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HISTORY | VISION | VALUES | WHO BENEFITS?
History
Interboro Education Foundation (IEF) was incorporated for charitable and educational purposes on September 13, 2019.
The 2020 worldwide pandemic postponed the roll out of IEF, as school administrators, teachers, students, parents, and guardians navigated the changed world of education. Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, IEF's board of directors eagerly began to develop IEF. Our hope is to ensure our schools have the ability to provide educational opportunities for our students as they prepare for colleges and careers.
Interboro Education Foundation and Interboro School District operate independently, both for the benefit of the district's budding learners.
The Foundation strives to raise funds and apply for grants to enhance school programs and activities not normally funded by the district's operating budget.
Our Community of Schools: Interboro High School, Kindergarten Academy, Pre-K Early Learning Academy, Glenolden School, Norwood School, Prospect Park School, and Tinicum School.
Vision
The vision of IEF is to enhance existing school programs through grants to teachers and contributions for new, unique, and innovative projects. IEF is funded through generous contributions from caring individuals, area businesses, and ISD alumni as well as through community fundraising events and activities. The Foundation will identify and secure revenue sources to support these goals.
Values
The primary beneficiaries of IEF are the Interboro students, teachers, and community; with diminishing resources and greater expectations, IEF will provide an avenue to expand existing educational opportunities in preparing students before post-secondary education or entering the workforce.
Who Benefits?
Our teachers benefit with funds and mini-grants, fostering contemporary and creative approaches to education.
Our students benefit with knowledge and enrichment received from quality public education; they gain a groundwork for lifelong learning.
Our community benefits with educated and prepared young adults, joining our neighborhoods and businesses.
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Meet Us
Click the below images to learn more about each board member.
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Margie Evans
President
Margie Evans
Margie is the proud mom of Interboro alumni (2019 and 2015); a Cardinal O’Hara alumnus (2006); and the stepmom of an Interboro alumnus (1995). She has served on Interboro High School booster associations: Home & School (President, Treasurer); Marching Band (President, Vice President, and Secretary), Theater (President), and Boy’s Lacrosse (President). Her volunteering has led her to partner with band directors, coaches, teachers, and parents by way of Eastern University Men’s Lacrosse Team; Temple University Diamond Marching Band; Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania; Interboro High School Boys’ Soccer; Norwood Athletic Club; Kedron Youth Association; Ridley United Soccer; Norwood and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary Schools. Margie retired in 2021 from Fox Rothschild LLP, where she worked for 40 years as an Administrative Legal Assistant, assisting the Office of the General Counsel in her final 7 years with the firm; prior to Fox she was employed for 6 years at Ballard Spahr LLP; she has taken several computer science programming classes at Delaware County Community College; she is a graduate of Peirce College and Archbishop Prendergast High School.
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Tom Kiely
Vice President
Tom Kiely
Tom has been a resident of Glenolden for over 50 years. He is a retired Civil Engineer who worked for 30 years at Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. (now Aqua Pa) and 15 years for Gannett Fleming, a consulting engineering firm. Tom is currently Chairman of the Glenolden Borough Planning Commission and an officer in the Chester Pike Corridor Improvement Partners. Tom was previously active in the Glenolden Youth Club and served 8 years on the Board of Trustees of Delaware County Community College.
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Linda West
Corresponding Secretary
Linda West
Linda actively volunteered in the Interboro School District for years. A proud mom of three alumni, she served as homeroom mom and Home & School President at Tinicum School, Marching Band Booster Vice President, and Track and Cross Country snack mom. Currently, she directs Tinicum Memorial Public Library where she continues to promote lifelong learning. She is an active member of the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA), serving as the Nominations & Elections Representative for the Southeast Chapter. Linda also chairs the Policy Committee of the Delaware County Library System. Linda holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Widener University.
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Betty Bailey
Recording Secretary
Betty Bailey
Except for three years in California, Betty has never lived outside of the Interboro School District. She is a 1985 graduate of Interboro High School and the parent of a 2019 graduate. For several years, Betty served as Secretary of the Interboro High School Theater boosters. She is currently employed as Accounting Assistant at Pride Garden Products in Ridley Park.
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Jen Rowcroft
Treasurer
Jennifer Rowcroft
Jen is employed as a Portfolio Manager at WSFS (formerly known as The Bryn Mawr Trust Company). Prior to WSFS, she worked for PNC Bank for 20 years holding various positions in the Operations and Commercial Lending departments. Jen and her children are Interboro alumni (1986, 2015 and 2017). Jen has volunteered in several capacities in the Interboro School District - Interboro’s High School Marching Band (Treasurer), Men’s Track and Cross Country (snack mom and course monitor), and Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (Troop Leader).
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Lois Snyder
Board Member
Lois Snyder
Lois brings years of wisdom and passion for the Interboro School District to the board of IEF. Before retiring from the district in 2009, she was Principal of Norwood School; Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Grs. K – 8; Principal of Kindergarten Academy; and Superintendent of Interboro School District. Before joining our school district, Lois was an elementary teacher, guidance counselor, and assistant principal in the Upper Darby School District. One of the highlights of Lois’ many accomplishments at Interboro was the development of the full-day kindergarten program, which was recognized as one of six model sites for early childhood education across the state. Following her retirement, Lois has been dedicated to non-profit work including President of The Edward Joseph Snyder Family Support Center/OrganizED Giving, Board Member of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Education Foundation, Board member of the Delaware County Literacy Council, President of the Board of Directors of Family and Community Services of Delaware County, and a member of DKG, and international society of educators supporting women in education. Lois holds the following: BA Sociology and PA Certification in Elementary Education; MA Elementary School Guidance, Villanova University; MA Secondary School Guidance Counseling, West Chester University; PA Certification – Curriculum and Instruction; PA Certification – Administration; Doctorate – Educational Leadership; Letter of Eligibility – Superintendent of Schools; eligible to hold all positions in K-12 public school education in Pennsylvania.
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Robert Martin
Board Member
Rob Martin
Rob attended Prospect Park Elementary School and Interboro High School; graduated Cum Laude and Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College, where he was a platoon Sergeant and the Colonel Merrow Sorley Medal recipient as outstanding criminal justice student; he was a member of the Anthony Wayne Legion Guard; obtained his Bachelor's degree from Elizabethtown College; graduated class valedictorian from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in 1985 as a municipal police officer. Rob started his career in law enforcement in a small, Lebanon County township police department. He joined the Susquehanna Township Police in 1988, serving there as a patrol officer, detective, traffic safety officer, and platoon commander; he was promoted to Sergeant in 1996, and to Chief in 1998. He is an original member of the Dauphin County Crisis Response Team (SWAT) and is currently the team's commander. In 1996, he was named Officer of the Year by the American Society for Industrial Security. Chief Martin attended the FBI National Academy at Quantico, VA (1999); Princeton University FBI Executive Development Program (2002); Baltimore City SWAT School; U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper School; Close Quarter Battle School; Virginia Beach Scout Sniper School; and the U.S. Secret Service Firearms Instructor School. He graduated from Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Program (2006). Chief Martin is a veteran of the U.S. Navy Reserve, having served honorably for ten years. His assignments included the Naval Security Force in Wash DC and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for six years. He was awarded Sailor of the Year for his command group, and for the Harrisburg Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center. His military awards consist of two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals, the National Defense medal, Meritorious Service medal, Armed Forces Reserve medal, Joint Meritorious Unit ribbon, and expert Pistol and Rifle medals.