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Mayor Kathleen Miller Prunty and her family have a long lineage in Cranford. She and her husband, who passed away in 2001, were both active volunteers and felt so fortunate to raise their three sons here. She now has two granddaughters currently growing up in Cranford.
Mayor Prunty’s history of public service is extensive. Having been first elected to the Cranford Township Committee in 2019, she was elected Deputy Mayor in 2020 and Mayor in 2021, 2022, and 2026. She has been a liaison for the Emergency Management Council, the Flood Advisory Committee, and the Swim Pool Advisory Board, to name a few. She also organized Cranford’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee. She stresses the importance of slowing down drivers within our community and sharing our roads with all commuters. Miller Prunty is part of the Cranford Equity and Inclusivity Initiative and has been a member of the Cranford Township Planning Board since 2020.
Prior to her work as an elected official, Mayor Miller Prunty was steadfast in her commitment to improve the local community. For over 20 years from 1997-2018, she was the director of Cranford’s Office of Downtown Business and Economic Development. She has played a major role in revitalizing our downtown, understanding the need to preserve the balance between a lively business community and well-kept residential neighborhoods. During her time as director, she was named 2017 Economic Development Director of the year.
“It has been an honor serving Cranford, particularly when residents have faced the enormous challenges of flooding and the pandemic,” said Mayor Miller Prunty. “I am proud of accomplishments like starting a Township newsletter to bring news and updates to residents, attracting more residents to serve on boards and committees and holding neighborhood meetings on development and road projects. I remain committed to working hard to keep Cranford the wonderful community it is.”
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Paul A. Gallo is currently the Public Safety Commissioner on the Cranford Township Committee. He was named to the Committee in 2023 to fill a vacancy and was elected later that year. Gallo has been an integral member of the Cranford community, having served on the board of the Downtown Management Corporation and the Cranford Jaycees, as well as previously served on the Pedestrian & Cyclist Safety Committee.
He works in the cybersecurity industry and holds a Master’s in Forensic Computing from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A resident of Cranford since 2012 with his wife Shannon and their two children, Paul loves the downtown corridor and enjoys eating at our numerous restaurants, walking around town, and participating in our many community events.
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Cranford Township Commissioner Brian Andrews was elected to public office in 2020 and served as Mayor from 2022-2024. In addition to serving on the Township Committee, he is a trustee of the Cranford Public Library and has chaired the Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Committee. He has served on the board of the Cranford Fund for Educational Excellence and is an active volunteer in our community.
Brian is an international business and public policy professional with two decades of experience across management consulting, the corporate world, and government service. He currently serves as the Head of Public Policy at Audible. He previously served as a Diplomat for the U.S. Department of State across Democratic and Republican administrations, with assignments at the White House and Pentagon. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University and has been recognized for his entrepreneurship, ability to work collaboratively, and commitment to positive social impact.
Brian is raising two young children in the Cranford school system with his wife, Jill. Their family loves Cranford’s downtown, the Library, and all the community events. You can often see Brian around town walking his dog and enjoying a cup of Track 5 coffee.
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Cranford Township Commissioner Terrence Curran and his wife Kathleen have lived in Cranford for twenty years, where they have raised their children. He was elected to the Township Committee in 2022 and served as Mayor in 2025.
At age 18, Terrence joined the Marine Corps, where he was deployed on the 11th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) to the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific. Terrence loves to give back to his community and currently works as a trauma surgeon at a leading hospital.
After leaving the Marine Corps, Terrence returned to Jersey City, where he grew up and joined the Jersey City Police Dept. Then he decided to attend medical school and completed a post baccalaureate program at NJCU and Rutgers to complete the prerequisites for medical school. Before moving to Cranford, he served six years on the Jersey City school board. Locally, he fought against PSE&G’s plans to install monster power lines along the streets on Walnut and Lexington Avenues in 2019.
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Ryan Cooper, an attorney based in Downtown Cranford, was elected Chairperson of the Cranford Democratic Municipal Committee in 2023. As founder of Cooper, LLC - Counselors at Law, Ryan advises clients on corporate transactions and commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. Ryan served as Cranford Township Attorney for eight years and is a former member of the Cranford Board of Education.
Ryan is a graduate of Rutgers College and Rutgers School of Law. He writes and lectures frequently on technology, privacy, and information management issues, and spent 7 years as a volunteer member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee for Union County. In 2025, Governor Phil Murphy, with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate, appointed Ryan to New Jersey’s Local Finance Board, which oversees the fiscal health, reporting, and regulatory compliance of local and county governments and authorities; and sets ethical standards for local officials.
He lives in Cranford with his wife and children.
