David H. Rozell was born on February 12, 1943, the first of two children born to Virgil and Elizabeth Rozell. A 1960 graduate, Dave received his elementary and secondary education in the Hudson Falls Central School System. He received a BS degree from Bryant College in 1963.
From 1966 to 2000, Dave directed the fiscal and administrative activities for this region‘s Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), retiring as Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services. Prior to joining BOCES he held positions as an internal auditor and as an assistant corporate treasurer. During his career, he also assisted several local accounting firms in the preparation of income tax documents, instructed adult education classes and was a member of the Evergreen Bank Advisory Board.
He was a member and officer of many professional organizations including the New York State and the National Associations of School Business Officials. Dave served as the president of both the New York State and the Regional BOCES affiliates and as secretary of the Capital Region chapter for public schools. He was appointed by the Commissioner of Education to his advisory committee on school finance in New York State and played an instrumental role in the writing of the Uniform System of Accounting for the BOCES systems.
As a proud native of Hudson Falls, Dave has served the community as a board member of the Hudson Falls Public Library and the Fort Hudson Health Services Corporation. He served several terms as treasurer for both organizations and completed twenty years of membership on the Library Board. He also has been a member of the St. Mary‘s St. Paul‘s Church Ushers Society and a volunteer for the annual Sandy Hill Days celebration.
Dave and his wife, Darlene, have three daughters; each one received a college degree after graduating from Hudson Falls High School.