Ringwood’s 2025 Democratic Council Candidates

RYAN DITTEMER
Business

  • Lifelong Ringwood Resident

  • B.A. History from Ramapo College

  • M.A. Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall

  • Manager - Software Quality Engineering

  • NY-NJ Trail Conference member

ERIKA TRAVAN
Community

  • BA Pace University

  • Experienced office manager/dental hygienist

  • Vice President, Ringwood Educational Foundation

  • Volunteer (PTO, Library, ELAC, Lakeland Marching Band)

  • Erskine Lakes Women’s Club

  • ELPOA Member

MARK SAVASTANO
Technology

  • Computer Programming,

    Dover Business College

  • IT Manager

  • Experienced Contract Negotiator

  • Treasurer, Robert Erskine PTO 

  • Class Parent

  • Skyline Lakes Member

Your 2025 Democratic candidates for Ringwood Borough Council are Ryan Dittemer, Erika Travan, and Mark Savastano — three committed individuals running to keep Ringwood a great place to live through smarter planning and a focus on the future.