Meet Our Board of Directors

Officers

President & Representative to the NJ Council for Young Children:  Cynthia Soete
President Elect:  Rebekka Zydel
1st Vice President:  Angie DeFazio
2nd Vice President:  Christin Repas
Secretary:  Casey Orlando 
Treasurer:  Appointment Pending 
Immediate Past President:  Jennifer Santana

Members at Large

• Michelle Burress
• Nicole Garibaldi-DeNude
• Michele Gregorio
• Karen Humphris 
• Alicia Jenks                                                                                        
• Jennifer Metzger
• Melissa Rivera-Serna                                                                       
• Jen Santana   
• Kathryn Simone   
• Lorri Sullivan

Chapter Presidents

Northwest:  Carmela McCleary
Northeast:  Kaitlyn Sweeny
Central:  Maribel Tapia
South:  Elmoria Thomas

Advisory Board (non-voting)

• Renee Brady
• Terri Buccarelli
• Linda Carter
• 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