At the March 21 meeting, the NJEA Delegate Assembly elected three members to represent New Jersey on the NEA Board of Directors. Theresa Fuller of Somerset County and Christine Hewitt of Burlington County were reelected and Shronda Wise-Schimpf of Hudson County was elected to her first term. They will each serve a three-year term beginning Sept. 1
As members of the NEA Board of Directors, the directors help set and implement national policy, ensure financial stewardship, participate in committee work and advocate for NEA’s legislative priorities, including engagement with Congress. The directors function as critical links between NEA leadership and members by bringing state and local perspectives to national decision-making and communicating NEA policies and actions back to affiliates. Working at national, regional and state levels, NEA Directors provide leadership in interpreting and advancing NEA programs, support unified agendas, strengthen collaboration among affiliates and ensure member voices inform the association’s strategic direction.
Based on its membership, NJEA is entitled to nine NEA State Directors. The current directors are Brenda Brathwaite of Atlantic County, Theresa Fuller of Somerset County, Laurie Gibson-Parker of Camden County, Lauren Greenfield of Essex County, Christine Hewitt of Burlington County, Temika Langston-Myers of Cumberland County, Barbara Rheault of Atlantic County, Mark Richards of Essex County, Stacy Yanko of Sussex County and Charles E. Wilson of Passaic County.
The Delegate Assembly also elected six NEA Director Alternates. They are: Shereen Ducasse of Gloucester County, John Senft of Camden County, Maryam Sarhan of Atlantic County, April Stevenson-Kinder of Cumberland County, Nicole Fuller of Passaic County and Sharon Ortiz of Essex County.