John Celock, who "has signed a contract with the Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc. to write a book on young elected officials, which is scheduled to be published in 2010"

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Official bio:

John comes to Westfield Patch from three years as a freelance journalist covering real estate and politics in New York and New Jersey.

During this time he broke some of the biggest political and real estate stories across New York State.

Earlier in his career he was a reporter for Worrall Community Newspapers in Union County, reporting on the communities of Summit, Clark, Mountainside, Union and Springfield.

A Cranford resident, John received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Niagara University and his master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.Totally unplanned, he managed to become Niagara’s first triple minor, with minors in Communication Studies, Environmental Studies and Religious Studies. He has worked in Corporate Communications for a major financial services corporation and as public information officer of the Niagara Falls Charter Revision Commission.

John has signed a contract with the Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc. to write a book on young elected officials, which is scheduled to be published in 2010. For the book he has interviewed over 90 current and former young elected officials across the country. He has won a community reporting award from the New Jersey Press Association and first place for in-depth magazine reporting of state government from CapitolBeat. He volunteers as a Board Member and Program Committee Chairman of the Columbia University Club of New York and as an alumni admissions recruiter for Niagara University. John is passionate about Niagara and Columbia sports (warning come March, he will want Niagara to win the MAAC). He will also willingly answer any question about the Niagara Falls/Buffalo area and enjoys discussing politics, real estate and a variety of other subjects. He likes to bike, jog, swim, read and hang out with friends.