Executive Committee
Overview
The NJEA Executive Committee includes the three officers, plus one or more representatives elected from each county or equivalent unit of representation, based on membership enrollment. County and unit representatives serve for three-year terms, except as necessary to stagger terms of office. Weighted voting is utilized to reflect the one-person, one-vote principle. The committee meets monthly to conduct Association business.
Staff Contact
COLLEEN E. LOPEZ
Associate Staff Contact
CARRIE HERBERT
Meetings
Upcoming
9
December, 2026
@ 5:00 pm
at NJEA Headquarters Governance Room
8
January, 2027
@ 5:30 pm
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
3
February, 2027
@ 5:00 pm
at NJEA Headquarters Governance Room
5
March, 2027
@ 5:30 pm
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
14
April, 2027
@ 5:00 pm
at NJEA Headquarters Governance Room
Previous
4
November, 2026
@ 8:00 pm
at Atlantic City Convention Center Room 201
21
October, 2026
@ 5:00 pm
at Virtual Virtual
21
October, 2026
@ 9:00 am
at NJEA Headquarters Governance Room
18
September, 2026
@ 5:30 pm
at Delta Woodbridge Hotel Crystal A
16
September, 2026
@ 9:00 am
at The Contemporary - HQ The Auditorium
10
September, 2026
@ 5:30 pm
at The Contemporary - HQ The Auditorium
1
August, 2026
@ 10:00 am
at Harrah's Casino Hotel Wildwood Room
12
June, 2026
@ 5:30 pm
at DoubleTree Somerset Hotel and Conference Center Mirabelle
15
May, 2026
@ 5:30 pm
at Delta Woodbridge Hotel Diamond Ballroom
15
April, 2026
@ 5:00 pm
at Virtual Virtual
21
March, 2026
@ 9:30 am
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Baltimore/Cambridge
18
March, 2026
@ 5:00 pm
at Virtual Virtual
4
February, 2026
@ 5:00 pm
at Virtual Virtual
9
January, 2026
@ 5:30 pm
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
10
December, 2025
@ 5:00 pm
at Virtual Virtual
Committee Members
| STEVE BEATTY | STATE OFFICER | PRESIDENT | |
| PETAL T. ROBERTSON | STATE OFFICER | VICE-PRESIDENT | |
| CHRISTINA V. DARE | STATE OFFICER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | |
| MELISSA TOMLINSON | ATLANTIC COUNTY | BUENA REG. | BUENA REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| SUE MCBRIDE | BERGEN COUNTY | GLEN ROCK | GLEN ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| JOHN P. SASSI | BERGEN COUNTY | LEONIA | Leonia Middle School |
| TAMARA Y. BEATTY | BURLINGTON COUNTY | ||
| TAMARA Y. BEATTY | BURLINGTON COUNTY | CINNAMINSON TWP. | CINNAMINSON HIGH SCHOOL |
| TAMMI J. LEE | CAPE MAY COUNTY | LOWER CAPE MAY REG. | Lower Cape May Regional High School |
| LOUIS M. RUSSO | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | VINELAND | Vineland High School Asselta Building (South) |
| SHARON L. ORTIZ | ESSEX COUNTY | WEST ORANGE | West Orange High School |
| KEITH W. COSTON | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | PLAINFIELD | PLAINFIELD EDUC ASSN |
| LAURIE T. GIBSON-PARKER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | CHERRY HILL TWP. | Henry C. Beck Middle School |
| CHRISSY K. KOSAR | GLOUCESTER COUNTY | WASHINGTON TWP. | ADMINISTRATIVE HDQTS |
| TOBYN DE MARCO | HIGHER ED | BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | BERGEN COMM COLLEGE |
| DIANE MACKAY | HUDSON COUNTY | JERSEY CITY | Nicolaus Copernicus School |
| SUSAN R. VALA | HUNTERDON COUNTY | FLEMINGTON-RARITAN REG. | Reading-Fleming Intermediate School |
| SEAN M. SPILLER | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | WAYNE TWP. | ADMINISTRATIVE HDQTS |
| CHRISTINE SAMPSON-CLARK | MERCER COUNTY | TRENTON | TRENTON CENTRAL HS-9th Grade Academy |
| NOELLE EBLER | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | CARTERET | Carteret Junior High School |
| MELISSA VEGA | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | NEW BRUNSWICK | NEW BRUNSWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| STEVEN C. KOUMOULIS | MONMOUTH COUNTY | MIDDLETOWN TWP. | Middletown High School South |
| KERRI LEE FARRELL | MORRIS COUNTY | MORRIS SCHOOL DIST. | Morristown High School |
| THERESA L. FULLER | NEA DIRECTOR | NORTH PLAINFIELD | North Plainfield High School |
| LAURIE T. GIBSON-PARKER | NEA DIRECTOR | CHERRY HILL TWP. | Henry C. Beck Middle School |
| LAUREN B. GREENFIELD | NEA DIRECTOR | IRVINGTON TWP. | IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| CHRISTINE M. HEWITT | NEA DIRECTOR | BURLINGTON COUNTY SPECIAL SERV. | BURLCO SP SVC ELEMENTRY CAMPUS |
| TEMIKA LANGSTON-MYERS | NEA DIRECTOR | BRIDGETON | Quarter Mile Lane School |
| SHARON L. ORTIZ | NEA DIRECTOR | WEST ORANGE | West Orange High School |
| MARK RICHARDS | NEA DIRECTOR | EAST ORANGE | E ORANGE SCHS/SRVC BLD |
| SHRONDA K. WISE-SCHIMPF | NEA DIRECTOR | JERSEY CITY | Alfred Zampella School |
| STACY A. YANKO | NEA DIRECTOR | HOPATCONG | Hopatcong High School |
| CHARLES E. WILSON | NEA DIRECTOR - AT LARGE | PATERSON | SCHOOL 24 |
| SIDNEY E. FLOURNOY | NEA ESP AT LARGE DIRECTOR | ORANGE | LINCOLN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ABIGAIL J. RODRIGUEZ | NJAEA | RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK CAMPUS |
| HARRIET B. SAUSA | NJREA | ||
| MARIE K. BATTIST-ROCK | NON CLASSROOM TEACHER | LIVINGSTON TWP. | Livingston High School |
| LISA M. SIMONE | OCEAN COUNTY | TOMS RIVER REG. | Cedar Grove Elementary School |
| MARCO A. MARTINEZ | PASSAIC COUNTY | PASSAIC CITY | Passaic High School # 12 |
| COLLEEN C. GILMARTIN | SALEM COUNTY | PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REG. | Penns Grove High School |
| AMY L. SALINGER | SOMERSET COUNTY | HILLSBOROUGH TWP. | Auten Road Intermediate School |
| GETTA BAKKER | SUSSEX COUNTY | SUSSEX-WANTAGE REG. | WANTAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ANN-MARGARET SHANNON | UNION COUNTY | UNION TWP. | UNION SENIOR HIGH |
| LAURIE A. O'BRIEN | WARREN COUNTY | MANSFIELD TWP. | Mansfield Township Elementary |