Meet Our Board
The Hopewell Valley Education Foundation board is made up entirely of committed volunteers from the communities in Hopewell Valley. Board members come from diverse professional and personal backgrouds; currently serving board members are parents of current or former HVRSD students, former teachers, business and community leaders, and local professionals.
Members of the HVEF board serve on other local boards, acting as liaisons to the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance, District Parent Council, and various school PTOs, as well as local business and community organizations. The HVEF is a member of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Officers
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Teresa Rinaldi Moriello, Co-President
Teresa Rinaldi Moriello is a former Tax & Estates Paralegal where she worked for top law firms in New York City and Princeton. She is currently a Princeton, NJ Area Consultant where she assists newly transferred families and helps them become familiar with the area. Teresa and her husband also own La Mezzaluna Ristorante in downtown Princeton. She speaks fluent Italian. Teresa received her B.A. in Criminal Justice from Marshall University. Teresa, her husband and their two children moved to Pennington a few years ago. Her children attend Hopewell Valley Central High School and Toll Gate. Teresa also volunteers her time and is actively involved with the PTOs for the schools.
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Jeff DeCicco, Treasurer
Jeff joined HVEF in 2022. He grew up in Hammonton, NJ and graduated from Rider University with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and a Masters degree in Business Administration. He has been working for the State of New Jersey for over 20 years, the last five of which while serving as an Assistant Director in the Office of Management and Budget. He is an active Certified Public Accountant, having been licensed since 2010. Jeff and his wife Jennifer have lived in Brandon Farms since 2013 with their two daughters. Their oldest daughter attends Stony Brook Elementary. Jeff has also been an active coach with HVSA since 2017 and currently coaches his oldest daughter's HVSA travel soccer team. When he isn't on the field coaching, Jeff enjoys spending time with his family and their dog Carli, as well as supporting his Philadelphia sports teams.
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Robert Flanagan, Secretary
Rob joined the HVEF in 2019. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended The Ohio State University. Rob moved to New York City in 2001 with the Limited Brands as Manager of Internal Security & Safety Services. In 2013, Rob and his wife settled in Hopewell Township to raise their two daughters. Rob volunteers with Meals on Wheels of Mercer County and enjoys coaching his daughter’s soccer team. Rob has trained in a Japanese Samurai Marital Art for over 30 years and enjoys teaching the art to adults at his New York City dojo. He has also taught police, military, special needs kids and adults, and women’s self-defense seminars. When not spending time with his family, Rob likes to travel, volunteer and has a love and passion for reading.
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Kevin Kuchinski, Vice President
Kevin Kuchinski is a proven leader in the corporate, governmental and non-profit worlds. He currently leads a consulting practice focused on brand strategy and innovation, with a focus on delivering out-sized revenue and profit growth, serves on the Hopewell Township Committee, and is a partner at Sourland Mountain Spirits, New Jersey’s first farm-based craft distillery since Prohibition. Prior to this, Kevin was Vice President of Marketing at Church & Dwight, working on iconic American brands such as ARM & HAMMER™ and OxiClean™ and leading a $1 Billion division. He has also worked at Procter & Gamble, with assignments in the US and Belgium, including the global launch of the Swiffer. In 2000, he was recognized by Advertising Age as one of the Top 100 Marketers of the Year for his leadership on this launch. Kevin received his B.A. in Economics from Duke University. Kevin lives in Elm Ridge Park with his wife and two children, who are attending Hopewell Valley Central High School and Timberlane Middle School. Two older children are also graduates of Hopewell Valley Public Schools.
Members of the Board
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Devon Garber
Devon graduated with a BS in Health Science from Clemson University. Devon is an Account Supervisor with Havas Health. She is currently working on several drug launch campaigns. Devon met her husband Dave while both were students at Clemson and they now reside in Pennington, NJ with their two children, Ethan and Hannah. Devon has served on the Philadelphia Clemson Club Board for 7 years, as Social Media Chair, Vice President and now Treasurer. She joined the HVEF board in 2018 and brings her marketing, event planning, networking and social media knowledge to the board.
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Frank McDonnell
Frank moved to Pennington from Long Island, NY in the Summer of 2016. The valley has been a great landing spot for the whole family - wife Gayle, son Gabe (CHS grad) and daughter Kate (5th grader at Hopewell Elementary). His desire to give back to the community that has been so welcoming to his family led him to join the HVEF board in 2018.
