Video Newsroom > NJTPA News > Video > Tribute to Outgoing Chair Peter Palmer Print Tribute to Outgoing Chair Peter Palmer The NJTPA Board of Trustees honored outgoing Chair Peter Palmer, a former Somerset County Freeholder, during its January 22, 2018 reorganization meeting. Palmer first joined the Board in 1999 and served as Chair from 2004-2005 and 2016-2017.