Sarah Palm has been named treasurer of Madison School District.
The district School Board appointed Palm as treasurer during a special meeting on June 13. She replaces Michael Vaccariello, who left Madison Schools on May 2 to accept a position in the Mentor School District.
Palm comes to Madison Schools from the Crestwood School District in Portage County, where she’s served as treasurer for the past three years.
“I am very excited for the opportunity to serve as the next treasurer of the Madison Local Schools,” Palm said, in a district news release. “I look forward to developing relationships with the administration, staff and community of Madison to ensure the best academic experience for our students.”
Her other experience includes one year as treasurer of Newbury School District and three years as a fiscal accountant for the Ashtabula School District.
Madison School Board President Shawn Douglas said the district is excited to welcome Palm as its new treasurer.
“Ms. Palm has certainly been proven to hold the necessary skills, experience and conservative fiscal approach that Madison Local Schools expects,” Douglas said.
Madison Schools Superintendent Angela Smith said she also looks forward to working with Palm.
“We all feel Ms. Palm will be a welcome and valuable addition to our administrative team,” she said.
Palm, who begins working in Madison Schools on July 11, graduated from Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., with a degree in business communications. She gained experience in accounting while working in private industry, before earning her treasurer’s license and moving to the public sector to work in K-12 school districts.
Madison School District began its search for a new treasurer after Vaccariello announced in March that he was resigning to become Mentor School District’s new assistant treasurer/business operations.
Vaccariello served as Madison Schools treasurer for 11 years. He also previously held the position of treasurer in Riverside School District for 15 years.
