Lori Ciesla

In 2023, Lori Ciesla became the first woman in 22 years to lead the Warren County Board of Commissioners. A former Lopatcong council president, Ciesla was elected to the Warren County Coard of Commissioners in 2020 and re-elected in 2023.  

In 2013, she was elected to the Lopatcong Township Council. While on the council, Ciesla helped restart the Recreation Committee, helped create Lopatcong’s Economic Development Advisory Committee, and worked to improve businesses and infrastructure in the township. She also created a Lopatcong Township social media program, enhanced the website, increased their use of technology, began recording our meetings for YouTube, and increased transparency across the board. Additionally, Ciesla was a county appointee to the Phillipsburg Library Commission and served on the MCCTFC Municipal and Charitable Conservancy Trust Fund Committee. 

Lori majored in finance with a paralegal minor at Montclair State and has a background in finance and commercial insurance. She has lived in Lopatcong since 1999, with her husband and two kids. Both of her children are Lopatcong Middle School and Phillipsburg High School graduates.