Schools
Brenda Hackett Sworn in As Temporary Methacton Board Member
She received 23.95% of the unofficial Nov. 5 vote, which was the highest percentage for the board position.
Brenda G. Hackett, who received the highest percentage of votes, unofficially, for a Methacton School District Board of Directors position in the November election, was sworn in as a temporary board member at the board’s Tuesday work session, and will remain in that position until the Dec. 3 reorganization meeting.
Board president Joyce Petrauskas helped Hackett, who received 23.95% of the unofficial Nov. 5 vote, with 3,500 votes, to take her oath.
Hackett’s appointment follows the Sept. 23 resignation of board member Howard Jones.
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Previous to the election, she has been employed as the COO and CFO of the Metanexus Institute, and the deputy director of the Children’s Literacy Initiative, according to Hackett’s response to a questionnaire that Patch.com sent to candidates before the Nov. 5 election.
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