Delegate Assembly Committee
Overview
The NJEA Delegate Assembly (DA) formulates Association policies.The DA includes 127 representatives proportionately elected from the counties for two-year terms. Each county is represented by its affiliated county association president plus one delegate for each 1 percent of the state total of active members of the Association. In addition, one delegate each represents retired, student, and administrative members who do not otherwise have the representation through normal channels.
Staff Contact
ANTONIO CASTANON LUNA
Associate Staff Contact
COLLEEN E. LOPEZ
Meetings
Upcoming
9
January, 2027
@ 9:30 am
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
6
March, 2027
@ 9:30 am
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
Previous
7
November, 2026
@ 9:00 am
at Atlantic City Convention Center Hall A
19
September, 2026
@ 9:30 am
at Delta Woodbridge Hotel Diamond Ballroom
16
May, 2026
@ 9:30 am
at Delta Woodbridge Hotel Diamond Ballroom
21
March, 2026
@ 9:30 am
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
10
January, 2026
@ 9:30 am
at Hyatt Regency Princeton Regency Ballroom
Committee Members
| JAYNE CARMEN | ATLANTIC COUNTY | HAMILTON TWP. | WILLIAM DAVIES MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| TRISHA J. HOUCK | ATLANTIC COUNTY | BUENA REG. | COLLINGS LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| SUSAN D. LAWRENCE-HINLICKY | ATLANTIC COUNTY | EGG HARBOR TWP. | SWIFT-SLAYBAUGH COMPLEX |
| LATEEFAH S. SCOTT | ATLANTIC COUNTY | ATLANTIC CITY | Texas Avenue School |
| KATHARINE WATSON | ATLANTIC COUNTY | PLEASANTVILLE | PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL |
| HANNAH BOUCHARD | BERGEN COUNTY | NORTH ARLINGTON | Jefferson Elementary School |
| JENNIFER B. CLEMEN | BERGEN COUNTY | ENGLEWOOD | Dr. John Grieco Elementary School |
| FANNY L. CRUZ-BETESH | BERGEN COUNTY | RIDGEFIELD PARK | Lincoln Elementary School |
| MARIA T. KORDOSKY | BERGEN COUNTY | ROCHELLE PARK | Midland School #1 |
| TARA E. KRAMER | BERGEN COUNTY | WYCKOFF TWP. | George Washington Elementary School |
| HOWARD D. LIPOFF | BERGEN COUNTY | FORT LEE | Lewis F. Cole Intermediate School |
| SARA B. MAGRETTO | BERGEN COUNTY | NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG. | Northern Highlands Regional High School |
| SUE MCBRIDE | BERGEN COUNTY | GLEN ROCK | GLEN ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| LAURIE M. MURRELL | BERGEN COUNTY | MONTVALE | Fieldstone Middle School |
| ANTHONY RAPETTI | BERGEN COUNTY | BERGENFIELD | Roy W. Brown Middle School |
| YOLANDA SALAZAR | BERGEN COUNTY | ENGLEWOOD | Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center |
| MICHAEL YANNONE | BERGEN COUNTY | RIDGEWOOD | Ridgewood High School |
| CHRISTOPHER BOWMAN | BURLINGTON COUNTY | MOUNT LAUREL TWP. | Larchmont Elementary School |
| MELISSA A. FOREMNY | BURLINGTON COUNTY | PEMBERTON TWP. | Fort Dix Elementary School |
| CHRISTINE M. HEWITT | BURLINGTON COUNTY | BURLINGTON COUNTY SPECIAL SERV. | BURLCO SP SVC ELEMENTRY CAMPUS |
| AMBER N. KOPERVOS | BURLINGTON COUNTY | MOORESTOWN TWP. | Moorestown High School |
