Founders

Marjorie has served on the Boards of the Central Jersey Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Housing Coalition of Middlesex County, and the Central Jersey YWCA.

Andrew Fisk, Milltown, NJ

Andrew holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and Regional Planning. He has worked in legislative and community organizing and is also active in the Milltown Little League.

Karen Fisk, Milltown, NJ

She edits the Ethics and Religion section of The Home News and Tribune, and works closely with public school students as the "Kid's Stuff" editor. She is also a soccer coach and a member of the Cook College Student Farm Core Group.

Lori Freedman, Highland Park, NJ

Lori has served as Family Services Coordinator for Healthcare for the Homeless in Boston, MA; she has also served as Homebased Family Services Coordinator for St. Clare's/Riverside Medical Center. She has served on the Board of Directors of Pine Grove Nursery School, a parent-run cooperative in Piscataway..

Diane Gruenberg, Highland Park, NJ

Diane has taught high school English and college-level writing for over ten years. Her certification includes N.J. Elementary and N.J. Teacher of English. She is affiliated with the N.Y.U. Expository Writing Program.

E. Elizabeth Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ

E. Elizabeth Johnson is a minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA) who has served for twelve years as Professor of New Testament at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She holds an A.B. from Ohio University, an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, an M.A. from Yale University, and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Ruby Jones, New Brunswick, NJ

Ruby Jones is a Certified Clinical Social Worker and a substance abuse counselor for P.A.C.T. at St. Peter's Hospital in New Brunswick.

Nora Kreiger, NJ

Nora is the Director of the Pine Grove Cooperative Nursery School. She is certified in Early Childhood Education (New York), and is a Ph.D. candidate (N.Y.U.) in Educational Leadership and Technology.

Mary Beth Loughlin, New Brunswick, NJ

Mary Beth Loughlin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified School Social Worker in the Hillsborough, NJ, school district, where she has served for the past ten years. She is Vice President of the Woodrow Wilson School PTO.

Ellen B. Maughan, Highland Park, NJ

Ellen Maughan is an attorney admitted to the New Jersey Bar. She has served as a counselor for W.I.C. and as Treasurer for the N.J. Breastfeeding Taskforce.

Maria Muniz, Edison, NJ

Maria has served a culturally and racially diverse community in New Brunswick as a medical secretary for Catholic Charities. She is an essential part of a Catholic Charities family practice clinic as a translator and health services coordinator.

Peter M. Paulson, New Brunswick, NJ

Peter has extensive experience in communications, particularly in television production. He holds an A.B. from Hope College and an M.Div. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary.

Rick Pressler, New Brunswick, NJ

Rick was a learning support consultant in the telecommunications industry, specializing in Internet-based training and documentation systems. His clients include AT&T, Bellcore, NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, Bell South, GTE, and CNET. He holds a B.A. in Music from Haverford College and has received professional training in project management, business management, and instructional design. He is a member of the Society for Technical Communication.

B.J. and David Welsh, Edison, NJ

B.J. and David are co-founders of the Black Sheep Theater Company in New Brunswick. They have been active members of the Franklin Villagers and the Edison Valley Playhouse.

Describe any partnerships with existing public schools, institutions of higher education, private entities and/or community groups. If none, so state.
The Greater Brunswick Charter School has established a number of partnerships which will help us develop our program and provide ongoing opportunities for our students.

The New Brunswick Board of Education and the district administration have provided valuable help by providing a school facility through a sub-lease arrangement; sharing services in the facility and assuming many of the start-up costs associated with renovation; providing financial expertise to help us establish proper accounting procedures and select the necessary computer software;
facilitating meetings with other school boards and superintendents; and
supporting the school publicly.

The Puerto Rican Action Board (New Brunswick) has sponsored outreach and registration meetings for the school and offered translation services.

The InterArts program of the Institute for Arts and Humanities Education has conducted seminars at our outreach conferences and will work with our teachers to help us incorporate the arts into our curriculum.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's Community Education Program has agreed to help with both hospital-based classes and curriculum planning for such topics as public health, developing sexuality, family life education, and adolescent development for both our students and staff. This is a particularly valuable association at this time because RWJUH has just received approval to add a Children's Medical Center to their teaching hospital system. We can also draw on their teaching staff's expertise for extended supervision and support of our school nurse.

The Graduate School of Applied Psychology will partner with the Charter School in providing a field placement site for Ph.D. candidates in the field of School Psychology. There is a valuable opportunity here for enhancing the efforts of child study teams and providing additional classroom resources for teachers at every level in the school.

The Urban Ecology program at Rutgers University will work with us to offer students hands-on experience working on ecology-oriented projects in the community.

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