If you are a newly elected school board member, you are probably both excited and a little nervous about your new position. The role of a school board member is a little different than other elected or appointed positions. In this podcast, Gwen Thornton and Theresa Lewis, both veteran field service representatives with the New Jersey School Boards Association, chat with Ray Pinney, NJSBA's director of county activities and member engagement, about the basic role of the board member and how to build relationships and leverage resources to be more effective.