During its annual reorganization meeting, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board re-elected Director Jeff Hellrung as board president and elected Steve Simonson as vice president for 2020. The board also welcomed three of the four new members elected to the board in November.
The new directors are Erin Talbert and Jen Brown from Region C — Chadds Ford and Pennsbury townships — Rashi Akki from Region A — East and West Marlborough — and Victoria Baratta from Region B — Birmingham, Pocopson and Newlin townships.
Brown was away on vacation but the other three made brief comments after being sworn in. Talbert thanked the departing directors for their service adding that she appreciates all the work the board has done over the years.
“Over the course of the last year, I have grown to hold tremendous respect for all of your efforts,” she said.
Talbert has two children in the district, one in middle school and the other in high school. She has 20 years of business experience in marketing, change management and communications.
Akki, with two sons who graduated from the district and a daughter in middle school, said she chose to run for the board seat as a way of giving back to the district.
“My boys are doing very well and I personally feel that it’s the district that had a pretty big hand in making that happen,” she said.
Akki has a doctorate in chemical engineering, she said and is a strong proponent of science and technology curricula. After 20 years with Dupont, she started her own company dealing with renewable energy from waste.
Baratta thanked returning directors for bringing the new board members up to speed. She’s an educational psychologist with five children currently attending Unionville High School.
“So, I’m invested heavily in the district so I might as well invest my time to serve the district, too,” she said. “I’m humbled and excited to represent my community, and to serve the students, faculty and the staff of the district.”
Brown will be sworn in before the next meeting, according to Hellrung.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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