Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography. Berthel earned his B.A. in English from Manhattanville College and his M.S.Ed. in education from the University of Bridgeport. His professional experience includes working in the healthcare marketing and communications field. He is the vice chairman of the Board of Education for Watertown Public Schools and he serves on the Board of Directors for the Hartford Healthcare Federal Credit Union.