Posted January 31, 2012

Ron Von Dell was elected to the Board of Education on Tuesday, edging out his opponent, David Rosenthal, by two votes.

Mr. W. Ron Von Dell won the Special Board Election held on Tuesday and will fill the ninth and final seat on the Board of Education.

Von Dell received 248 votes, edging out his opponent David Rosenthal, who received 246 votes. One write-in vote was cast for Siren Chudgar. This will be Von Dell’s first term on the North Colonie Board of Education.

Von Dell will serve the balance of the seat's term, which was vacated by Siren Chudgar who resigned in November. The term will expire on June 30, 2016.

“I am very surprised, but I am excited about this opportunity,” Von Dell said. “I hope that I can be a very valuable member of the Board of Education and represent the North Colonie community well.”

Mr. Von Dell currently serves as Vice President of North Colonie Friends of Music and is a three-year member of the North Colonie Budget Committee. He was also the former Maplewood Elementary representative to the North Colonie Parent Advisory Committee.

“On behalf of the Board, I offer my heartiest congratulations to Mr. Von Dell,” Board president Mary Nardolillo said. ‘Welcome to the team!’ “We look forward to spending a lot of time together over the next few years representing the best interests of our students and the North Colonie community. Thanks also to Mr. Rosenthal for his willingness to run and for his continued commitment to our district.”