Weekly Roundup: Board reorganization, MFS grad top this week’s stories
Catch up on the biggest stories in Moorestown this week.
The Moorestown Board of Education held their reorganization meeting Tuesday night, and an MFS graduate is making a name for herself. Catch up on everything from the past week in the Weekly Roundup.
5 to 4 vote sees Alberti re-elected as board president
With only one vote separating Sandra Alberti and Brandon Pugh, Alberti was re-elected as president of Moorestown’s Board of Education at the reorganization meeting held in William Allen Middle School on Jan. 2. David Weinstein was elected as vice president. The evening began with the swearing in of three new members to the board. Newcomers Jack Fairchild, Tinamarie Nicolo-Dorfner and Lauren Romano took the oath of office before taking their seats alongside the incumbent board members.The returning members were each vocal during the vote, making their case for their candidate. Board member Dimitri Schneiberg nominated Pugh with Weinstein nominating Alberti.
MFS grad named one of Forbes’ 30 under 30
This past spring, Ashley Edwards returned to the Moorestown Friends School to deliver the keynote remarks at the Cum Laude Society and World Languages banquet. The speech marked her first visit to MFS since graduating in 2008, and she returned to walk the same halls she once walked as a teenager as one of Forbes’ 2018 “30 Under 30” in the social engineers category. At the age of 27, Edwards is the co-founder and chief executive officer of MindRight. The tech nonprofit provides personalized metal health coaching via text message and is targeted at youth of color impacted by trauma.
‘When people are dealing with their healthcare, it’s a very personal question’
At the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting of the Moorestown Township Board of Education, a new insurance broker of record up for approval was the topic of much discussion, with Moorestown Education Association president Lisa Trapani taking to public comments to question why the board was making the switch. She said Conner Strong & Buckelew has served as Moorestown’s insurance broker for at least two decades, and to date, the MEA has successfully worked through many of its issues because of the long-standing relationship with the company. She said in part, what made the negotiation of the MEA’s contract successful in 2016 was the district had worked with Conner Strong & Buckelew for so many years and had developed a relationship with them.
