Nespeca re-elected president of State School Boards AssociationLenhardt, Bergtraum, Masse elected board officers |
FOR RELEASE: November 1, 2012
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Thomas Nespeca of Webster, NY has been re-elected president of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA). His one-year term begins Jan. 1, 2013>
The election took place Saturday, Oct. 27, at NYSSBA’s Annual Business Meeting in Rochester. A total of 228 voting delegates participated in the business meeting, which was held in conjunction with the Association’s 93rd Annual Convention and Education Expo attended by nearly 2,500 members of the education community.
"NYSSBA is committed to providing strong leadership to New York schools," said Nespeca. "As an organization, we are particularly focused on being advocates for education and children. We're committed to making progress, every week, every month and every year."
Nespeca, who served two terms as vice president of NYSSBA, was first appointed to the Board of Directors in 2006. He served as NYSSBA’s Area 2 Director where he represented school boards in Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties.
Nespeca has been a member of the Webster School Board since 1998, having served as president and vice president. He is also a member of the Monroe County School Boards Association and served as president in 2004-05. Nespeca also served on the Monroe County School Board Association’s Executive Committee and formerly co-chaired the Legislative Committee.
Currently employed by Carestream Health Inc., Nespeca retired from the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester after more than 30 years of service.
Nespeca earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from St. Joseph’s College and an international business certificate from SUNY Brockport. He is also a licensed U.S. Customs Broker granted by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Re-elected Board Officers
Delegates at the Annual Business Meeting also re-elected Lynne Lenhardt of Bethlehem as first vice president, Susan Bergtraum of Old Westbury as second vice president and Michael Masse of Fayetteville as treasurer.
Lynne Lenhardt, NYSSBA’s Area 7 Director, is a member of the Bethlehem, Capital Region BOCES and Tech Valley High School boards of education. She represents school districts in Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties. She has been a NYSSBA director since 2002 and serves on the board’s Executive Committee. She currently chairs the Operations Committee. She has also served as president of the Capital District School Boards Association.
Susan Bergtraum, NYSSBA’s Area 11 Director, has been a member of the Nassau BOCES board since 2006. She represents school boards in Nassau County. Bergtraum is a former president and vice president of the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association and continues to serve on that Association’s Executive, Legislation, Finance and Member Board In-Service Committees. She was a member of the East Williston board from 1991-2006.
Michael Masse has been a member of the Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education since 1993 and served four terms as president. He serves on the NYSSBA Board of Directors Executive Committee. In addition, he is the chairperson for the Investment Committee. He also serves on the state’s Teachers’ Retirement System board of directors. He was first elected to the NYSSBA board in 2003.
For individual pictures:
Lynne Lenhardt - 1st Vice President and Area 7 Director
Susan Bergtraum - 2nd Vice President and Area 11 Director
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