Frank is a Managing Director and Head of ETFs and Separately Managed Accounts for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He graduated with a BA in History from Reed College in Portland, OR. In his spare time, Frank enjoys playing soccer, playing and listening to music, and chasing the family dog - Chloe - around. -
Christine Carter
Chrissy grew up in Pennington, and attended Toll Gate, Timberlane Middle School, and graduated in 1994 from Hopewell Valley CHS. She and her family moved back into the area 2 years ago, and her sons attend Toll Gate and Timberlane. She joined HVEF in 2018, and has assisted with the Book Lovers’ Luncheons and Back to School Nights.
Chrissy graduated from Georgetown University (French, 1998) and the University of Virginia (M.Ed, 2002). She has worked in higher education administration at the University of Virginia, Rider University, and currently at Thomas Edison State University.
A yoga enthusiast and fair-weather hiker, Chrissy and her family are often outside in their yard in Pennington, at one of various Hopewell Recreation sports events, or checking out one of the local trails through and around town.
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Terri Genova
Terri Genova has lived in Pennington with her husband Joe for 25 years. They moved to the area knowing their children would receive an excellent education. They have four children, all Hopewell Valley graduates.
In another lifetime, Terri graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson with a business degree and worked for a legal supply company managing a telemarketing department. However, raising four children has been her greatest accomplishments. Her love for children has led her to her current position as a Paraprofessional in our district.
Terri has been a board member for the HVEF for five years, and has served on the annual Book Lovers Luncheon and the Above and Beyond Gala. She loves spending time with her family, cooking, gardening and being at the beach. -
Jon Hunt
Jon joined the HVEF in 2017. Jon leads the Power of 100 Committee and supports HVEF fundraising event. Jon, his wife, and three children have lived in Hopewell Township since 1999, and his children attended Stony Brook Elementary School, Timberlane Middle School, and Central High School. Jon has been an active leader in the Hopewell YMCA Indian Guide program, Cub Scouts and youth sports (baseball and soccer).
Jon graduated from Albright College (Finance/Marketing 1987) and New York University Stern School of Business (MBA 1993). He is a 30+ year Treasury/Corporate Finance/Capital Markets professional, spending his first 21 years with Prudential Financial and the last 10 years with Fidelity Investments.
Jon and his wife can be found at soccer fields around Hopewell watching their son compete or at dance competitions rooting-on their college age daughters. Jon also enjoys mountain biking, snowmobiling, and spending time at the Jersey shore. -
Carol Jackson
Carol has been involved in the Hopewell Valley School District ever since she moved to New Jersey in 1972, after receiving her Masters Degree at Ohio State University in Mathematics Education. She was a mathematics teacher at Central High School for six years before retiring to raise a family. Her three children attended Toll Gate Elementary School and graduated from Central High school. While her children were in the district schools, Carol served as a room mother, ran several Family Math nights, and was involved in planning assemblies at Toll Gate. Once her last child moved on to Timberlane, Carol founded a District-wide Assembly Committee that is still in existence today.
Carol joined the HVEF Board in 1998 and served as the Board’s president for five years from 2001- 2006. As a board member, she created and chaired the Book Lover’s Luncheon which began in 2006 and has been an annual event ever since. She also created and chaired a High School Trivia Night for four years, which the board sponsored with Central High School.
In 2002, Carol founded the Central New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership, and in 2009 was involved in extending this organization to cover the entire state. She served as the first president of the New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership until 2011. In 2006, Carol received the HVEF E-Squared Award that was given annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the Hopewell Valley Regional School District.
Carol had been an assessment specialist at Educational Testing Service from 1979 until her retirement in 2019. During all but her last 5 years at ETS, she worked on the SAT and other College Board tests. In 2010, Carol received ETS’ highest Assessment Development Award for her work on the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT tests. For her last five years at ETS, Carol worked on the SSAT tests and was the coordinator for the SSAT testing program. From the spring of 2019 until the fall of 2020, Carol worked at the Enrollment Management Association (owners of the SSAT tests) helping this organization transition from having the SSAT developed at ETS to developing the SSAT tests in house.
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Kathy Mikalsen
Kathy joined HVEF in 2018. Prior to joining she worked on the foundation's Book Lover's Luncheon since 2012 and also helped out with the Above and Beyond Gala starting in 2017, As a current board member she continues to take an active role on both of these committees.
