Merrick School Board Candidate: Sigal Negrin

Sigal Negrin is currently seeking election to the Merrick School District Board of Education.

Negrin is committed to a quality public school education for Merrick's children and the continued improvement of Merrick’s academic and co-curricular programs.

In her four years as PTA president, she has actively bridged relationships between parents and teachers creating a collaborative and effective path to change. The impact is felt in the halls, classroom, playground and more importantly at home, where our kids start each school day. Negrin said that she intends to fight for that same unity as a board member so that in challenging times, it is a highly effective team.

Last year, as president the Birch PTA, and with support from administration and teachers, Negrin spearheaded the first anti-bullying program educating parents, teachers and students about the horrible long-term effects of bullying.

Negrin is the recipient of the 2010 New York State PTA Lifetime Achievement Award and PTA president at Birch Elementary School; the first in the school’s history to hold the title for two consecutive terms.

Her professional career began at The New Hope Guild Day Treatment Centers aiding children and adults suffering from mental illness and addiction. Upon retirement from the Nassau Guidance & Counseling Center in 2010, she joined Pole Position Raceway, an indoor go-karting facility as director of sales.

A 15-year resident of Merrick, Negrin lives with her husband Elliot, daughter Alix, in seventh grade at Merrick Avenue Middle School and son Benjamin, a fourth grader at Birch Elementary School.

Negrin holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from State University of New York at Oneonta and Master’s in Social Work from Adelphi University.