Voorhees Township board elects Monica Watson president, names Julie Kedover vice president and approves representative appointments
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At its Aug. 4, 2025 reorganization meeting the Voorhees Township Board of Education elected Monica Watson president and Julie Kedover vice president, unanimously approved appointments to county and state school boards, and set its next meeting for Jan. 26, 2026. No public comments were offered.
The Voorhees Township Board of Education, at its reorganization meeting on Aug. 4, 2025, elected Monica Watson as board president and Julie Kedover as vice president and approved a slate of representative appointments to county and state school boards.
Watson was nominated for president and elected by roll-call vote after a motion to close nominations was moved by Maureen Rudder and seconded by Jacob Rosner. Each board member recorded a "yes" vote to confirm Watson. After her election, Watson thanked colleagues for their confidence, saying, "I'm deeply honored to continue serving as your board president," and stressed the board's focus on collaboration and student success.
Julie Kedover was nominated and confirmed as vice president by unanimous roll-call vote following motions to close nominations. The board then approved appointments of representatives to external education bodies, including Jacob Rosner to the Camden County School Boards Association Executive Committee; Crystal Munyon as delegate and Julie Kedover as alternate delegate to the New Jersey School Boards Association; Jason Bryce as the district's legislative representative to the New Jersey School Boards Association; and Jennifer Stewart as representative to the Camden County Educational Services Commission. The motion to approve the appointments passed unanimously.
The board announced that a code of ethics had been placed at each member's setting and requested that members sign and return it at the end of the meeting. The meeting notice and postings were read into the record under the Open Public Meetings Act. Public comment procedures were outlined (three-minute limit, sign-in required), and the board noted it would not take action on public-comment items that evening and would notify participants later of any actions by letter, email or telephone.
The board set its next meeting for Jan. 26, 2026, at 7 p.m. A motion to adjourn, moved by Jacob Rosner and seconded by Jennifer Stewart, passed unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned.
Votes at a glance: Monica Watson elected board president — unanimous; Julie Kedover elected vice president — unanimous; slate of external appointments approved — unanimous.