Bloomsburg Town Council Members
Photo credits to the Beauty of Bloomsburg for placing these flags and providing this stunning photo of the fountain.
Bloomsburg Town Council usually holds their regular meetings on the Second and Fourth Monday of each month with the exception of holidays. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 301 E. Second Street, Second Floor in the Council Chambers. The public may attend any council meeting. If you would like to be placed on the beginning of the agenda as a “Citizen to be Heard”, please contact Town Hall at (570) 784-7703, by 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting. If you have comments or questions about a specific item on the agenda, you may ask a question during that item’s review, during the meeting. If you would like to address Council with an item that is not on the agenda you will have the opportunity to be heard during the meeting. If you read a prepared statement at the meeting, please bring an extra copy so it may be inserted into the meeting minutes. If you should need special accommodations to attend any meeting, please contact Town Hall at (570) 784-7703.
Town Council is made up of six members and the presiding officer, the Mayor. The terms of the Mayor and Council members are four years, with three elected every two years. It is generally felt that this form of government is superior in a number of respects to that provided for the boroughs. Council members are elected at large and they feel that they are serving the entire municipality, rather than giving undue attention to the special interests of the ward that elected them. The Mayor, who is President of the Council, presides at all meetings. Furthermore, being a member, the Mayor participates in all discussions and has a vote on all questions, but does not have a veto. All of these provisions differ from the Borough Code.
Toni Bell
Term Expires: 12/31/23
Nearly 20 years ago, Toni and her husband Robb chose beautiful Bloomsburg as the ideal place to raise their family and enjoy small town life. Toni is a professor, teaching chemistry and biochemistry at Bloomsburg University. She also performs research in concussion and in metabolism of carbohydrates. In 2017, Toni felt called to serve her Bloomsburg neighbors in local government and was elected to Town Council in 2017. Since then, she has been honored to serve as the Vice President of Town Council, on the Administration and Finance Committee, and is chairperson of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
Bonnie Crawford
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Bonnie is a teacher, musician and works for the Traveling Library. She volunteers in the community, is a member of PEO and the Coalition for Social Equity, and is Chair of the TreeFest committee, which raises money for BTE. She is currently a member of Planning Commission. Bonnie and her husband are the proud parents of two sons.
Vince DeMelfi
Term Expires: 12/31/23
Vince is a lifelong resident of Columbia County. He is a licensed Real Estate broker, a landlord, and the owner of Susquehanna Realty, which has been located on Main St., Bloomsburg for the past 11 years. He holds both a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree from Bloomsburg State College, and he previously had been a teacher for over 10 years.
Vince has been a member of Town Council since 2018. He is the Vice-Chair of the Bloomsburg Municipal Authority Board, and he is a member of the Town Administrative/Finance Committee, the Community and Economic Development Committee, and the Public Safety Committee. He is also a member of the Historic Architectural Review Board and the Bloomsburg Town Pool Renovation Committee.
He is a member of St. Columba Church in Bloomsburg, and he is the father of two adult children: Christopher of Bloomsburg, and Lisa of Alexandria, Virginia.
James Garman
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Jim retired from Autoneum (formerly Magee Carpet Co.) He currently enjoys his camper and the great outdoors. He has also been a woodworker for many years, and now he is doing a lot of scroll sawing. Jim has been married to his wife Frances Garman for 47 years.
James Huber
Term Expires: 12/31/23
Retired Bloomsburg University Sociology Professor, Wood Sculptor
Justin Hummel
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Mayor
William Kreisher (570)784-7123,ext. 133
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Mayor Bill Kreisher is a trial attorney with Kreisher Marshall Associates in Bloomsburg. He has served as President of the local Bar Association and is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
From 1992 to 2000 he was elected District Attorney of Columbia County.
He is a member of many local organizations and an Army veteran who served as a lieutenant in the Military Police and was awarded the Air Medal for more than 25 combat missions in the Birddog reconnaissance aircraft in 1967.
He attended undergraduate school at Harvard and Dickinson and obtained his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1971.
He was elected Mayor in 2018 after serving for 9 years on Town Council.
He and his wife Donna celebrated their 50th Anniversary and have four children, the oldest being Marianne; an Attorney and President of the Bloomsburg School Board, Carol; a Chemist on the staff at Bucknell University, Benjamin; a Respiratory Therapist at Geisinger Medical Center and Michael; a CNA at Maria Joseph Manor. His children and grandchildren live in the Town of Bloomsburg.
