We are proud to announce that J. Kenneth (Kenny) Butera was recently elected to the Board of the Phoenixville Area School District. Kenny, who cross-filed as both a Republican and a Democrat, was the largest vote getter in both the primary that occurred last spring and the general election that occurred on November 8 of this year. He was sworn into office on December 1, 2011.
In his new capacity as a School Board Member, Kenny has been appointed to the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Policy Committee and one of the School District’s collective bargaining committees. He looks forward to fulfilling these and other roles over his four year term.
Kenny’s interest in running for School Board arose in part from the fact that he has two young children in the School District and also from his role as a trustee of the Pathway School. However, public service is nothing new to the Butera family. Kenny’s uncle Bob was a long-standing State Representative in the area and was a one-time candidate for Governor.
We wish Kenny the best, and we are proud of his willingness to take on the challenges and concerns that come of being a member of a public school board.