Board Directors

Matthew J. Bilker, mbilker@mnsd.org - Board President

Barbara Harvey, bharvey@mnsd.org - Board Vice President

Tracy Alberti, talberti@mnsd.org

Dave Dezzi, ddezzi@mnsd.org

Anthony A. Maalouf, amaalouf@mnsd.org

John McKenzie, jmckenzie@mnsd.org

Nick Reynolds, nreynolds@mnsd.org

Nicholas Siano, nsiano@mnsd.org

Desiree Tomasco, dtomasco@mnsd.org

Meet Our Board Directors

Matthew J. Bilker

Matthew J. Bilker

Title: President

In 2014, Matthew was appointed to serve on the Board of School Directors for the Marple Newtown School District. He was elected to a four-year term in November of 2015. He currently serves as President of the Board.

Matthew is a partner in the litigation department of Eckell Sparks in Media, PA., where he focuses on personal injury litigation, general civil litigation and municipal law. Matthew joined Eckell Sparks in September of 2013 after finishing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable John P. Capuzzi, Sr., in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. In 2015, he was appointed as the Editor of the Delaware County Legal Journal. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Delaware County Bar Association.

Matthew is a member of both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. He has conducted CLEs and seminars on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Delaware County Bar Association.

Matthew received his J.D. from the Widener University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. Matthew completed his undergraduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in Political Science and Journalism.

In his spare time, Matt enjoys attending Marple Newtown athletic events with his wife, Kelly, and their children, Luke and Emilia, who are at the heart of why Matt wanted to be a school board member. Matt wanted to ensure that the schools within the Marple Newtown School District are operating in the most effective way possible.

Barbara Harvey

Barbara Harvey

Title: Vice President

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.”

Tracy Alberti

Tracy Alberti

Tracy has been a resident of Marple Newtown for 22 years and currently lives in Newtown Township with her husband, Greg, and two children, Alexandria and John. Alexandria and John both attended Marple Newtown Schools and participated in local sports leagues.

Tracy, is a former sales executive, Newtown Township Committee Person, and member of the Newtown Township Parks and Recreation Committee. She has also volunteered for Newtown Edgemont Little League, in the surgical ward at Bryn Mawr Hospital, and for the Parent Teacher Organization in the District.

Tracy is currently employed as a manager at a local small business and continues to serve the community as a Marple Newtown School District Director.

When asked, she will tell you that her commitment to the Marple Newtown School Board is “about supporting the continuation of the incredible improvements we have seen in our local schools by putting the education of our children first, while being a responsible steward of our community’s tax dollars”.

Dave Dezzi

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.

Anthony A. Maalouf

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

Nick Reynolds

Nicholas Siano

Desiree Tomasco

Desiree C. Tomasco

Desiree is a 20 year resident of Newtown Township and has been volunteering for the school district since 2006. Along with her husband, Tom, Desiree has been raising two children, one of whom has graduated from MNSD and is now attending the University of Pittsburgh, and one of whom is currently a sophomore at Marple Newtown High School.

As a former resident of New Jersey, Desiree graduated from Montclair State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. After a successful career with companies such as Pillsbury, MetLife and Royal Caribbean International in sales and marketing, she decided to raise her family and take on responsibilities within their growing family business, Tomasco Landscaping Inc.

After moving to Newtown Square and becoming involved at Culbertson Elementary School and Newtown Edgemont Little League (NELL), Desiree knew that she had found her passion volunteering within the community. She has chaired and led over a dozen committees, events and fundraisers at Culbertson and served as PTO President, has been an organizer of NELL Day, and has served as an Assistant CCD Teacher for St. Anastasia in Newtown Square.

In her spare time, Desiree enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, hiking, and reading, and she has a particular interest in historic hotels within the United States. Her passion for a continued quality public education and serving her community has fueled her enthusiasm for School Board Director.