My name is George Sopko and I work in Manville's Finance Department as the Tax Assessor.  I graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a minor in Business Administration.  I am a Certified Tax Assessor with the New Jersey Division of Taxation and hold the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute.  I have worked for over thirty years as a Real Estate Appraiser and was appointed as the Commercial Property Assessor in Branchburg Township last year.  I have served on the Watchung Borough Council and Planning Board for the last three years.