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Neighbors | Submitted.OSBA Northeast Regional Mgr. Reno Contipelli presents Poland School Board V.P., Elinor Zedaker with award for 25 years of service.
January is School Board Recognition month, and on Jan. 9, longtime school board member Elinor Zedaker was recognized for 25 years of service to the Poland Local Schools. Ohio School Board Association Northeast Regional Manager Reno Contipelli attended the Reorganizational Board Meeting to deliver the plaque and congratulate Zedaker.
“There are approximately 3,400 school board members across the state of Ohio, but only a small group can say they’ve served 25 years or more in one district,” said Contipelli. “It’s quite an accomplishment.”
Zedaker was first elected to the Board in November of 1991, and says she was the only woman running against a field of six men. She is a graduate of Boardman High School, but has been a Poland resident more than 50 years. Her late husband, their two sons and now their grandsons are Poland Bulldogs and Zedaker calls herself, ‘a bulldog, through and through.’
“It’s an honor to serve this school district.” said Zedaker, who is now serving her seventh term.