BOE Accepts Another Resignation, Picks a New Member

The Haddonfield Board of Education on Thursday accepted the resignation of Board Administrator Andrew Hall and chose Maureen Eyles over three other candidates to replace Lynn Biehn on the board.

Hall told the board he has a "private sector opportunity to become a senior vice president of a growing company."

"It's a good opportunity to gamble and see what happens," he said.

Hall has been the business administrator for the past six years. His last day is July 30.

He is the third school district official to resign in the past month. The board accepted the resignations of Assistant Superintendent Dyanne Kerecman and Biehn last month.

Eyles is an event planner and sponsorship sales freelancer with a degree from Villanova University. She also oversees Haddonfield's First Night, New Year's Eve celebration.

The board deliberated in closed session for less than 30 minutes before deciding on Eyles shortly after 10 p.m. Eyles was the last of four candidates the board interviewed for 15 minutes each on Thursday. All board members must be borough residents.

The other candidates were:

• Eric Carlson – D.O. (Obstetrician) – University of Medicine & Dentistry of N.J.-School of Osteopathic Medicine; Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University

• Kevin DiMedio – Attorney - Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Lansing, MI); University of Delaware

• Glenn George – Engineer, economist, financier, and management consultant – Cornell University; Harvard University

Eyles will join Andrew Berlin on the next school election ballot in November. Berlin was appointed to fill the term of former board member Marsha Marshall. The deadline for filling a petition with the Camden County Clerk to run in the November election is June 5.

High school principal Michael Wilson was also unanimously approved Thursday to replace Kerecman, at a salary of $143,000. He is scheduled to begin on July 1.