| APRIL C. NEWMAN | BURLINGTON COUNTY | WILLINGBORO TWP. | HAWTHORNE PARK ELELMENTARY SCHOOL |
| KELLY WILCOX | BURLINGTON COUNTY | EDGEWATER PARK TWP. | Magowan Elementary School |
| EBONY M. FREEMAN | CAMDEN COUNTY | PENNSAUKEN TWP. | PENNSAUKEN HIGH SCHOOL |
| MADELEINE N. LEACH | CAMDEN COUNTY | CHERRY HILL TWP. | Woodcrest Elementary School |
| PATRICIA M. MARTEL | CAMDEN COUNTY | AUDUBON | Mansion Avenue School |
| STURAE T. MEYERS | CAMDEN COUNTY | CAMDEN CITY | Cooper's Poynt Family School |
| DIANNA MORRIS | CAMDEN COUNTY | CHERRY HILL TWP. | Horace Mann Elementary School |
| KIMBERLY M. ROBINSON-TAYLOR | CAMDEN COUNTY | WINSLOW TWP. | Winslow Township High School |
| JOHN W. SENFT | CAMDEN COUNTY | BLACK HORSE PIKE REG. | Highland Regional High School |
| STACEY SALERNO | CAPE MAY COUNTY | LOWER TWP. | David C Douglass Memorial School |
| JAY W. WYNN | CAPE MAY COUNTY | MIDDLE TWP. | Middle Township Elementary #2 |
| NICOLE CARMINATI | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | BRIDGETON | Indian Ave School |
| SHERMAN J. DENBY | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | BRIDGETON | Cherry Street School |
| NICOLE R. KINSEY | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | BRIDGETON | Cherry Street School |
| APRIL H. STEVENSON-KINDER | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | VINELAND | Vineland High School Tanner Building (North) |
| CHRISTINE N. CANDARELLA | ESSEX COUNTY | BLOOMFIELD TWP. | ADMINISTRATIVE HDQTS |
| JESSICA D. CAVAGNARO | ESSEX COUNTY | SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD | Delia Bolden Elementary School |
| JOSEPH E. DEDALONIS | ESSEX COUNTY | ESSEX COUNTY VOC. | Newark Tech |
| MICHAEL DIAS | ESSEX COUNTY | BELLEVILLE | Belleville PS8 |
| TOI S. HINTON | ESSEX COUNTY | EAST ORANGE | Althea Gibson Academy |
| LOUANN LOBASSO | ESSEX COUNTY | BLOOMFIELD TWP. | ADMINISTRATIVE HDQTS |
| MICHAEL A. TEDESCO | ESSEX COUNTY | CEDAR GROVE TWP. | CEDAR GROVE HIGH SCHOOL |
| COLLIN M. AREGOOD | GLOUCESTER COUNTY | EAST GREENWICH TWP. | Samuel Mickle School |
| SHEREEN O. DUCASSE | GLOUCESTER COUNTY | WASHINGTON TWP. | CHESTNUT RIDGE MDDLE SCHOOL |
| EILEEN M. HEALEY | GLOUCESTER COUNTY | SWEDESBORO-WOOLWICH | GENERAL CHARLES G. HARKER SCHOOL |
| MELBA E. MOORE-SUGGS | GLOUCESTER COUNTY | PAULSBORO | Paulsboro High School |
| STEPHEN L. WHITEHEAD | GLOUCESTER COUNTY | GLOUCESTER COUNTY SPECIAL SERV. | Bankbridge Elementary School |
| PETER A. HELFF | HIGHER ED | ||
| DANIEL G. ABBADESSA | HUDSON COUNTY | WEST NEW YORK | West New York Middle School |
| ADAM R. ANDERSON | HUDSON COUNTY | HOBOKEN | HOBOKEN HIGH SCHOOL |
| RACHEL A. BLUE | HUDSON COUNTY | JERSEY CITY | DANFORTH ECC |
| DANIEL R. GRANDA | HUDSON COUNTY | HUDSON COUNTY VOC. | Academy of Technology Design |
| ERIN L. MOONEY | HUDSON COUNTY | GUTTENBERG | ANNA L. KLEIN |
| MARQUISHA REYNOLDS | HUDSON COUNTY | JERSEY CITY | PATRICIA M. NOONAN, PS #26 |
| EDWINTA L. RHUE | HUDSON COUNTY | JERSEY CITY | Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School |
| ROBIN D. KIEFER | HUNTERDON COUNTY | CLINTON TWP. | Clinton Township Middle School |
| CAROL ROCHA | HUNTERDON COUNTY | HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG. | Hunterdon Central Regional High School |
