Jennifer has been the Preschool Supervisor since October, 2018.  She graduated from Georgian Court University with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master's degree in Administration and Leadership.  Jennifer attended Barnegat Schools as a student and has been an employee in district since 2006.  She is very excited to be able to provide free preschool to the children in Barnegat and begin to build a love for learning at a younger age!

Amanda is the Preschool Intervention and Referral Team (PIRT) Specialist for the Barnegat Preschool Program which began in January 2019. She is also the Case Manager and Speech-Language Pathologist for the preschool students under PIRT. Amanda has been a speech therapist since graduating with her Masters Degree from Adelphi University in 2017.

Molly O'Brien joined the Preschool team as Secretary at its inception in January 2019, and is now honored to serve as the Community Parent Involvement Specialist. Previously, she has worked in Woodland Park as the district's Guidance & Technology Secretary. She graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2014 with a Bachelor's in Management & Marketing. 

Linda is excited to join the Preschool Intervention and Referral Team (PIRT) as our Behavior Specialist.  She is a graduate of Rider University and is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Professional Behavior Analysis at Florida Tech. In November of 2018, Linda earned her Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCABA) credential. You will be seeing her in each of our preschool classrooms providing support to our staff and students throughout the year.

Sherri McTague is a Pre K Master Teacher for the Barnegat Preschool Program which began in January 2019 she joined us on opening day. Sherri has worked as a Pre K teacher in private and public schools in both a suburban and urban school setting since 1993. Sherri graduated from Kean College with a BA in Early Elementary Education. She has made it a priority throughout her educational career to give back to her school community by trying to be a positive role model and leading by example whenever possible.  

Michelle Keenan has worked in the field of early childhood education since 1999. Michelle holds a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education as well as her Elementary School Teacher Certificate and Preschool - 3rd Grade Certificate. Working in many roles as a classroom teacher, teacher assistant, Head Teacher and Director, Michelle provides a variety of experiences to support the Teachers and Students of the Barnegat Township School District's Pre-K Program. Most recently, Mchelle has been a educational trainer for Montclair State University's Center for Austism and Early Childhood Mental Health and Rutger's University's Grow NJ Kids Training Services. With these direct classroom and program experiences, Michelle is honored to be in a coaching and mentoring role as a Master Teacher of Pre-K.