
STEVEN ROSINI
BOE PRESIDENT
Member Since: 2008
Term Expires: 2026
Committee Chair(s): Negotiations
Committee Member: None
Email: [email protected]
Steve received his Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College and graduated with a Law Degree from the Fordham University School of Law. He is an attorney with his own office located in Closter, New Jersey. Steve and his wife, Jane, have lived in River Vale for over 20 years with their three children, all of whom attended River Vale schools. Steve is also the Chairperson of the Negotiations Committee. Steve is the longest standing member of the Board, serving as Trustee since 2008, and serving as Board President since January, 2022.
PATRICE PINTARELLI
BOE VICE PRESIDENT
Member Since: 2015
Term Expires: 2026
Committee Chair(s): Finance
Committee Member: Negotiations, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Patrice and her husband, John have lived in River Vale for 20 years. They have three children who are products of the River Vale school system. Patrice was raised in the Bronx until middle school when her family relocated to Bergenfield. She received a BA in History and a Master’s in Education from Fordham University. Patrice taught for two years in the Bronx then taught grades 2-4 for the next 15 years in River Edge. She left teaching to raise her children and focused much of her time and energies to giving back to the community, serving as the PTA’s liaison and on the Parent Advisory Committee, volunteering in the local schools, teaching religious education and donating time to the local food pantry. Patrice is currently the Chairperson of the Finance Committee. Patrice has been a Trustee since 2015 and Board Vice President since January, 2022.
JAMIE ASSOR
BOE TRUSTEE
Member Since: 2022
Term Expires: 2026
Committee Chair(s): Personnel
Committee Member: Communications & Policy
Email: [email protected]
Jamie joined the Board in October 2022 filling the remaining unexpired term of a former Trustee. Jamie is currently an elementary school teacher in Ramsey with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and an Elementary Education Certification from Muhlenberg College. She also holds a Masters in Educational Technology from Ramapo College. Jamie and her husband, Ben, have lived in River Vale for eight years and are the parents of two young daughters, with their oldest currently a student at Woodside. Jamie has been very active in the community since moving here, serving as Cookie Manager for her daughter’s Girl Scout Troop, Read-a-Thon Chairperson for the Woodside PTA and as a Class Mother. Jamie previously served the district as a member of the Referendum and Restart Committees as well.
LOUAN AUSTIN
BOE TRUSTEE
Member Since: 2023
Term Expires: 2025
Committee Chair(s): None at this time
Committee Member: Buildings & Grounds, Curriculum & Technology
and Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Louan became the newest Board Member in January, 2023, and served as Chairperson of the Personnel Committee. Louan is a Photographer by profession, but comes to us with special interest and experience in special education, ABA therapy and adaptive learning. Louan and her husband, Adam, have lived in River Vale for over seven years and have two daughters in the River Vale school system. Their oldest daughter is currently in Holdrum Middle School and the youngest attends Roberge Elementary School. Louan has been very active volunteering in the community and our schools serving as PTA Lunch Chair, Girl Scout Leader and Town Cookie Manager, as well as Class Mother.
CHERYL BERKOWITZ
BOE TRUSTEE
Member Since: 2022
Term Expires: 2027
Committee Chair(s): Communications & Policies
Committee Member: Buildings & Grounds, Curriculum & Technology
Email: [email protected]
Cheryl is in her second full term as a Board Trustee. She currently chairs the Communications & Policy Committee and serves on the Buildings & Grounds and Curriculum & Technology Committees. Cheryl completed her undergraduate work at Pace University and has a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree and Educational Leadership. Cheryl served on the district's citizen-based referendum committee, chaired the Communications Committee for the the River Vale PTA and was a teacher for the gifted and talented and educational technology programs for the Ramsey School District. She is currently the Director of Fitness With Friends Tennis, a part of the Township of River Vale’s Mayor’s Wellness Campaign, as well as an entrepreneur. A graduate of Holdrum Middle School, Cheryl and her husband, Erick, enjoy living and raising their family in River Vale. They have a child attending Pascack Valley Regional High School and a child attending the middle school.
VIRGINIA “GINNY” SENANDE
BOE TRUSTEE
Member Since: 2018
Term Expires: 2025
Committee Chair(s): Curriculum & Technology
Committee Member: Communications & Policy, Finance
Email: [email protected]
Recently re-elected for a new term, Virginia “Ginny” grew up in Hillsdale and with her husband, Domingo, made River Vale their home when their two daughters approached school age. As well as serving as a Trustee since 2018, Ginny has been active in the community serving on the Restart Committee, Diversity Committee and Referendum Communications Committee, teaching CCD classes and as a Girl Scout Leader. She is currently the Supervisor of Professional Learning at the Office of Curriculum and Instruction for the Northern Valley Schools. Ginny received her Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and Political Science from Rutgers University and her Master’s Degree in Education: Administration and Supervision from St. Peter’s College.
ARTHUR WHITE
BOE TRUSTEE
Member Since: 2022
Term Expires: 2027
Committee Chair(s): Buildings & Grounds
Committee Member: Finance, Negotiations
Email: [email protected]
Mr. White is serving his second full term as a Board Trustee. Arthur received his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Seton Hall University and is currently a Law Enforcement Officer in Bergen County where he serves as a School Liaison Officer for his department and as a former Union President. Arthur and his wife, Julie, and family have lived in River Vale for over ten years. Mr. White volunteers on the Ski Trip Committee at Holdrum, where one of his children is a student. Arthur also has an elementary student in the district and another two children who have graduated from Holdrum Middle School.
Melissa Signore, Superintendent
Kelly Ippolito, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary