Angela
Caruso is the Assessment Coordinator for the College of Education at Kean
University. Prior to that, Ms.
Caruso was the Associate Superintendent for Special Programs for the Newark
Public Schools. In that role she
was responsible for the management of twelve programs including the area of
Special Education. Previously, Ms.
Caruso was Director of the Office of Instructional Technology, the area
responsible for the implementation of all instructional uses of technology, in
the Newark Public Schools.
Ms.
Caruso has a wide range of experience in education. She taught both Spanish and English as a Second Language.
As one of the participants of the IBM Model Schools Project, Ms. Caruso
developed a curriculum and training model for the integration of computers into
the curriculum. She developed and
implemented a computer program for bilingual students, a project which included
the development of language arts software in Portuguese.
Ms.
Caruso has served on many boards including:
co-chairperson of the Essex County Interactive Television Consortium,
past president of the New Jersey Association for Educational Technology (NJAET),
a trustee of the New Jersey Educational Computing Consortium (NJECC), a member
of the board of directors of ARK House, and a member of the Communities in
Schools (CIS) advisory board.
Robert Copeland is currently Superintendent of Schools in
Piscataway. He is an experienced
administrator having been a principal, Area Superintendent in the Newark Public
Schools, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the Teaneck
Public Schools and an adjunct Professor of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson
University.
Mr. Copeland has had extensive experience in educational planning, strategic planning and program evaluation. He received his Masters degree from Rider University and a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Brockport. A former fellow of the Institute for Educational Leadership, Mr. Copeland was awarded the Outstanding Leadership Citation from the African American Administrators of Newark. His experience in both urban and suburban schools is well documented.
Carl Cortezzo has worked in the field of education for
over 30 years. His experience
includes many years as a high school social studies teacher, a Cooperative
Industrial Education Work Coordinator, a guidance counselor, a career counselor
and an administrator. He also has
experience with the adult population as a building principal in the Warren
County adult education program. Most
of his years of experience were spent in the Phillipsburg Public Schools,
Phillipsburg, NJ which is one of New Jersey’s “Urban 30” special needs
districts. He is presently the
Director of Guidance and Special Services at Voorhees High School, Glen Gardner,
NJ.
Carl was the first career counselor at Phillipsburg High School where he developed a K-12 curriculum for Career Education. He then implemented a four-year program of Career Ed for grades 9 - 12. He was responsible for the development and implementation of the Warren County Shadowing Program, the Warren County Business Education Alliance, and he directed the Warren County School-to-Work Grant. He was a member of the Morris-Warren-Sussex Career and College Initiative and served as President and Vice President of the Warren County Guidance Counselors Association. He holds a B. S. from Mansfield University and an M.Ed. from East Stroudsburg University. His certifications include Principal/Supervisor and Director of Pupil Personnel Services.
Dr. Miele has had a variety of experiences and roles in
her professional career in education. In
her sixteen years as a Director of special Services, she was responsible for all
aspects of the Special Education Program in Randolph Township, New Jersey.
Dr Miele has also served as a teacher, a Reading Specialist, and Learning
Disabilities Teacher Consultant.
Dr.
Miele received a B.A. degree from the College of St. Elizabeth, an M.A. degree
in reading from Kean University and a Ph.D. from Yeshiva University in New York
City. She has authored two books, Help
and Keys, which assist in assessing student Learning styles and provide
appropriate activities to promote educational growth.
Currently, Dr, Miele serves as a consultant to school districts and parents and is a member of the teaching faculty for Literacy and Language Development in the Masters in Education program at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey.
Jill
Wells has been working in the field of higher education for twelve years.
Currently, Ms. Wells is Coordinator of Academic Advisement at County
College of Morris, a two-year community college in northwest New Jersey with
nearly 8000 students. Here,
she is responsible for the organization and management of the college’s
advisement program between faculty and students.
Ms. Wells has also worked extensively in the college’s career services
and cooperative education office where she has counseled and advised students in
career-related issues. Prior to her employment in New Jersey, Ms. Wells worked
for three years in Washington for a Technical College; designing and coordinated
on-the-job training programs for injured and displaced adults.
At the same institution, she worked under a federally funded grant that
supported high school students with mild disabilities make the transition from
high school to college. Ms. Wells
began her career working in New York for a proprietary school as Graduate
Planning and Placement Director coordinating a variety of job placement
activities for its mostly inner-city student population.
She holds an M.A. in Education, with a specialization in Higher Education
from Montclair State University and a B.A. in Public Relations from Syracuse
University Newhouse School of Public Communications.