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Six running for three seats on Robbinsville Board of Education BY BILL SANSERVINO
Robbinsville High School girls’ soccer player Caileigh Guzik (Photo by Julie Lawandy.)
Guzik’s tenacious defense poised to lead girls’ soccer BY RICH FISHER
In describing Caileigh Guzik’s attributes, Caitlyn Curran doesn’t leave much to the imagination as to what is the common thread. “She’s a great teammate, she’s a great leader, she’s a great soccer player,” the Robbinsville
High girls soccer coach said. “And she’s a great kid, too.” It all sounds pretty great, and the senior was doing a nice job of helping the Ravens to a great start to their season. With a freshmen-laden lineup, Robbinsville was 5-1-1 through its first seven games and was
one point ahead of second place Allentown in the Colonial Valley Conference’s Colonial Division. “I’m very excited,” Guzik said in mid-September. “The team chemistry has been there from the start. Everyone gets along. We understand each other. I See GUZIK, Page 21
Two slates are vying for election to three open seats on the Robbinsville Township School Board. There is no municipal contest this year. A total of six candidates are seeking election to the seats, which are for three-year terms. Running on the “Resilience Reliability Relationships” slate are Barbara Gould, Fizza Seehra and Christopher Emigholz. Incumbents Tanya Lehmann and Arthur Howard are running with Arun Karpur on the “Putting Students First” slate. The Robbinsville Advance asked each of the candidates to provide biographical information and a statement regarding the reasons they are running for the board. Their answers are presented below in alphabetical order. *** Christopher Emigholz has lived in Robbinsville for 13 years with his wife, Bonnie. The couple have three children in the Robbinsville School District. Their sons Ryan (12th grade) and Alex (10th grade) attend Robbinsville High School, and their daughter, Erin (7th grade) attends Pond Road Middle School.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University with a double-major in political science and history, and Master of Public Policy degree concentrating in education policy from Rutgers’ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Emigholz began his career in education as an AmericorpsVISTA in Baltimore City schools and then as a high school history teacher in Atlanta through Teach For America. He transitioned to N.J. public policy and government affairs, directing the New Jersey Department of Education’s legislative and policy office and serving as the budget director/associate executive director in the New Jersey State Senate. He is currently the chief government affairs officer for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association—a business advocacy organization overseeing a team of government affairs professionals who advocate for policies that promote economic growth. Emigholz has been involved in several government organizations in New Jersey and other states, and he has also been involved in volunteer service opportunities, including RobbinsSee ELECTION, Page 7
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