NORMAN ABRAMS
Phone: 302.545.6199
Email: norman.abrams@appo.k12.de.us
Term: 2009-2014
Committees/Involvement: Member of the State Board of Education Advisory Board, Former Townsend PTA President
Employment: Delmarva Power
Education: John Dickinson High School, Goldey Beacom College-Business Major
Townsend resident with children currently attending school in the district.

EDNA CALE
President, Board of Education
Phone: 302.378.3341
Email: edna.cale@appo.k12.de.us
Term: 2008-2013
Committees/Involvement: Delaware School Boards Association, Silver Lake Elementary Positive Behavior Support committee and School Achievement Team, Delaware Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Member and Sunday School teacher at Mount Pisgah UME, Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, Court Appointed Special Advocate for New Castle County Family Court, Boys and Girls Club of Middletown.
Employment: Division of Family Services, State of Delaware - retired
Education: Wilmington College, B.S. Behavioral Sciences
Middletown resident with grandchildren currently attending school in the district.

JOANNE CHRISTIAN
Phone: 302.376.7411
Email: joanne.christian@appo.k12.de.us
Term of Office: 2007-2012
Committees/Involvement:Delaware School Boards Association�Legislative Committee (Alternate), Technology Committee, Site Development Committee, Calendar Committee, Referendum Committee and other ad hoc assignments, Boy/Girl Scouts, Division of Family Services Foster Care, Townsend Womens Club, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Employment: Partner, Paul R. Christian, DMD Education: B.S. Degree�Nursing, Financial Planning, Family Counseling
Delaware native, five children, two currently attending public schools in the district, Townsend resident since 1998

JULIE JOHNSON

Phone: 302.378.2681
Email: julie.johnson@appo.k12.de.us
Term: 2008-2010
Committees/Involvement:State Board of Education Advisory Board, Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens, Delaware Stars subcommittee of the Early Childhood Council, Delaware Educational Support System Partnership Council, Hodgson VoTech Program Advisory Committee, Hands and Voices Delaware Chapter Leader, Delaware Family Network
Employment: Program Administrator for Tender Loving Kare Child Care and Learning Center, Contracted Trainer for Delaware First/Department of Education, Delaware Stars Technical Assistant
Education: B.S. in General Education with emphasis in Early Childhood Education and HMR Training and Development, Masters Degree in Special Education
Middletown resident since 1996, three children, one is a graduate of Middletown High, one attends Appoquinimink High

DONNA SKINNER
Vice-President, Board of Education
Phone: 302.463.1886
Email: donna.skinner@appo.k12.de.us
Term: 2006-2011
Committees/Involvement: Code of Conduct Committee, Sports Boosters, State Board of Education Advisory Board, American Cancer Society-Middletown Relay for Life, State Board of Education Advisory Board (alternate), Delaware School Boards Association (alternate)
Employment: Human Resources Manager, Elwyn Inc., Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD
Education: Wilmington College, M.S. Human Resources Management, PHR (Professional Human Resources) Certification
Delaware native, two children have graduated from Middletown High, Middletown resident since 2001.

DR. TONY MARCHIO
Executive Secretary, Board of Education
Phone: 302.376.4101
Email: tony.marchio@appo.k12.de.us
Education Committees: Delaware Professional Standards Board, Delaware Secondary Schools Athletic Association Board, Delaware Department of Education Committee of Practitioners, Delaware Parent and Family Involvement in Education Committee, Achievement Gap Task Force, Governor's Task Force on School Libraries
Affiliations: American Association of School Administrators, Delaware Association of School Administrators, Delaware Chief School Officers Association-President, Secretary of Delaware Chief School Officers Association
Community Involvement: Middletown/Odessa Rotary, St. Joseph�s Catholic Church
Employment: Superintendent�Appoquinimink Public Schools
Education: Ed.D. Degree-Educational Leadership, M.A. Degree-Early Education, B.S. Degree-Secondary Education