Meet Our Board of Directors

Officers

President & Representative to the NJ Council for Young Children: Cynthia Soete
1st Vice President: Angie DeFazio
2nd Vice president: Michele Gregorio
Secretary: Melissa Rivera-Serna
Treasurer:  Daisy Linares
Immediate Past President: Jennifer Santana

Members at Large

• Linda Carter 
• Cathie Chmielewski
• Nicole Garibaldi-DeNude
• Alicia Jenks
• Jennifer Metzger
• Beverly Lee       
• Karen Perez  
• Lorri Sullivan

Chapter Presidents

Northeast: Kaitlyn Sweeny
University: Carolyn Tebbetts
South: Elmoria Thomas
Northwest:   Carmela McCleary

Advisory Board (non-voting)

• Renee Brady
• Terri Buccarelli
• Gerard Costa
• Valeria Erdosi-Mehaffey
• Barbara Kiley
• Arlene Martin
• Kathleen Mulrooney

Liaisons (non-voting)

• Beth Gardiner: National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
• Erika Kelley: NJ Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Education, Office of Preschool Education

Coordinator (non-voting)

Helen Muscato