our peers in law enforcement here in Hunterdon County and beyond. These supervisors are in charge of making difficult and complex decisions that affect all of us. We are placing our faith in their leadership to continue to make the right decisions to keep Hunterdon safe.” The promotion ceremony took place in the same courthouse where Judge Rubin was an assistant county prosecutor, when the position was part-time, in the 1970s. The administration of the oaths was delayed because no Bible was in the courtroom; Sheriff Fred Brown solved that problem by rushing out, returning with the desired holy book a few minutes later. Rubin noted that on meeting Pfeifer when Rubin was the top prosecutor, he recalled having next-door neighbors on Handy Street in New Brunswick with that name when he was a kid. Turns out, Pfeifer’s father was a neighbor. Besides the personnel moves, the ceremony included a reference to the terror attacks of Sept. 11. Kearns spoke of Hunterdon being so close to New York City, and the important work by law enforcement here “in preserving the safety of our nation.” A wreath and flowers were blessed by the Rev. Harry Mazujian, pastor of Calvary Episcopal Church in town. He also gave the opening and closing prayers at the event. Afterward, the wreath and flowers were placed in front of the flagpole outside the Courthouse, to later be moved down the street to the Veterans’ Memorial. Your Bernards Township Regional Chamber of Commerce Works for You!
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:10:00 +0000
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