Serving Christina Proudly!

Shirley Saffer is originally from Bernardsville, New Jersey where she received her education at Somerset County College in Business Management before moving to Delaware. While residing in New Jersey she was employed as a Credit and Collections Manager with Borg Warner in Parsippany for six years.  

As a Delawarean, Shirley has held financial positions with such companies as Hercules, Pepsi and Avon. Her active community service began when she served on the Member Services Staff at the YMCA on Kirkwood Highway in Newark.

As an active parent in the Christina School District since 1997, Shirley has served as a class mother, PTA Vice President at Albert Jones, Mentor and Co-Chair of the Yearbook committee and has been involved with and a member of PTA's at Gauger-Cobbs, Glasgow High School, Thurgood Marshall, and Special Needs PTA, Red Clay/Christina. Shirley has also been a member of the Referendum Citizen Budget Oversight Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. Shirley resides in Newark with her husband, Steve, and their two children, Justin, a Christina Graduate, and Ashley, who currently attends Glasgow High School.

Board Service Highlights

• Board Liaison, Glasgow High School Partnership Zone Design Team
• Board Liaison, 6-1 STEM Academy in Wilmington
• Board Liaison, Middle School Sports Task Force Liaison
• Board Liason, Christina Early Childhood Committee