Upper Saddle River Borough School District Board of Education Member
What does this office do?
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Anson K. Tang is a real estate agent with a Sotheby's International Realty office in Saddle River. He holds a bachelor's degree in maritime operations and lives in Upper Saddle River with his family.
Nonpartisan
Hani Batla is chief information and technology officer at the retailer Adorama and spent five years on the Upper Saddle River Educational Foundation board. He wants careful budget review, public student feedback panels, and clearer reports on board decisions.
Nonpartisan
Jeffery F. De Vaul is a manufacturing executive who has served as president and chief operating officer of a global equipment company. He wants stronger academics and earlier, more open planning of school budgets.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Joy A. McElyea has served on the Upper Saddle River school board since 2020 and chairs its negotiations committee. A nonprofit bookkeeper, she wants careful budget review, public student feedback panels, and clearer reports on board decisions.
Nonpartisan
Kyle Kotch is a technology executive who has led software and AI programs at Microsoft, Nuance Communications, and HCLTech, and he volunteers with the Cub Scouts. He wants stronger academics and closer public oversight of school spending.
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