Board Members

Mr. Carlos Lejnieks (Board Chair)
CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson and Union Counties

Ms. Karen Thomas (Vice Chair)
CEO, Marion P. Thomas Charter School

Mr. Ryan Hill (Secretary)
Founder and CEO, TEAM Academy Charter Schools

Ms. Shelley Skinner (Chair, Advocacy Committee)
Deputy Director, Better Education for Kids

Ms. Meredith Pennotti (Chair, Members Council)
Principal, Red Bank Charter School

Mr. David Apy
Partner, Saul Ewing, LLP

Ms. Mashea M. Ashton
CEO, Newark Charter School Fund

Ms. Sharon Brennan
Program Analyst, Robert Treat Academy Charter School

Dr. Dawood Farahi
President, Kean University

Ms. Wanda Garcia
Associate Director, Rutgers-Camden Community Leadership Center
Board Liaison, LEAP Academy University Charter School

Ms. Chanda Gibson
Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Mr. Timothy White
Vice President, Public Affairs at Beckerman Public Relations

Mr. Kenneth H. Zimmerman
Member of the Firm, Lowenstein Sandler PC