Commissioners
Pennsville, New Jersey
term expires July 1, 2029
Debra S. Behnke
Commissioner
Occupation
- Real Estate Professional – McCann Realtors (more than twenty-five years of experience in the real estate industry)
- Working with a power company in Utah to create solar farms in South Jersey
Education
- Gloucester County College
- Salem Community College
- Salem High School, Class of 1978
Professional Experience
- Resources for Independent Living - Oversee the Salem County portion of the grant, advocate for all people with disabilities, partner with Habitat of Salem County for home access, oversee the Salem County Center for Autism.
- Published Author – Guidepost Magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Angels on Earth
- Salem County Department of Social Services, Department Head
Civic and Community Affiliations
- Delaware River and Bay Authority Commissioner
- Member, Salem County Tax Board
- Former member, State of New Jersey’s Association of County’s Disability Services.
- Former member of the Homeless/Housing Task Force
- Former member, State of New Jersey’s SNAP (Special Needs Advisory Panel).
- Former member, Salem County Transportation Advisory Board.
- Former member, Friends and Family Sub-Board of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Former member, Friends and Family Sub-Board of Cooper University Hospital
- Past Member of the Salem County ARC Board.
- Past Chairperson, Salem County Center for Autism Board.
- Past Chairperson, Salem County’s Continuum of Care.
- Charter member of the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation.
- Charter member of the Salem Sunrise Rotary.
- Former member of the United Way Vision Council
Awards
- 2013 N.J. State TRIAD Person of the Year
Personal
- Member, Hancock’s Bridge United Methodist Church