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Locally, Burlington and Gloucester counties are unrepresented. A representative from Camden County, Frank Mazzeo, a music teacher from Winslow, was appointed in September.

Three council members, including the chairman, are from Essex County. Three others are from Middlesex County.

Four members, including Mazzeo, are from the South Jersey area, according to biographies supplied by the arts council.

Council members are volunteers appointed by the governor. They are:

•Chairman Leonard Fisher, West Orange, Essex County. A past president of the New Jersey Ballet Company, Fisher was appointed in 1995 and has served as legal counsel for the management of a multinational, billion-dollar insurance holding company.

•Germaine B. Trabert, Westfield, Union County. First vice chairwoman of the council, Trabert is a member of the board of directors of the Westfield Symphony Orchestra and has served as a publicity chairwoman for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

•Kenneth Endick, Hampton, Hunterdon County. Second vice chairman of the council, Endick is an attorney and a principal in Tamman Corp., a land development firm. He's a member of the board of directors for the Hunterdon Arts Center.

•Agnes Armao, Ocean City, Cape May County. Armao is dean of academics at Atlantic County Community College. She is the former managing editor of Il Popolo Italiano, a bilingual newspaper circulated internationally.

•Lawrence K. Carlbon, Asbury, Hunterdon County. He recently retired from a New York advertising agency after 30 years. A family farmer, he serves on the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission.

•Elizabeth G. Christopherson, Harding, Morris County. She is the executive director and chief executive officer of New Jersey Network. In 1997, the Star-Ledger named her as one of the 25 most influential people in the arts in New Jersey.

•Arthur Factor, Highland Park, Middlesex County. A pediatrician, he serves on the board of Shoestring Players, a theater company in New Brunswick. He also has been affiliated with the George Street Playhouse and the Jane Zimmerli Museum.

•Niels S. Favre, Cape May, Cape May County. He retired from Lucent Technology, formerly AT&T Network Systems, after 30 years. He has been an active member of the business and cultural community in Cape May.

•Dolores A. Kirk, Livingston, Essex County. She is active with the New Jersey Federation of Republican Women, the Essex County Women's Political Caucus and was elected secretary of the New Jersey Senate in 1992.

•Penelope E. Lattimer, New Brunswick, Middlesex County. She is an assistant superintendent for the New Brunswick public schools. A former chairwoman of the arts council, she spearheaded the creation of ArtsPlan New Jersey, a long-term plan for cultural growth.

•Lillian Levy, Ventnor, Atlantic County. A graduate from the Juilliard School, she has also undertaken private studies in theater and painting.

•Marjorie H. Li, Highland Park, Middlesex County. A librarian in charge of technical systems for Rutgers University libraries, Li is on the board of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.

•Frank Mazzeo, Winslow, Camden County. A master saxophonist, Mazzeo's work as a bandmaster in secondary schools has been marked by 160 awards and honors, including a Who's Who in America's Teaching Award.

•Alexander Menza, Sparta, Sussex County. An attorney and former state Superior Court judge, Menza is a playwright and has served on the board of the New Jersey State Opera.

•Judith H. Stanley, Red Bank, Monmouth County. A former chairwoman of the New Jersey Highway Authority, which maintains the Garden State Parkway, Stanley also is a trustee of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation. She has been a Republican National Committeewoman since 1994.

•Dana Dowd Williams, Millburn, Essex County. She retired as senior vice president of First Union Bank. She is a trustee for the Newark Museum and was a member of the arts council's marketing advisory committee.