PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Focus submitted an identical set of questions to each of the seven candidates running for three seats on the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education in the Tuesday, November 3 election. Each candidate’s answers are being published verbatim, giving voters a side-by-side look at where the candidates stand.
The twelve questions cover Board meeting attendance, the difference between governing and running the district, changes the candidates would like to see, the budget and taxes, long-term financial planning, enrollment and new development, PILOT agreements and cooperation with the Township, student achievement, difficult decisions, transparency and accountability, professional experience and community service, and what results residents should use to judge them at the end of a three-year term.
The candidates are listed below in ballot order. Click on a candidate’s name to read their answers:
- Wendy Wright — “Students, Teachers, Families” (answers to be posted)
- Nicole DellaFave — “Parent. Educator. Logical” (answers to be posted)
- Timothy Berrios — “Selfless Public Service” (answers to be posted)
- Jack Raia — “Selfless Public Service”
- Jaya Trivedi — “Vision Learning Success”
- Trivikrama Reddy — “Vision Learning Success”
- Akshay Pujara — “Vision Learning Success”
Additional answers will be linked here as they are received.
Residents can also hear from all seven candidates in person at the Parsippany School Board Candidates Night on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m. at Parsippany High School, 309 Baldwin Road. The event is sponsored by the Parsippany PTAs. Questions for the candidates may be submitted in advance at bit.ly/2026ParsippanyBOE.
