The Gloucester County School Board met Tuesday night in Conference Room A111 at the T.C. Walker Education Center to discuss applicants for the recently vacated Petsworth District school board seat. After nearly an hour and a half of discussion, the board named Anita Parker to the seat as an interim appointment.
Parker had served on the board from 2006 to 2021, when she was defeated in her reelection bid by Karen Espinoza, who stepped down last month with a year remaining on her term, which created the vacancy.
The board received two applicants to fill the vacancy, Parker and Allen Evans, by its application deadline of Sept. 6 at noon. The candidates were announced at the Sept. 10 regular monthly school board meeting.
During her 16 years on the school board, Parker served as chair and vice chair for three terms in each position. While on the board, she served on many committees including the Middle Peninsula Regional Special Education Board, Safety Advisory Committee, Facilities Committ...