This year’s BOE race features two clearly defined teams with contrasting records and priorities. 

Below is a concise overview of their backgrounds, platforms, and board actions. 

🟦 Education Above All 

Candidates: Adam DelGuercio, Chris Milde, Sharon MacGregor-Nazzaro 

Website: roxburyboe.com 

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Chris Milde – Board President and lifelong Succasunna resident with 20+ years in financial planning. Highlights fiscal responsibility, academic excellence, and inclusivity. Active community volunteer and youth coach. 

Sharon MacGregor-Nazzaro – Longtime education-publishing professional and special-education advocate with 35+ years in curriculum illustration. Serves on multiple board committees; known for continuing to serve despite serious illness. 

Adam DelGuercio – Roxbury High alumnus and retired Police Detective Lieutenant with 25 years of service. Focuses on school safety, teacher retention, and community engagement; co-owns a local martial-arts studio. 

Record & Issues: 

Voted to repeal Policy 5756 (transgender student policy), which removed formal local guidance but left state/federal protections intact. This has been discussed at length in prior posts, BOE President Milde admitted that removing policy changed nothing in day to day functioning of the school at MTC. 

Voted NO to “keeping books with sexually explicit content in general circulation, but rather compromised to place them behind the counter, requiring parental consent”  – This author is unaware of what the compromise was. The book in question was reviewed TWICE and deemed appropriate by both book review committees to remain in general circulation. Both Milde and MacGregor voted to remove the book against those recommendations, and against their own policy, giving no reason as to why.  

Their website states  “We also support a fair and transparent book-review process for any concerns. This process should involve a panel—including students when appropriate, a balanced group of parents representing the community, and educators and staff—who read the book and vote on its placement. Parents and the community should be represented to ensure the process is fair, balanced, and available to anyone who raises a concern.” Yet both Milde and MacGregor voted to ignore the recommendations of two separate book review committees so they could remove a book.  

Supported full-time SRO, live-streamed meetings, Election Day school closures, and the superintendent’s budget to keep taxes low. 

Opponent Brooke mentioned that under Milde’s presidency, policy review activity declined sharply—fewer than 40 policies reviewed in 2025 compared with 100+ in 2023; several months without committee meetings or reports. 

This author looked into these claims and found them to be accurate, and concerning.  

In 2023 over 100 policies were reviewed, in 2025, less than 40 were.  

In 2024 when Milde chaired the policy committee, six months had no meetings at all. Of 15 BOE meetings held through the year, there were only three updates as to what Policy committee was discussing, which was Policy 5756, and Policy 9712 (distribution of publication on school grounds – Some like to claim that rules about people handing flyers out applies the same to library books) Otherwise there were no committee reports.  

This year the BOE decided to get rid of committee reports in BOE meetings altogether, so there is no public report as to what was discussed or even if any meetings were held.  

Both Milde and MacGregor frequently voted NO on some teacher professional-development items. 

🟨 Education. Community. Opportunity. 

Candidates: Dr. Christopher Conzen, Annette Brooks, Jennifer Marchese 

Website: roxburyeducation.org 

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Dr. Christopher Conzen –  a Roxbury resident since 2018 and father of two district students, holds degrees in Social Work (B.A.), Education (M.Ed.), and Higher Education Administration (Ed.D.).Dr. Conzen is an education administrator overseeing dual-enrollment programs; advocates a non-partisan, collaborative board focused on student safety and college/trade readiness. 

Annette Brooks – 33-year Roxbury resident, former BOE president, and software-development professional. Calls for policy accountability, data-driven decision-making, and refocusing on academics. 

Jennifer Marchese  – Certified teacher, artist, and Jefferson Elementary parent. Ms. Ms. Marchese has a masters in Teaching, and two k-12 teaching certifications. Prioritizes teacher support, manageable class sizes, and student engagement while addressing fiscal challenges. 

Platform Themes: 

Restore transparency, collaboration, and professionalism to board governance. 

Balance budgets without cutting programs that directly affect students. 

Strengthen academic offerings and supports for diverse learners. 

🎥 Resources 

Watch the full Meet the Candidates forum: YouTube Recording