| CRISTINA AVENA | MERCER COUNTY | PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Littlebrook School |
| JONATHAN J. CHICHILITTI | MERCER COUNTY | LAWRENCE TWP. | Lawrence Intermediate School |
| RACHEL CUNNINGHAM | MERCER COUNTY | EAST WINDSOR REG. | ETHEL McKNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| AGUEDA D. PORRAS | MERCER COUNTY | HAMILTON TWP. | HAMILTON WEST-WATSON |
| DANIEL A. SIEGEL | MERCER COUNTY | WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG. | DUTCH NECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| TWANDA M. TAYLOR | MERCER COUNTY | TRENTON | Grant Elementary School |
| CHRISTOPHER L. BROADFOOT | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | HIGHLAND PARK | HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL |
| DANIEL L. FIELDS | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | MONROE TWP. | MONROE TWP MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| SKYLER M. GONZALEZ | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP. | Crossroads South Middle School |
| JESSICA A. HAMETZ | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | OLD BRIDGE TWP. | OLD BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - EMGNC |
| JOSEPH M. LANDOLFI | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP. | North Brunswick Twp Middle School |
| EMMANUEL A. PREKO | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | NEW BRUNSWICK | NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL |
| TIMOTHY F. SIMONITIS | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | PISCATAWAY TWP. | Quibbletown Middle School |
| MICHAEL R. WILDERMUTH | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | EAST BRUNSWICK TWP. | East Brunswick High School |
| LOIS YUKNA | MIDDLESEX COUNTY | WOODBRIDGE TWP. | ADMINISTRATIVE HDQTS |
| THOMAS J. BALLARD | MONMOUTH COUNTY | MIDDLETOWN TWP. | Middletown High School North |
| ALLISON K. CAPONE | MONMOUTH COUNTY | LITTLE SILVER | POINT ROAD SCHOOL |
| NIURKA I. COY-BUSH | MONMOUTH COUNTY | MONMOUTH COUNTY VOC. | MON. CO VOC. FREEHOLD |
| DENISE J W. KING | MONMOUTH COUNTY | HOLMDEL TWP. | William R. Satz School |
| MICHAEL T. MARINO | MONMOUTH COUNTY | FREEHOLD TWP. | MAIN GROUNDS STAFF |
| SARAH M. REICHENBECHER | MONMOUTH COUNTY | FREEHOLD REG. | Colts Neck High School |
| MICHAEL D. REILLY | MONMOUTH COUNTY | OCEAN TWP. | Ocean Township High School |
| MARY S. SCOTT | MONMOUTH COUNTY | NEPTUNE TWP. | NEPTUNE MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| LEE A. BRENSINGER | MORRIS COUNTY | PEQUANNOCK TWP. | Pequannock Township High School |
| ANGELA M. CORDOVA | MORRIS COUNTY | RANDOLPH TWP. | Shongum School |
| AATIFA E. HAMMOND | MORRIS COUNTY | MORRIS SCHOOL DIST. | Frelinghuysen Middle School |
| MALANI LEITZEL | MORRIS COUNTY | MOUNT OLIVE TWP. | Mount Olive High School |
| LISA MANGIONE | MORRIS COUNTY | EAST HANOVER TWP. | Frank J Smith Elementary |
| ENRIQUE C. MANLAPID | MORRIS COUNTY | CHATHAM | Chatham Middle School |
| LAURA R. RIVERA | MORRIS COUNTY | MONTVILLE TWP. | Montville Township High School |
| JOANNE M. PALLADINO | NJREA | ||
