Norman A. Burger of Chestnuthill Township is a candidate for a two-year term on the Pleasant Valley School Board.

A graduate of Polk Township High School, he has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from East Stroudsburg State College, today ESU, and a Master of Science in computer science from Texas A&M University.

He served in the military for 22 years and worked in aerospace industry 20 years, where he developed and managed plans/ budgets in the tens of millions annually.

He was a military, aerospace and university instructor. He and a brother have had a construction company for over 30 years.

Burger returned to Pennsylvania in 2004 and raised two granddaughters, who are Pleasant Valley graduates. He is an active member in his church, West End Fair Association, several local historical groups and military associations.

He worked to preserve the Jonas Oven and Merwinsburg Hotel, participated in the Monroe County’s 175th and West End’s 250th celebrations, and authored several history and genealogy books. He is a speaker on local history topics.

For the West End Fair Association, he applied for and received a state LSA grant used to construct an addition to its office building, coordinated its design, wrote the Request for Proposal, administered contractor bidding and selection, managed the construction, and wrote the LSA funding spending reports.

Currently, he is the West End Coordinator for America250, the celebration of the 250th anniversary of United States’ independence.

Burger will complete a four-year term on the board this year. During his term, he served on the finance committee, grievance committee, MCTI Joint Operating Committee, professional staff negotiating team and high school renovation planning committee.

He believes his background and experience would benefit our students, administration, board and the taxpayer community.

His objective is to work with our board and administrators to provide our youth a safe environment with a range of quality education opportunities suitable to their talents and interests that is also taxpayer affordable.