Board of Ed Welcomes New Member

Jeannie Smith was sworn in tonight as a new member of the Westport Board of Education by Town Clerk Patricia Strauss. She fills a vacancy opening created when Jim Marpe, a Republican, resigned effective Nov. 13. A Westport resident since 2008 and a former public school teacher in Westchester County for 11 years, Smith is a 1994 graduate of Fordham University having earned her masters degree in teaching. The mother of four was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for a board seat in the 2011 election. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com