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Lisa Cassesa
President
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About Lisa Cassesa

Lisa Cassesa is a Villanova University alumna, having earned her bachelor of arts degree in communications. Since 2017, she has served as a dedicated trustee on the Paramus Board of Education, currently in her third term. Both her son, Joseph, and her daughter, Katie, take pride in being graduates of Paramus High School. Her husband, Jason, is a Battalion Chief at the Hoboken Fire Department. Lisa's professional role finds her as the Bergen for Business Coordinator at Bergen Community College. Beyond her career, she is an enthusiastic volunteer for various Paramus organizations, demonstrating her commitment to community engagement.
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Keri Greene
Vice President
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About Keri Greene

Keri is an East Brook Middle School (1997) and Paramus High School (2001) graduate, now raising her two daughters in Paramus with her husband. She earned a BS from The College of New Jersey, a MA from Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice and a JD from Seton Hall University School of Law. Keri is a practicing attorney in Hackensack. She is a former adjunct professor at various New Jersey locations of Berkeley College. Keri joined the board in January 2020 and is presently serving her second term as trustee.
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Micheline Attieh
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About Micheline Attieh

Micheline has attended and graduated from Berkeley School of Business with an associate degree in business administration (1988). As an adult learner, she earned her bachelor’s degree in business management from Berkeley College (2005). During her journey, she fell in love with teaching children. She became an NJ State Certified K-5 teacher (2007) through the alternate route as she completed her master’s degree from Colorado Technical University (2007), earning her degree in business management. Attieh combined her love for business and education by not only teaching grade school (East Orange BOE), college (Berkeley College, Eastwick College, CTU & Kean University), and even high school students with IEPs (Bergen County Tech HS), but she’s also an entrepreneur and a founder of 4 Diamond Transportation, a school bus company, since 2013. Some of her volunteer positions include Paramus County Committee (since 2008), Pool Commissioner (2012-2013), and member of the Manchester Regional HS BOE (1991-1993). She always finds time for her four children Antoinette, Raymond, Angelique, and Sharbel and her three grandchildren Matthew, Isabelle, and Christopher.
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Joanne Bergmann
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About Joanne Bergmann

Joanne, along with her husband Artie, are lifelong residents of Paramus. They are the parents of three children, all graduates of the Paramus Public Schools. They are also the grandparents of five grandchildren. Two of Joanne’s grandsons graduated from Paramus High School, and one granddaughter is currently attending Paramus High School. In her professional life, she was vice president of the legal department of a publicly traded finance company managing an attorney network across the country and overseeing litigation matters for the firm. She has been a long-term trustee of the Paramus Board of Education serving four years as its president. During her tenure on the board, she was the proud recipient of the prestigious Archie F. Hay Award and honored by Bergen County School Boards as board member of the year. She has also volunteered her time and served on various school-related and civic organizations including the Paramus Community Alliance that is dedicated to the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse among our youth and community; Stigma Free, a community effort to promote awareness of mental health issues with the goal of taking the stigma out of mental illness; and Operation Goody Bag, a youth-based organization that provides goody bags filled with treats and positive messages to our servicemen and women along with first responders. As a board trustee, Joanne takes great pride in her continued support of the many educational programs and activities that inspire our children to focus on positive involvement and educational growth.
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Lisa Hochhauser
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William F. Holzmann
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About William F. Holzmann

Bill has been a resident of Paramus since 1995 when he and his wife, Michelle, chose Paramus to start their family. Michelle and Bill have four children, all of whom have benefitted from a Paramus Public School education. He has been a member of the Paramus Board of Education since 2011 and is currently the president of the board; he also served as president in 2017 and 2018.
Bill is currently a board member for the Greater Paramus Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation, and was the president of the Paramus High School Music Parents Association for the 2022-2023 school year. Bill has also served Paramus as a former recreation commissioner and a coach for baseball, softball, soccer, and basketball for 30 seasons. Professionally, Bill is the Vice President, Treasury and Risk Management for a global, publicly-traded healthcare company. He has a bachelor of science degree in finance and an MBA, both from Seton Hall University. Bill holds a certified treasury professional (CTP) designation from the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP) and is a certified Six Sigma green belt.
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Christina M. Kardasakis
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Laura Siclari
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George Song
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