Ho-Ho-Kus October 24, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 9 Three vying for two board of education seats by Jennifer Crusco On Nov. 6, incumbent school trustee Mary Ellen Nye and newcomers Amy Langevin and Cinzia D’Iorio will be seeking seats on the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education. Two three-year terms are available in this year’s contest. Cinzia Parise D’Iorio D’Iorio has resided in Ho-Ho-Kus for 11 years. She and her husband, Anthony, have three children. Sara is a senior at the Bergen County Academies, Anthony Jr. is in sixth grade, and Luca is in first grade. D’Iorio began her service in Ho-Ho-Kus by becoming a board member of the Ho-Ho-Kus Education Foundation. She served from 2001-10, including three years as vice president and two years as president. During her tenure, she worked closely with the administration, staff, and parents of the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School to provide programs that were not covered by the budget. She has been class mother and Tic Toc Art Docent for each of her children. She is a member of the Home & School Association and has served on the Get Out and Vote Committee for the school. She was also an assistant in the classroom at the Ho-Ho-Kus/Waldwick Cooperative Nursery School from 2008-11. D’Iorio is an active parishioner of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Church in Saddle River, where she serves as a Eucharistic minister and a religious education teacher. D’Iorio graduated from Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business, where she currently sits on the Market Research Center Advisory Board. She worked for Schering Plough Pharmaceuticals for 14 years, holding in business analytics, business development, market research, and sales. For the past 10 years, she has served as principal of CPD Research & Consulting, a health care market research firm. D’Iorio believes a solid education is one of the best gifts that can be given to children. She has worked closely with the Ho-Ho-Kus School administration and educators for the past 11 years helping to improve programs. She considers herself an advocate for all children, from gifted to special needs, and said she hopes to work with the school board to continue the excellence in education in Ho-Ho-Kus. Langevin has been a resident of Bergen County since 1980, and moved to Ho-Ho-Kus in 1999. She is a graduate of Waldwick High School and Ramapo College of NJ, where she received a degree in accounting. She has been employed by KPMG, LLP in Montvale since 1995. She is currently a manager within the global mobility team, which is an HR/accounting function. Langevin has two children -- Noah, 9, and Lana, 5 – both of whom attend the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School. She completed a term on the school board at the Ho-HoKus/Waldwick Co-op Nursery School, where she held the position of vice president during the 2007-08 school year. Her responsibilities focused on overseeing and revamping the fundraising programs for the entire school. The experience allowed Langevin to interact with the school leadership team, fellow board members, and parents. She supports the Home School Association by assisting with different volunteer initiatives, which have included hospitality. She is a parishioner of Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. From 2001-03, she I was a volunteer on the Catechumanate team. She is a member of the Ramapo SIFE Advisory Team at Ramapo College. “I would like to become a board of education trustee because I would like to give back to the community by being able to make our children’s education the best it can be,” Langevin said in a prepared bio/statement. “I believe that I am a good listener and communicator. I feel these are essential skills to be successful in this type of forum. I have demonstrated experience both as a leader and negotiator. I am highly organized and have a strong background in accounting. In my career I am currently responsible for managing a $10 million budget. I also believe that this will aid my ability and understanding of the necessary finan- cial requirements that would go along with the position. I also have attended nearly every school board meeting over the last two years and am very pleased that I have helped change the way the board and public interact at meetings.” Nye was appointed to the board in 2010, after trustee Robert Inglima tendered his resignation. She was elected to Inglima’s one-year unexpired term in 2011, and is now (continued on page 10)