Candidates to be Interviewed for Board Seat Tomorrow Night

Since my post of November 2nd, when I reported that six candidates had filed for an open seat on the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education, seven other candidates have since filed their petitions to be considered for this post. 

Board Members Arthur Mathur and Anne Marie Mead enjoy a
light moment at a meeting in September. (Dick Bergeron Image)

The opening is the result of the resignation of Anda Cytroen who was up for election to another 3-year term in the April, 2012, School Board/Budget Election.  Whoever is appointed to the post will need to run again for the job in April.

In addition to those who filed on November 2^nd; namely, Jacqueline M. Barlow, John Chang, Michelle Moore, Joan L. Muldoon, Daniel M. Petrozelli, and Terri B. Yessman, seven other aspirants have submitted their paperwork.  Filing for the job was closed on November 9^th.

Tomorrow night, Tuesday, November 15^th,  at a Special Board Meeting, and following a one-hour closed-door meeting on another topic which will begin at 6:30 pm in the Wade Administration Building in Martinsville, the Board will reconvene in open public session  at 7:30 pm to interview candidates for this vacancy.

The names of the additional seven candidates are listed below in alphabetical order:

·         Kendall M. Blythe, a VP at Tokio Marine Management, and a 14-year Bridgewater resident.  Education:  University of Maryland.

·         Steven P. Charewycz, a Physical Science Teacher at Middlesex County Vo-Tech, and an 11-year Bridgewater resident.  Education:  Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Keller online Graduate School.

·         Raja Das, a Team Leader at Becton Dickinson, and a 4-year Bridgewater resident.  Education:  India Institute of Management.

·         Aricent Group, a KKR Portfolio Company, and a 6-year Bridgewater resident.  Education:  Brown University, Georgetown University.

·         Andrea Pellegrino, a 5-year Bridgewater resident, is currently a stay-at-home mother and, when previously employed in the corporate world, was a Field Underwriting  Associate with Pinnacle Assurance and a Sr. Programmer Analyst with Chubb Insurance.  Education:  Rutgers University, Chubb Institute.

·         Hao Song, a Psychometrician and education researcher currently with the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a 12-year Bridgewater resident.  Education:  Nanjing Normal University, Ph.D., Rutgers University.

·         Melanie Thiesse, an administrator for The Westmont Montessori School, and a Bridgewater resident for just over one year.  Education:  Arizona State University, St. Catherine University.

So there you have it.  The BR-BOE has a qualified and diverse field of thirteen applicants from which to make its choice. 

 
It’s unfortunate that only one person can get the job (with long unpaid hours, I might add), but this community is lucky to have so many people who are interested in the educational
welfare of the Bridgewater-Raritan School District. 
 
Thanks for reading.