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The NJASL advocates high standards for librarianship and library media programs in the public, private and parochial schools in New Jersey to ensure that students and staff become effective users of information. The Association fosters excellence in the school library media program by providing school librarians/media specialists with educational opportunities and current information through mentoring, online and print publications, workshops, and conferences.
   

Board of Trustees

Center for the Book/LSTA Advisory Council

Phyllis Anker
18 Maple Stream Road
East Windsor, NJ 08520

609-448-4129
anker@hslc.org

Hospitality Co-Chair
Susan Baldassano
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School 
666 So. Springfield Avenue 
Springfield, NJ 07081 
973-376-1025 ext. 3046
sbaldassano@springfieldschools.com

President

Leslie Blatt
Dr. William H. Horton School
291 North 7th Street
Newark, NJ 07107
973-268-5286
Mrsles@aol.com

libreader@gmail.com

Publicity/School Library Media Student Affiliates Co-Liaison

April Bocchino

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School

140 First Avenue

Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716

732-291-2020 ext. 1127

abocchino@ahes.k12.nj.us

Publications

Janice Cooper

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

Central Avenue

Old Tappan, NJ 07675

201-784-1600 x4350

cooper_j@nvnet.org

President-Elect/
2007 Conference Chair

Angela Crockett
Paterson Public School 24 
482-507 Market Street 
Paterson, NJ 07501 
973-321-1000 x22453   (Fax) 973-321-0247
LMC24@paterson.k12.nj.us
angelacrockett@gmail.com

Association Manager

Aliah Davis-McHenry
PO Box 610
Trenton, NJ 08610
609-560-9559 cell
aliahparis@yahoo.com

NJ Reads, Liason

Jo Dervan
13 Tilton Drive
Ocean, NJ 07712  
732-922-8990
rderva@infionline.net

Member-at-Large
Judy Everitt
Hillsborough High School
466 Raider Blvd.
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
908-874-4200 ext.4090
908-874-3762 (Fax)
jeveritt@hillsborough.k12.nj.us
jseveritt@yahoo.com
Website Co-Chair

Patty Fekete

Monroe Township High School

1629 Perrineville Road

Monroe, NJ 08831

732-521-2882 x1031

jobs54@aol.com

Corresponding Secretary Lauretta Fernandez
Woodbine Avenue School #23
89 Woodbine Avenue 732-602-9105
Avenel, NJ 07001
____________________________________
Kennedy Park School #24
150 Goodrich Street 732-750-2687
Iselin, NJ 08830
lauretta.fernandez@woodbridge.k12.nj.us
Authors/Illustrators
Sharon Flannery
Round Valley Middle School
128 Cokesbury Rd.  
Lebanon, NJ 08833 
908-236-6341 ext. 311 (Fax)  
sflannery@ctsd.k12.nj.us
sharon.flannery@att.net

Bylaws Review / Parliamentarian

Phyllis Fyfe
Ocean Twp. Intermediate School 
1200 West Park Avenue 
Ocean, NJ 07712 
732-531-5630 ext 7070
(Fax) 732-493-1891 
fyfep@verizon.net
pfyfe@ocean.k12.nj.us

School Library Media Student Affiliates
Co-Liaison

Chrissy George
531 Fairfield Road
East Windsor, NJ 08520
732-382-6602 (cell) 908-472-4757
chrissy.george@comcast.net
cgeorge2@eden.rutgers.edu

Membership / Recruitment/

Conference Registration

Jackie Gould
Clearview Regional High School 
625 Breakneck Road 
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 
856-223-2723   (Fax) 856-478-2705 

CD&L #3851
jegould@snip.net
gouldja@clearviewregional.edu

Professional Outreach

LaDawna Harrington
Avenel Middle School 
85 Woodbine Avenue 
Avenel, NJ 07001 
732-396-7028  (Fax) 732-574-0573
ladawna.harrington@woodbridge.k12.nj.us
Scholarships and Awards
Susan Heinis
West Essex Senior High School 
65 West Greenbrook Road 
North Caldwell, NJ 07006 
973-228-0296 ext.252
973-228-2369 (Fax)
sheinis@westex.org
Charter, Private & Independent Schools

Nan Katzenbach
Hilltop Country Day School  
32 Layfayette Road
Sparta, NJ 07871

973-729-5485 973-729-9057 (Fax)
nkatzenbach@hilltopcds.org

Recording Secretary
Lillian Keating
Pequannock Valley Middle School
493 Newark-Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
973-616-6050 
lilllian.keating@pequannock.org
Standards
Nina Kemps
Rosa International Middle School 
485 Browning Lane 
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 
856-616-8787 ext. 106 
nkemps@chclc.org  
nkemps@verison.net
Urban Libraries

Fran King

Passaic Public Schools

Lincoln Middle School

291 Lafayette Avenue

Passaic, NJ 07055

973-470-5541 (Fax) 973-815-8876

fking@passaic-city.k12.nj.us

NewMember Orientation Co-Chair

Sharron L. Knauss

Woodbury Jr./Sr. High School

25 N. Broad Street

Woodbury, NJ 08096

856-853-0123 ext. 248
sknauss@woodburysch.com

slk144@aol.com

Professional Development

Mary Lewis
Kawameeh Middle School
490 David Terrace
Union, NJ 07083
908-851-6582

LSTA Advisory Council

Christine Lopez

Highland Park Middle/High School

104 North Fifth Avenue

Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-572-2400, ext. 3400

clopez@highlandpark.k12.nj.us

Finance / Treasurer
Michelle Marhefka
Clearview Middle School, 
595 Jefferson Road 
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 
856-223-2732  (Fax) 856-223-9068 
marhefkami@clearviewregional.edu