| HARRIET B. SAUSA | NJREA | ||
| JOHN R. ZURKA | NJREA | ||
| STEPHANIE L. ROSS | NON CLASSROOM TEACHER | LINDEN | ADMINISTRATIVE HDQTS |
| KEVIN M. BLIEM | OCEAN COUNTY | BRICK TWP. | Brick Township Memorial High School |
| RONALD B. DONNERSTAG | OCEAN COUNTY | CENTRAL REG. | Central Regional High School |
| KAREN P. HOPSON | OCEAN COUNTY | LACEY TWP. | Lacey Township High School |
| NANCY A. JUBERT | OCEAN COUNTY | TOMS RIVER REG. | Toms River Intermediate School East |
| JOSEPH K. LUX | OCEAN COUNTY | JACKSON TWP. | Jackson Township High School |
| SUSAN R. MORGAN | OCEAN COUNTY | MANCHESTER TWP. | Manchester Township Middle School |
| KELLI BUCKALEW | PASSAIC COUNTY | CLIFTON | School #4 |
| BRENDA L. CARSWELL-AVERY | PASSAIC COUNTY | PASSAIC COUNTY VOC. | PASSAIC CO TECH LPN PRGM |
| NICOLE S. FULLER | PASSAIC COUNTY | PATERSON | STARS ACADEMY |
| THEODORE J. GRAHAM | PASSAIC COUNTY | PASSAIC CITY | Passaic Preparatory Academy |
| TODD A. PIPKIN | PASSAIC COUNTY | PATERSON | EASTSIDE H.S. |
| ROBERT J. SARTI | PASSAIC COUNTY | WAYNE TWP. | SCHUYLER-COLFAX MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| TARA M. TEMPRANO | PASSAIC COUNTY | HAWTHORNE | Roosevelt Elementary School |
| JENNIFER L. LEHR | SALEM COUNTY | PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REG. | Field Street School |
| AMY R. TIGHE | SALEM COUNTY | PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REG. | Penns Grove Middle School |
| NICKY NEERAJ BADLANI | SOMERSET COUNTY | SOMERSET COUNTY ED. SERV. COMM. | Somerset Elementary Academy |
| RANDI LEE CHILDERS | SOMERSET COUNTY | BRANCHBURG TWP. | Branchburg Central Middle School |
| ANDREW T. COSLIT | SOMERSET COUNTY | SOMERSET COUNTY VOC. | SOMERSET COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| DANIEL R. EPSTEIN | SOMERSET COUNTY | FRANKLIN TWP. | MacAfee Road School |
| MARISOL ESPINOZA | SOMERSET COUNTY | SOMERVILLE | SOMERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| CHRISTOPHER J. COOK | SUSSEX COUNTY | VERNON TWP. | Cedar Mountain Primary School |
| ANGELA L. DELUCCIA | SUSSEX COUNTY | SPARTA TWP. | SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL |
| KAILEE A. GORI | SUSSEX COUNTY | FRANKLIN | Franklin Elementary School |
| LILLIAN G. ALSTON | UNION COUNTY | WESTFIELD | WESTFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| LAKHIA S. CARTER-BLOCKER | UNION COUNTY | LINDEN | LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL |
| CARLOS R. ESQUIVEL | UNION COUNTY | UNION TWP. | UNION SENIOR HIGH |
| JAMES R. FRAZIER | UNION COUNTY | UNION TWP. | UNION SENIOR HIGH |
| KIM C. HAYNES | UNION COUNTY | PLAINFIELD | Maxson Middle School |
| JULIE A. KLIKUS | UNION COUNTY | UNION COUNTY VOC. | Academy For Information Technology |
| KELEE A. MITCHELL-HALL | UNION COUNTY | ELIZABETH | Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 |
| TONYA SCOTT-COLE | UNION COUNTY | ROSELLE | ABRAHAM CLARK HIGH SCHOOL |
| ALISSA N. VALIANTE | UNION COUNTY | HILLSIDE TWP. | Hurden Looker School |
| ERIN L. DURKIN | WARREN COUNTY | HACKETTSTOWN | Hackettstown Middle School |
| BIANCA G. GIUDICI | WARREN COUNTY | HACKETTSTOWN | Hackettstown High School |