Ladies and gentlemen, welcome the newest member of the Haddonfield Board of Education. The board announced last week that Andrew Berlin would fill the vacant board seat that became open when longtime BOE member Marsha Marshall resigned earlier this year.
Marshall resigned earlier this year, citing “personal reasons” for her departure from the board.
Berlin is an entrepreneur who develops software and biomedical devices, and is the owner of the software development company Applied Voices LLC. As an inventor, he holds 67 U.S. patents and has worked in areas ranging from cancer research to DNA sequencing, according to the BOE.
He has served on boards in both government and corporate settings, including the board that oversees the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the board of directors of the Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Industry Association, and various non-profit and corporate boards in the electronics and biotechnology industries.
“We chose to relocate to Haddonfield because we really value education and the family-oriented nature of the town. Haddonfield has turned out to be very welcoming and is just what we hoped it would be. It is an honor to be able to serve the community on the board of education,” he said.
Berlin will be sworn into his seat on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Haddonfield Memorial High School Library.
“We had an incredible group of applicants, all of whom brought something different to the Board. While Andrew is new to the community, we felt he brings critical skills to the District in the area of technology based learning and communications,” BOE President Steve Weinstein said. “Our district is looking forward to how best to integrate new digital technologies to make the teaching and learning process better and more relevant to the skills our students will need in the future. Just a brief look at his incredible experience shows why we feel he can help lead us over the next few years.”
