Board of School Directors

Nicholas Siano

Title: Vice President

Dave Dezzi

David J Dezzi was appointed to the Board of School Directors in March of 2020.

Dave grew up in Drexel Hill after moving from West Philadelphia at age five.  He graduated from Upper Darby High School and the Williamson College of Trades, earning an Associate’s Degree in Power Plant Technology.  After working in industry for a few years, Dave went on to attend Widener University, graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.  He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania since 1995.

Dave is a sales engineer for North East Technical Sales serving the Tri-State Area supplying measurement instrumentation and analyzers to local industrial and municipal plants.

Dave moved to Broomall with his wife Allison and his three daughters in 2006.  His oldest graduated from Marple in 2018, and his other two daughters currently attend the high school and the middle school.  Since moving to Marple Township, Dave has been involved in coaching sports, specifically girls MNBA Basketball and South Marple LL Softball.  He was also involved with activities at Loomis Elementary while his children were students there. Dave wanted to become more involved to help Marple Newtown School District continue providing the community with the best education and opportunities possible.

Barbara Harvey

Barbara Harvey has been a Delaware County native her entire life. In fact, she is a 32-year resident of the Marple Township community. Along with her husband, Bill, Barbara has raised two children, both of whom attended Marple Newtown schools.

During the last 31 years, Barbara has volunteered much of her time contributing to the betterment of our community. Her list of involvement is as follows: The Marple Newtown School District Strategic Planning Committee—1996 , The Marple Park & Recreation Committee—2000-2004, The Marple Ethics Committee—2000-2004, The Marple Township Zoning Hearing Board—2005-Present, The Marple Newtown School Board—2013-Present, and The Delaware County Intermediate Unit—2014-Present. When asked why she volunteered all of those hours and days on committees and boards, Barbara said, “I wanted to be involved with Marple Township, a community where I am proud to live, and if I can help with that by giving back a little bit of my time, then I think it’s worth it.”  

Anthony A. Maalouf

Tony Maalouf began a four-year term on the Marple Newtown School Board on December 6, 2021.  He works in Human Resources management and teaches at Delaware County Community College as an Adjunct Instructor.  He grew up in our district, having graduated from Marple Newtown High School, Paxon Hollow Middle School and Worrall Elementary School. 

From MNHS, he attended West Chester University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and later, a master’s degree at Villanova University, also in Political Science.  Tony later earned a Professional Certificate in Human Resource (HR) Management from Villanova University and maintains his professional HR certification from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

His community involvement also includes his work with philanthropic efforts at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke, his service on the Board of Trustees for the Newtown Public Library and his past work as a Judge of Elections and Machine Inspector for the Board of Elections in his precinct on Election Day. 

Tony brings over ten years of HR management experience, with an expertise in internal customer service and employee relations as well as over ten years of teaching both in the classroom and online for Delaware County Community College and Montgomery County Community College.  He hopes to use both sets of experiences to be an effective member of the school board, in making sure MN continues to provide top-notch education and opportunities for the growing community.

His current board assignments include serving as the representative to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and the liaison to Newtown Township.

John McKenzie

Lisa Pacell is a member (partner) and co-chair in the Accounting and Auditing department of Isdaner & Company, LLC.  Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Lisa held management positions with regional and Big Four accounting firms and has over 20 years of broad experience in accounting, financial reporting, internal controls and tax.  Lisa is a valued advisor to her clients.  With diversified experience in serving privately held companies, nonprofit, and governmental entities,  she draws on her significant business and industry knowledge to offer solutions to complex issues.  

Her professional affiliations include: memberships in the AICPA and PICPA.  Lisa serves on the employee benefit plan and government committees of the PICPA.  Lisa is a member of the Newtown Township Finance Committee.  She has served on various boards including the Community Arts Center, the National Liberty Museum, and the Rotary Club of Haverford Township. Other memberships include: Urban Land Institute and the Building Owners and Managers Association. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the Pennsylvania State University and is certified in Pennsylvania.

Outside of the office, Lisa enjoys spending time with family, being active in the community, and is the leader of Troop 00538.

Nick Reynolds