Candidate Profile: Devang Nagrecha For Millburn Board Of Ed 2021 – Patch.com

MILLBURN, NJ — As a Short Hills resident with two children in the Millburn School District, Devang Nagrecha believes that he can be a voice for families on the Board of Education.

Nagrecha is one of eight candidates vying for three seats on Millburn’s Board of Education this election season.

Read below to learn more about Nagrecha and his platform for the upcoming election on Nov. 2.

1. What is your background?

“I grew up in Livingston NJ and graduated from Livingston High School. My wife Diana and I decided to move back to the area with our family and choose Short Hills/Millburn for the same reasons many of you did: the exceptional public education offered in our town. My son, Devin, attends first grade at Deerfield Elementary School and my daughter, Vera, will join her brother there next year. I’ll have a vested interest in the school system for the next 14 years.

“I am running for the board because I want to contribute to the excellent education and help to ensure Millburn continues to offer our children a top-notch education. It’s not just about my children, but all the families in town. I will be a voice to ensure our children continue to have what they need to be successful in an ever-changing world. I support a healthy, balanced, and collaborative environment for teaching and learning and providing comprehensive equity for all students.

“I have always wanted to give back to my local community and now more than ever with my background in business and healthcare, it is the right time. As founder, president and CEO of an Essex County-based, large specialty pharmacy and healthcare consulting company providing outpatient retail and specialty services to hospital partners, I have unique management, problem-solving, communication, organizational and budgetary skills that I am looking forward to bringing to the board.

“I also bring to the Board experience serving my community outside of my business leadership. As a committee member with the St. Barnabas Medical Center Young Leaders, I support the organization by serving as an ambassador to engage young families for financial and volunteer support. I am also on the board of directors of the Millburn Soccer Club.”

Related: Meet all eight Millburn Board of Ed candidates running this November

2. What goals do you want to accomplish on the BOE?

“If elected my first goal will be to familiarize myself with the current issues and decisions facing the board. My goal will be to work amicably with the other board members to set obtainable goals and support policies that help to promote and maintain excellence in the district. I also believe that social-emotional learning is very important to improve student life and educational balance. I look forward to applying my management, problem-solving, communication, organizational, budgetary skills and healthcare background to the committees, policies, and decisions to serve all children in the district.”

To learn more about Nagrecha and his platform, check out his campaign website

3. What is the number one problem you feel needs to be addressed in Millburn’s education system?

“Right now the focus is on the “Road Forward” as we work to keep children and teachers back in school safely. I support a focus on social-emotional learning to improve life and educational balance by making sure resources, support and programs are available for students. I will continue to support and promote a collaborative environment and incorporate the expansion of the Arts and STEM education in the district. I feel it is also important to continue to build upon the district’s goal to address global awareness and cultural diversity by helping to promote a sense of belonging for all students in the community.”

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