Gelorma Elizabeth Persson

Background

Persson, Gelorma Elizabeth was born on August 1, 1931 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Mary Louise (Soranno) Carriero.

Education

Student, Rutgers University, Newark, 1949-1950.

Career

With, Millburn New Jersey) Florist and Soranno Florist, Morristown, 1940-1960; owner, Little Silver (New Jersey) Repair Center, 1965-1991; owner, Persson Outdoor Power Equipment, Farmingdale, New Jersey, since 1985; president, Business Dynamics Associations, Farmingdale, since 1991. Board directors Jersey Center Power & Light, Morristown, since 1985.

Achievements

• Gelorma Elizabeth Persson has been listed as a noteworthy business consulting company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President (senior citizen development) Luftman Towers, Lincroft, New Jersey, 1983-1991. Appointed member National Small Business Advisory Council, Washington, since 1981, Small Business Committee and Anti-Discrimination Board, Trenton, since 1991. Member White House Conference on Small Business, 1980, chair, 1986.

Board directors New Jersey Mental Health Association, since 1988. Chair fundraising New Jersey Institute of Technology Inventors Hall of Fame, 1990-1991. Member board advisors Georgian Court College, since 1991.

Member foundation board advisors Brookdale College, since 1988. Member New Jersey Federation Indiana Business (guardian since 1986), Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (treasurer, vice chair, president 1984-1992).

Interests

• Avocation: fishing.

Connections

Married Richard L. Persson, July 29, 1951. Children: Synda Lou, Richard L., Sharyce Lee, Joede Marei.

Father:

Joseph Carriero

Mother:

Mary Louise (Soranno) Carriero

Spouse:

Richard L. Persson

child:

Sharyce Lee Persson

child:

Richard L. Persson

child:

Joede Marei Persson

child:

Synda Lou Persson