Vice President / 2008

Conference Chair

Pat Massey
South Plainfield High School

200 Lake Street

South Plainfield, NJ 07080

908-754-4620 ext. 286  (Fax) 908-756-7659

pmassey@spnet.k12.nj.us

pmassey6@yahoo.com 732-484-5762

County Liaison

Minnie McFadden
Overlook Senior High School
1200 Turnersville Road
Pine Hill, NJ 08021
856-767-8000 ext. 3030
mmcfadden@pinehill.k12.nj.us

Legislative (Credentials)

Mary Jane McNally
Ridge High School  
268 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920  
908-204-2585 ext.123 (Fax)908-953-0514

mmcnally@bernardsboe.com

Bookmark
Pat Morris
10 Master Street
Franklin, NJ 07416
973-827-3625 phone and fax
lacemaker@nac.net

NJEA Liaison/NJRA Liaison/Nominations/Past President

Mary Moyer
Delsea High School 
Box 405, Fries Mill Road 
Franklinville, NJ 08322
856-694-0100 ext. 239 (Fax) 856-694-3146
Vendors 

Dan O'Connor

Perma Bound
89 Katydid Drive 
Branchburg, NJ 08876 
908-707-9545   (Fax) 908-707-8173
docon61235@aol.com

Listserv

Frances G. Patton
149 Grandview Avenue

North Caldwell, NJ 07006

973-226-4174
fpatton@optonline.net

Technology Applications

Stephanie Powell

Conestoga High School
Berwyn, PA
booksopenminds@earthlink.net

Member-at-Large

Miriam Reichenbach

Pennsauken High School

800 Hylton Road

Pennsauken, NJ 08110

856-662-8500 ext.5254 (Fax) 856-910-2618

miriam@pennsauken.net

NJLA Liaison
Michele Reutty (NJLA President)
2 Municipal Plaza
Oakland, NJ 07436
201-337-3742
201-686-1011 (cell)
reutty@bccls.org
NJ Library Network
Joanne Roukens
Highland Regional Library Cooperative
400 Morris Avenue
Denville, NJ 07834
973-664-1776 973-664-1780 (Fax)
jroukens@hrlc.org

Archives 

Janet Ruggiero
411 Route 168
Turnersville, NJ 08012
856-227-1156
ruggierojs@comcast.net
Hospitality Chair

Richard Schubach
Orange Middle School
400 Central Avenue
Orange, NJ 07050
973-677-4000 x5665
schubari@mail.orange.k12.nj.us
rschubach@aol.com

Bookmark

Bev Siti

Hurffville Elementary School

200 Hurffville-Grenloch Road

Sewell, NJ 08080

(856)589-7459 ext. 4020

justbev@juno.com

New Member Orientation Co-Chair

Pat Slemmer

Williamstown High School

700 N. Tuckahoe Road

Williamstown, NJ 08094

856-262-2412

slemmerip@yahoo.com

pslemmer@monroetwp.k12.nj.us

Website 

Mary Jane Smith
4 Wilbur Terrace
Sayreville, NJ 08872

732-721-5130 
mjreads@optonline.net

NJASL Retirees

Elspeth Goodin
316 W. High Street
Milford, PA 18337
570-296-8673 
egoodin@ptd.net   

AASL Affiliate Assembly Rep

Hilda Weisburg
38 Indigo Lane

Aberdeen, NJ 07747

732-566-1995
hildakw@hotmail.com

Urban Libraries

Susan West

Summerfield Elementary School

1 Summerfield Lane

Neptune, NJ 07753

732-776-2200 ext. 5405

swest@neptune.k12.nj.us

AECT Liaison

Lois Wilkins
RR2 Box 2334

Saylorsburg, PA 18353

Home: 570-688-1253 
claywork@verizon.net

OTHER IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Language Arts Literacy Coordinator

Marcia Ashhurst-Whiting

NJ Dept. of Education

PO Box 500

Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

609-292-3206  (Fax) 609-292-7276

marcia.ashhurst-whiting@doe.state.nj.us

State Librarian

Norma Blake

PO Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

609-229-6200 (Fax) 609-292-2746

nblake@njstatelib.org

Executive Director, CISSL Pam Chesky
732-932-8234
p.chesky@comcast.net
pchesky@scils.rutgers.edu
NJLA President

Michele Reutty
Oakland Public Library
2 Municipal Plaza
Oakland, NJ 07436
201-337-3742
201-686-1011 (cell)
reutty@bccls.org

Youth Services Consultant NJ State Library

Sharon Rawlins

PO Box 520
185 West State St.

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

609-278-2640 ext.116
609-278-2650 (Fax)
609-203-3479 (cell)

srawlins@njstatelib.org

SCILS

Melanie Andrich
Director of Professional Development Studies
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ  08901-1071
Phone:  732-932-7169
Fax:  732-932-9314
E-mail: mandrich@rci.rutgers.edu

Government Relations Consultant 
Beth Olanoff

121 North Sugan Road

 New Hope, PA 18938

267-337-3858 215-862-2403 (Fax)

beth.olanoff@gmail.com

NJLA Executive Director

Pat Tumulty
PO Box 1534 
Trenton, NJ 08607 
609-394-8032 
(Fax) 609-394-8164 
ptumulty@burlco.lib.nj.us

ptumulty@njla.org