Dawn Wallace has been married to her husband of 19 years, she is the mother of 4 children, a Realtor and a Paralegal. She is committed to serving our schools. She has been a Voorhees resident for 20 years. She has been an active member of the E.T. Hamilton Elementary School and Voorhees Middle School Parent Faculty Associations. She served in many roles on the E.T. Hamilton and VMS PFAs including secretary, vice-president and president.  Dawn Wallace is currently serving as the Board of Education President.

Bruce Karpf is married to Rosemarie for 36 years, and they have two (2) amazing daughters.  Stephanie (High School Math Teacher) married to Anthony (Voorhees Police Officer) with two (2) children Luca and Elianna,  and Alyssa (Attorney) married to Michael (Finance).    Bruce and his wife have lived in Voorhees for 29 years, and their daughters have had the privilege to attend the Voorhees School System.

Over the years Bruce Karpf has continued to be involved in the Voorhees Community from doing many fundraisers at his ice cream store Sprinklz; to being on the Eastern Education Foundation Committee.   His most rewarding opportunity has been serving the Voorhees Community as a School Board Member for 16 years and as Vice President of the Board for 7 years.  

Scott has been a Voorhees resident since 2007 after moving back to the east coast with his wife Marni of 20 years.  They chose the township for its strong community and the excellent public school system for their children.  Their son Aden recently moved up from VMS to Eastern Regional High School and their daughter attends Kresson School.

Scott was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the suburbs of New York City.  He attended his local public schools and firmly believes that public education is one of the most important pillars of a successful society.  In 1993 he enrolled in a 7 year combined BA/MD program at George Washington University graduating with a BA in Psychology (1996) and MD (2000).  Following medical school Marni and Scott moved to Cleveland Ohio to complete post-graduate medical training.  After finishing residency in anesthesiology (Case Western Reserve University) and Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) Scott was hired onto the faculty of Case Western until the opportunity arose to join the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. 

At the University of Pennsylvania he is currently and Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Director of Performance Improvement, Quality and Safety.  His work focuses on optimizing patient safety and improving the value of healthcare in complex settings.  His academic focus is on teaching and building organizational capacity focused on performance improvement methods and techniques. 

Scott is excited to put his organizational facilitation and leadership experience to work in order to make the Voorhees Schools the best they can be.

Dana Galiano has over 20 years experience in the mortgage financial industry. She grew up in Voorhees and attended E.T. Hamilton Elementary School and the Voorhees Middle School.  Dana moved back to Voorhees in 2008 to raise her daughters.  Dana was a member of the E.T. Hamilton Parent Faculty Board from 2013 to 2016. She has been on the Voorhees Township Public Schools Board of Education Board since January 2016. 

Marissa Levy was elected to the Voorhees Board of Education in November 2014 to serve her first term. Raised in Southern New Jersey, Dr. Levy is a graduate of Stockton University with a Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice and a graduate of Rutgers University - Newark with a Masters and Ph.D., also in Criminal Justice. Dr. Levy returned to Stockton University in 2003 in a faculty position and is currently the Dean of the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences. Her career has provided her with experience in both higher education and school safety.  She brings experience in both of those areas to the Voorhees Board of Education.  Dr. Levy is particularly enthusiastic about supporting girls and women in STEM fields.

Dr. Levy and her husband purchased their home in Sturbridge Lakes because they were seeking the exceptional educational opportunities available through Voorhees Township Public Schools. She is the mother of two children (one with health-related special needs) who attend Signal Hill Elementary School and Voorhees Middle School. In her free time, Dr. Levy enjoys spending time with her family, supporting her children in their activities that include the arts (her daughter plays guitar and cello), athletics (both children enjoy parkour and ninja training) and the sciences (science camp and Lego club). 

2019 BOE Committee Appointments: Policy Committee

Term expires: 2020

Rich Nelson has been a resident of Voorhees for 34 years. Rich and his wife, Mary, of 37 years, have raised their 3 children in Voorhees and are active members of the Voorhees Community.  All 3 children attended E.T. Hamilton School, Voorhees Middle School and graduated from Eastern Regional High School.  Rich spent many years volunteering as a baseball coach, soccer coach, cub-scout mentor as well as volunteering his time on mission trips with youth from a local church.  

Rich is a CPA and attorney licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  He is currently a Tax Director for the accounting firm of Kreischer Miller. Over the course of his career Rich has served in a leadership position as the Chair of the Tax Department for over 20 years.  Rich obtained his undergraduate degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Law Degree from Rutgers School of Law-Camden.

Rich has honorably served as a member of the Voorhees Township Public Schools Board of Education for over 20 years and as President of the School Board for 7 of those years.  Serving as a School Board Member allows Rich to give back to the community and to continue to preserve the excellent educational policies and practices of the Voorhees School District.  

John Schmus is a lifetime resident of Voorhees and a product of the Voorhees Township School system as well.

He comes from a family that has always made it a priority to selflessly give back to the community. His parents both helped create and served on the Board for the original Voorhees Vikings Midget Football Organization (GVAA Vikings) and his mother served for over 30 years on the Eastern Regional School Board.

John joined the Voorhees Board of Education before starting his own family and has been serving for 33 years. He considers his responsibility to the community an honor that he has never taken lightly and one that has truly been humbling.

John has lived in Voorhees for 55 years and is married to Cindy, a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner for 26 years.

John and Cindy have two daughters who both recently graduated from college: Katie (Columbia University, and Allyson (New York University).  John is extremely proud that both daughters are also products of the Voorhees Township School system.

Rachel has devoted her nearly 20-year career to improving the education of children.  She has always had a passion for improving education and has carried out that passion in the classroom.  Rachel received her Masters degree in Education and Teaching from Simmons College in Boston, and began her career as an elementary school teacher in the Boston area.  She then took her teaching skills international teaching 2nd and 5th grade in London.  Since leaving the classroom in 2004, Rachel has continued her career in education working for education technology companies, including Discovery Education, SMART Technologies and now Clever, Inc., a company passionate about improving education and changing the way our children learn in the classroom.  Rachel travels the country speaking with Superintendents, Curriculum and Instructional Leaders and Technology Directors about their strategic ideas, technology adoptions, and professional development plans in large and medium-sized districts.  In her “free” time, Rachel has volunteered with Students Helping Students, Habitat for Humanity, and Big Brother/Big Sister.

She lives with her husband, Tim, and their three children, Oliver, 11, Simon, 10, and Zoe, 7.  All three children attend Voorhees Twp. Public Schools.