See Who's Running For Berkeley, Central Regional School Boards: Election 2025

BERKELEY, NJ — July 28 was the deadline to file for candidacy in the Nov. 4, 2025 school election, and several have filed to run for the Berkeley Township and Central Regional boards of education.

Berkeley Township has four seats up for grabs this fall; Central Regional has three. All are for three-year terms.

Three incumbents are running for re-election at Central Regional. For Berkeley Township, six candidates will face off for four seats, three of which are incumbents.

Residents will also be casting their votes for township council members. Four seats are open: one in each of the township's wards.

School board elections are nonpartisan, though candidates can run under a slogan.

Here's who has filed to run along with their slogan if applicable, according to the Ocean County Clerk's Office. Asterisk denotes incumbent.

Berkeley Township Board of Education (Vote Four)

• Anita Morris (Kids Come First)
• Michele Shedlock* (Putting Kids First)
• Megan Ornstein* (Putting Kids First)
• Gaetano Bracciale* (Putting Kids First)
• Eric Schwartz (Putting Schools First)
• John M. Fosbre

Central Regional Board of Education (Vote Three)

• George Dohn* (Moving Central Forward)
• Lou Tuminaro* (Moving Central Forward)
• Denise P. Wilson* (Moving Central Forward)