Kathy Mikalsen has lived in Hopewell Township since 2002 with her husband Ed and two children. Both children attended the Hopewell Valley Schools starting at Stony Brook Elementary and then moving on to Timberlane Middle School and HVCHS. Her son Eddie is now a junior studying Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University and her daughter Melissa is a freshman studying Astrophysics at The Ohio State University.
Kathy received a BS in Education from The Ohio State University in 1991 and her Masters in Education from the College of New Jersey in 1999. Kathy is currently a kindergarten teacher at Barley Sheaf Elementary in Flemington, NJ where she was honored as Teacher of the Year for 2018-19. Kathy is also a Vice President of the Flemington Raritan Education Foundation. She served on PTO boards at Stony Brook and Timberlane and as committee chairs at CHS. Kathy teaches religious education classes at St James in Pennington and served as a girl scout leader for many years. -
Susan Promislo
Susan Promislo is the Communications Officer for The Russell Berrie Foundation. Previously, she was Director, Branding & Communications, with Blue Meridian Partners and Director of Communications Strategy at Princeton University. Prior to that, she held various communications roles at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Aspen Institute. Susan holds an MA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication and a BA from Colgate University. She lives in Pennington with her husband and two daughters, who attend Timberlane Middle School and Central High School.
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Lucia Sanin
Lucia Sanin joined HVEF in 2017. She coordinates the author visit program for Timberlane Middle School and Central High School. She is also involved with the Take a Seat and grants committees. Lucia has lived in Hopewell since 2008. She has two children who attended Stony Brook Elementary School and now attend Timberlane Middle School and Central High School.
She has served in PTO boards as PTO president, Chair or Co-Chair of several committees including Assemblies, Box Tops, Enrichment, Fifth Grade Committee, and Year Book at Stony Brook Elementary School. At Timberlane Middle School, she has been Chair or Co-Chair of Hospitality, Fun Nights, and Eight Grade Activities committees. At CHS she has been the Class Liaison representative for class 2019, VP of Fundraising, and VP orchestra at MTPA. In addition, she has been part of Municipal Alliance, Principal Advisory committee at Timberlane and CHS, the Wellness/Food Service Advisory Committee, Parenting Conference committee, Capital Health Auxiliary and a member of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra committee.
Lucia holds a degree in Masters in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Saskatchewan. She enjoys sharing time with her family, taking pictures and reading. She lives in Pennington with her husband and two sons who attend CHS and TMS. -
Arvinder Singh
Arvinder Singh is currently the Founder and CEO of ZAS Management Systems LLC (est.2002), a privately held Medical Billing, Transcription, and Electronic Health Record company. Mr. Singh also serves as President of APS Consulting LLC. APS Consulting (est. 2009) is dedicated to the pharmaceutical and health care industry, specializing in patient medication adherence, digital marketing, REMS, oncology therapy, product launches, supply chain optimization especially specialty pharmaceutical distribution, commercial analysis and insight, and competitive intelligence and monitoring. His key areas of interest are the evolving Rare Diseases, Patient Medication Adherence, Drug Device, Specialty Pharmaceuticals Distribution Spaces, and Oncology Drug Development and Commercialization. Previously, Mr. Singh served in several executive capacities at GlaxoSmithKline. Prior to GSK, he was Group Director for CNS Marketing with Forest Laboratories, Inc. (now Allergan). Mr. Singh is also a Partner at Zyanya Designs and Founding Investor at The Bank of Princeton.
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Danielle Flores
Danielle Flores (she/her) joined the HVEF in 2023 and has lived with her husband and two children in Pennington since 2021. Her children attend Bear Tavern Elementary. Danielle holds a BA in History from the University of Florida and an MA in Museum Studies from the George Washington University. Danielle currently works as the Advancement Officer for Princeton in Asia and has held various roles in fundraising, communications, and project management for non-profit organizations including the Princeton University Art Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, and the European Patients’ Forum in Brussels, Belgium. In her free time, Danielle enjoys reading, music, world cinema, all things food, NYC history, and trying to visit as much of the world as possible with her family.
Ex Officio
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Dr. Rosetta Treece
Superintendent of Schools
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Jenny Long
Board of Education Liason
jennylong@hvrsd.org