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December 9, 2020, Allentown, PA \u2013 Serving the children of the third largest urban school district in Pennsylvania, the Allentown School District Foundation (ASDF) Board of Directors voted, at its board meeting on December 3, to appoint The Hon. Rashid O. Santiago to the board, which now stands at 19 volunteer members. \u201cThe Allentown School District Foundation welcomes Rashid,\u201d says Daniel C. Bosket, ASDF President. \u201cAs a child, Rashid attended three ASD elementary schools and is a lifelong Allentown resident. He brings an urban perspective, which coupled with his judicial experience, will greatly benefit the ASDF.\u00a0 The judge\u2019s commitment to Allentown\u2019s youth is apparent in all the volunteer work he has done over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hon. Rashid Santiago \u2013 ASDF Board Member Background<\/strong><\/p>\n Santiago is a magisterial district judge with the Pennsylvania Judiciary: Lehigh County District Court 31-1-02 since January 2014. He had interned in the Lehigh County District Attorney\u2019s Office while in law school before serving as law clerk to the Hon. John A. Roccabella in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas of PA, Criminal Division, from 2011-2013. He is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey and is a member of the Bar Association of Lehigh County and The Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania. Santiago graduated cum laude from Gwynedd Mercy College with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and earned his juris degree from Widener University School of Law in 2010.\u00a0 Currently, he teaches criminal justice as an adjunct instructor at the Lehigh Carbon Community College and is a coach for the Allentown Youth Soccer Club. In the past, he was a youth basketball coach with various community organizations, including the William Allen Canaries and the Penn State University Lehigh Valley Campus team.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n About the Allentown School District Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n Pursuing a vision\u00a0<\/strong>of developing enriched education for Allentown School District students, the ASD Foundation has a mission to encourage, promote, support\u00a0and fund positive educational experiences for students in the Allentown School District. Since its founding in 2009, the Foundation has raised over $4.5 million for supplemental programming in ASD schools. If you would like to learn more, please contact the Foundation at 484-765-4093 or\u00a0williamssu@allentownsd.org<\/a>. The mailing address is P.O. Box 328, 31 South Penn Street, Allentown, PA 18105, and the website is\u00a0http:\/\/asdf.allentownsd.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" December 9, 2020, Allentown, PA \u2013 Serving the children of the third largest urban school district in Pennsylvania, the Allentown School District Foundation (ASDF) Board of Directors voted, at … Continue reading THE HON. RASHID SANTIAGO APPOINTED TO ASD FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/span>
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