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Jennifer Sutera is an individual who's made a lifetime and a career of

educating children. It's not a side job or a hobby. With her husband Stephen

of 28 years, Jennifer raised three children, Stephen, Lauren and Jacqueline.

Jennifer and her husband moved to Manalapan in December 1999 seeking a better
life and the education that was promised by a rising suburban school district.
Two of her three children graduated Manalapan H.S.in 2003 and 2008 and her
 youngest is expected to graduate in 2010.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Jennifer attended the New York City public school

system. She earned a BA in Education from Brooklyn College in 1977, and a

NYC Teaching License in 1979.  In 2005, she earned a NJ Certification in K-8

Elementary Education and Middle School Math Certification. Jennifer is not

an observer of education, she is a practitioner. She has been teaching since

1979 and is currently teaching 5th grade in Lakewood, NJ. Committed to

helping children, Jennifer is a certified catechist, has volunteered at St.

Thomas Moore for nine years and has been an active volunteer for the

Manalapan Heritage Committee for the last three years.

Jennifer is running for the Manalapan seat on the FRHSD school board to fulfill

that promise of a rich educational experience for our children that brought

so many of us to this area, a promise that grows dimmer each year. Jennifer's

experience and education allows her to bring new ideas to enhance school

programs and to cut the unnecessary and wasteful spending that deprives our

students from expanding their educational opportunities. As Jennifer herself

says, "I believe we need to run our schools more efficiently and focus on

ways to better educate our students.  I would also like to establish better

communications with the tax paying residents and disclose the school board's

proposed programs and its spending, because the taxpayers have a right to

know." That's the spirit and dedication that has been missing from the FRHSD

for far too long. Jennifer will work hard to drive the school board district

forward into the 21st century. She believes it's time for change, that

positive change is good, and, in this case, that it is necessary for this

school district to fulfill the promise that first convinced us to buy houses

in this area. With the help of enough voters who care about their children

to vote on April 21, 2009, Jennifer can make that promise a reality.

Jennifer knows that promises are not enough. It takes work. It takes

experience. It takes ability. She'll provide all of that. We just need to

provide our votes April 21. Together, we can and we will turn the promise of

this district into reality.

Jennifer Sutera - Manalapan