Pennridge School Board Director Candidates 2025

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INTEGRITY, HONESTY, COMMITMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

My name is Michael Bongiovanni and I am a candidate for School Board Director in the Pennridge School District. I believe that it is an important time to get involved in school board elections. Our schools, once safe havens for learning, are facing new challenges every day. My educational experience spans over 35 years as a High School Math Teacher in a very high performing Bucks County School District. My career exposed me to Innovative Teaching Practices, Administrative Responsibilities, Critical Thinking Techniques, Curriculum Writing, Collegial Leadership, Budget Preparation, Teacher Mentoring, and Athletic Coaching. This experience equips me with skills essential for leadership on the school board.

I believe in practical, common-sense solutions that will focus on all of the stakeholders in the school district, especially the students. These solutions will address problems directly and efficiently.  

My top priorities include:

• Facilitating open communication channels between the school board, the administration, the educators, the students and the community, while exhibiting consistent transparency.
• Ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment for all students where the educational emphasis is on intellectual growth, critical thinking and teaching students “How To Think” not “What To Think.”
• Fiscal responsibility.

My campaign is not driven by a political agenda. It is rooted in my extensive experience as an Educator and as a Parent of two children who have passed through the Pennridge School District. Together, we can tackle the challenges facing our schools. We can work towards a future where every student thrives. Please support Michael Bongiovanni in this endeavor to make a positive impact on Pennridge schools and Pennridge students.  

My name is Daniel Mainieri III. It is a tremendous honor to be one of your four Republican candidates for the Pennridge School Board. As a lifelong member of this community and 2018 Pennridge graduate, the well-being of this district is very near to my heart. At a young age my grandfather instilled in me the importance of giving back to my community through public service. His inspiring example has motivated me to pursue various positions of public service such as Judge of Elections for West Rockhill Township and Constituent Relations Specialist for State Senator Jarrett Coleman. These positions have afforded me the opportunity to form strong bonds with members of this community and to better understand their needs. Understanding the concerns of Pennridge residents has inspired me to seek the office of School Board Director so that I can better serve their interests. 

In today’s polarizing political climate, I want to bring tangible and common sense change back to the board. My primary goal as School Board Director would be to cultivate an environment in which our students can have more tools to pursue academic excellence. Emphasizing subjects like financial literacy, reading comprehension, and civics education will make Pennridge students stronger contributors to our communities and the workforce. Partisan politics has created a culture in which students are taught what to think rather than how to think. A robust understanding of civics will ground students in our Founding principles and equip them to engage with the political issues of our day. This is one of numerous issues I plan to address if I am elected to the board. As a Pennridge graduate and active participant in local government, I am well-suited to identify and address the important issues that our district faces.

Brian McMullen has been a resident of Sellersville for 16 years. He and his wife of 25 years have two children in the Pennridge School District who attend the high school and Upper Bucks County Technical School. Brian has been an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America for the past 8 years for Sellersville Troop 1. He has also been serving as a troop committee member for the past 4 years where he has been both the student and mentor more times than he can count.

With a common-sense conservative and stoic mindset coupled with 26 years as an IT Systems Engineer in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and municipal Infrastructure fields, Brian has successfully led project teams consisting of personnel with disparate educational and professional backgrounds and experiences. His ability to relate to others, calm demeanor and open approach allows his teammates to weigh in on decisions and have their opinions acknowledged and valued.
Brian’s vision is that a school board shouldn’t be involved in the minutia of the day to day events but rather to operate at a higher-level creating policy that allows the administration, faculty and students to thrive while preserving accountability. He believes school policies should be inclusive by reinforcing the roles of parents/guardians, being transparent in all decision making and above all else making the Pennridge School District the very best it can be.

Jonathan is a twenty-three year resident of the Pennridge School District. As a husband and father of four, he has a vested interest in the success of our schools. As a trial attorney for the past thirty-two years, he knows how to resolve issues, even with his adversaries. He brings a logical, rational and reasoned approach to problem solving. It has been said that he is, “the opposite of what gives attorneys a bad name.” Given his professional abilities, Jonathan has been recognized as a “SuperLawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine for the past fourteen years.

Additionally, Jonathan brings to the School Board over twenty years of experience in board governance with various non-profit organizations. As to his leadership style, he has a collaborative approach to board engagement which invites people to work with and not against one other. He understands that the process of reaching a decision, can be as important as the decision itself.

Previously appointed as a Pennridge School Director from 2021 -2023, Jonathan believes that our School Board’s primary purpose remains to develop policies which equip our students with the necessary foundational knowledge and skill sets to take on any opportunity they choose. As a common sense conservative, he believes that the School District’s policies should be aimed at supporting parents, not assuming or subverting their role.