Village Board of Trustees

• Thomas A. Brennan, Mayor

• Kevin McCaffrey, Trustee (Deputy Mayor)

• Maryann Weckerle, Trustee

• Jodi Caravella, Trustee

• Michael A. Lavorata, Trustee

Village Justice

•  Hon. John Bopp
•  Hon. James McDonaugh - Associate Justice (non-elected)

• Shawn Cullinane, Village Clerk-Treasurer   
• Doug Madlon, Deputy Village Clerk   
• Lou Dietz - Director of Planning
• Claire Collins - Mayor's Executive Assistant
• Evelyn Chivvis, Village Board Secretary
• Hugo Mascari, Village Assessor
• Carol Matthews, Tax Receiver
• Joseph Donnelly, Zoning Inspector
• Thomas Maher, Building Inspector
• Richard Lyman, Fire Marshall
• John Hosey, Plumbing Inspector
• Edward Marchesi, Code Enforcement Officer
• George Collins, Deputy Code Enforcement Officer

Biographies

Thomas Brennan - Village Mayor  Tom was appointed Village Trustee in May 1999 to fill a vacancy and was elected in March 2000 for a full 4-year term as Trustee.  He successfully ran for Mayor in March 2004 after the retirement of  Mayor Lynda Distler.  He has been a Village resident for over 40 years, is married and has raised 3 children. Tom is a Navy Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post, Rotary International and Kiwanis Clubs, Lindenhurst Historical Society,  the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians as well as the Loyal Order of Moose.  He also serves as a Lindenhurst National Little League Executive Board Member, a Director and a Manager.  Mayor Brennan is also a local businessman as a Director of the Lindenhurst Funeral home as well as a member of the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce.  He is the recent winner of the Pride of Lindenhurst Award presented by the Lindenhurst Board of Education. 

Kevin McCaffrey - Village Trustee (Deputy Mayor) Trustee Kevin McCaffrey was first elected to the Village Board in 1990 after serving as Chairman of the Planning Board. He served as Deputy Mayor and is currently the liaison for the Fire Council, Parks Department and Finance Committee. Past President of the Meridale Park Civic Association, he is active in the Lindenhurst National Little League and CYO Basketball. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Irish-American Teamsters. President of Teamster Local 707, Chairman of the Unions Health, Welfare & Pension Funds. He is a 1972 Graduate of Berner H.S. in Massapequa, he attended SUNY Farmingdale. He has been a resident of Lindenhurst since 1984 where he resides with his wife Julie and his children Michael and Katie.

Jodi Caravella - Village Trustee:    Jodi was elected Village Trustee in March 2004.  She has been a resident of Lindenhurst Village for over 20 years and is married and has 3 children.  She has recently finished her term as President of the Lindenhurst Middle School PTA and has served as the Vice-President of the Lindenhurst Council of PTAs.   She has also been the President of the Allegheny School PTA and served on it’s Parents As Reading Partners (PARP) Committee.  Jodi was the past Coordinator of the Allegheny Avenue Pre-School Program for 7 years.  She also was the recipient of the New York State Honorary Life Award given for distinguished service to children and youth.  

Michael Lavorata - Village Trustee:   Mike was elected Village Trustee in March 2004.  He has been a resident of the Village of Lindenhurst for 20 years.  He is married and has a daughter.  Prior to his election, Mike served for 10 years on the Board of Zoning Appeals and one year on the Planning Board. He is a member of the Lindenhurst Historical Society, the Mayor’s Beautification Society and the Kiwanis Club.  Mike has served on the World War II Memorial Committee and is the founder of the Greater Daniel Street Civic Association and also served as it’s first President.  He is also a member of the John Bosco Chapter of the Sons of Italy.  Mike also served on the Daniel Street PTA and as Chairman of the PARP Program for 3 years.  He was also a recipient of the Daniel Street PTA’s Wendy DeFrancisco Memorial Ward in 2003.   Mike has been an Electrical Engineer for over 20 years working on various Military Programs as a Consultant and is currently employed as a Senior Project Engineer for a large Public Safety Corporation here on Long Island.  

Maryann Weckerle - Village Trustee:   Maryann was elected to her first public office as Village Trustee in March 2006.  She is a lifelong resident of Lindenhurst and is married with one son.  Her past includes extensive involvement with the local PTAs, having chaired many committees and serving on the District Planning Team for Site-based Management and the PTA Council Scholarship Committee.  Maryann is a past president of the Lindenhurst Historical Society and presently serves as its treasurer.  Other involvement includes executive board member status with the Mayor's Beautification Society, member of the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce, member of the Lindenhurst Rotary Club, recipient of the Rotary Club's Community Service Award with her husband, Tom, in 2005, and board member of the Village of Lindenhurst's Business Improvement District.  Maryann is the proprietor of a family-owned 50 year-old local small business.  She is a graduate of Lindenhurst High School and has a B.A. in Business Administration from Molloy College.

Village Justice H. John Bopp:   John Bopp was elected Village Justice in 1990.  He is married and has 5 children.  He is a life long Village resident and has had a private law practice here for over 20 years.  He was also an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County for over 4 years.   Judge Bopp is a former Law Clerk with the Town of Babylon and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.  He is also the founder of the Lindenhurst Bulldog Lacrosse Association.   He is a Graduate of Lindenhurst High School, Rutgers College and New York Law School