Board Membership
Members of the board are volunteers who are elected by members of the Boards of Education of our component school districts to serve for three-year terms. Learn about board membership and elections.
Duties and responsibilities of the board include:
- Provide shared educational services to our component schools.
- Conduct needs assessments and long-range planning for BOCES and component school districts.
- Employ teachers and support staff to carry out BOCES programs.
- Prepare an annual BOCES budget and oversee annual expenditures.
- Set policies for the organization and plans for future growth and change.
- Appoint BOCES district superintendents (subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Education).
- Work closely with the Capital Region BOCES district superintendent to implement state laws and board policies and directions.
To contact the Board of Education, email boe@neric.org.
Board Members
Nancy delPrado
President
Elected: 2014
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Mohonasen Central School District
Heather Soroka
Vice-President
Elected: 2018
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Watervliet City School District
Member of: Watervliet City School District Board of Education
Brian Backus
Elected: 2021
Current term ends: 2024
Home district: Niskayuna Central School District
John Bergeron
Elected: 1976
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Schenectady City School District
Member of: Tech Valley High School Board of Education
Naomi Hoffman
Elected: 2020
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Shenendehowa Central School District
Member of: Shenendehowa Central School District Board of Education
Kevin Kutzscher
Elected: 1995
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Sharon Springs Central School District
Member of: Tech Valley High School Board of Education
Lynne Lenhardt
Elected: 1997
Current term ends: 2021
Home district: Bethlehem Central School District
Member of: Tech Valley High School Board of Education
John Phelan
Elected: 1994
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Guilderland Central School District
Rose Surman
Elected: 2007
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District
Matthew Tedeschi
Elected: 2019
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Member of: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District Board of Education