The Evesham Township board of education is accepting applications for a vacancy after the resignation of Aiden DeMarsey, who is moving out of the district.
DeMarsey is a lifelong resident of the township, a former Cherokee student and president of the Evesham Youth Advisory Committee. The 21-year-old was elected to the board of education in 2023 at age 19, the youngest in the board’s history.
DeMarsey ran for a seat on the board with the stated purpose of restoring bus routes in highly congested parts of town, fighting state-aid budget cuts and promoting student mental-health services and programs
“Our neighborhoods have lost buses, causing a threat to student safety,” he said during his campaign. “Trenton bureaucrats have slashed our state funding, and our students are suffering from an ongoing mental-health crisis. These are the issues that need to be addressed.”
DeMarsey recently graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, where he studied public policy, with a minor in government and business and military science. During his time on the board, he testified before legislative committees on school funding reform and brought hands-on experience to school finances and development, along with community engagement.
“While I am very excited for the opportunity of homeownership in a new town, I will forever remember my service on the board of education in my home community as the honor of a lifetime,” DeMarsey noted in a statement to The Sun. “Marlton is such a special town, and I am so grateful to the residents for giving me this opportunity to problem-solve on behalf of the district.”
In March of last year, school Superintendent Dr. Justin Smith, district Business Administrator Jonathon Yates, DeMarsey and leaders of the Evesham Township Education Association testified before the assembly budget committee in Trenton to request an exception to the aid cap.
Last November, the New Jersey Policy Institute (NJPI) named DeMarsey one of only three students selected for its inaugural 2026 Junior Fellowship Program. NJPI is a non-partisan, nonprofit research organization dedicated to promoting smart, sustainable and principled public policy solutions that strengthen the state’s economy, energy future and education system.
The NJPI Junior Fellowship is a year-long program designed to give emerging leaders direct experience in research, policy developmen, and civic engagement across three core policy pillars: education, economy, and energy. Each fellow will contribute to active NJPI initiatives for the rest of 2026, developing actionable policy recommendations to strengthen opportunity and affordability across the state.
The term for DeMarsey’s seat runs through Dec. 31. Those interested in the seat can view position requirements at www.evesham.k12.nj.us.
