The Barnegat Township Board of Education has appointed Justin Deemer to fill the remaining term of David Sherman, who recently resigned after serving seven years.

Deemer, 45, ran unsuccessfully in last year’s election. He moved to Barnegat two years ago with his wife and three children, and said that “from the moment we started looking at homes in Barnegat, we knew that this is where we wanted to raise and educate our children.”