Posted July 10, 2012

Last night, the North Colonie Board of Education held its Annual Organizational meeting and elected a new president and vice president.

Linda Harrison was unanimously elected as the new president of the North Colonie Board of Education, while Ann Foster was also unanimously elected as the new vice president. Their terms are effective immediately.

Harrison, who served as vice president beginning in the 2009-10 school year through the 2011-12 school year, takes over the position of president from Mary Nardolillo, who served as Board president during the same time span. Harrison, elected to her second term on the Board of Education in May 2010, has served on many Board Committees, including as chair on the Curriculum Committee and co-chair on the Employee Relations and Audit Committees. She is employed by the New York State Department as an Educational Specialist in test development. Prior to this, she was employed by North Colonie for 34 years, teaching social studies at Shaker High School.

Ann Foster assumes Harrison’s former role on the Board as vice president. In May of 2011, she was elected to her second term on the Board of Education. She has served as chair or co-chair of the Budget Committee since 2006, presiding over some of the most difficult budget seasons in quite some time. Foster currently serves as the Deputy Director for the Division of Finance and Rate Setting for the Department of Health.

For more information on the Board of Education, please visit their webpage.