A New Jersey native and Flemington Borough resident for twenty-five years, Councilwoman Susan D.M. Engelhardt is married to her high school sweetheart, Jason, and is the enthusiastically proud mother of two sons, Aaron and Noah.

Before serving on council, Susan served as the Vice-Chair of the Flemington Borough’s Planning Board/Board of Adjustments, where she had been concurrently appointed by four mayors spanning 15 years, and appointed to four master plan and redevelopment committees.

Her masters studies focused on planning law and regional planning, and she is an accredited sustainable design professional. This unique background inspires her to find compromises for responsible development within legal and ordinance parameters, while simultaneously respecting and sustaining our beautiful National Historic District and important storm water parameters.

Susan holds a Masters of Architecture degree from Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked for thirty years as a Project Manager and Associate with architecture and construction development firms. Her portfolio focuses on K-12 and collegiate education facilities, multifamily housing, publicly owned and mixed-use retail projects throughout the country.

Responsible for the management of several successful public referendums, dozens of master plans, hundreds of educational projects, multiple county safety and park facilities, and the construction of over 5,000 housing units, Susan specializes in preparing public bid documents, technical product specifications, and navigating regulatory agency approvals including NJEDA, NJDCA, and NJDoE.

In addition to being a committee member on the Georgia American Institute of Architects (AIA), and national architectural accreditation board for Howard University, she has spoken at minority contractor seminars, school board conventions, published sustainability and education articles in professional journals and produced a Women in Architecture documentary for the National AIA convention.

Susan hopes to continue her work encouraging community engagement, park improvements, grant opportunities, and streamlining the current zoning and ordinance regulations. She is humbled to be seeking election to become mayor of Flemington Borough and looking forward to speaking with all her neighbors the next few months.