I am entering my 25th year working for the Barnegat School District.  I started my career at the Russell O. Brackman Middle School as a Sixth Grade Social Studies teacher.  Along with teaching, I also coached Field Hockey, Cheerleading, Basketball, and Track and Field.  I transferred over to Robert L. Horbelt School when it opened in 2001, where I taught 5th Grade for four years.  During that time, I went to graduate school to obtain my Student Personnel and Guidance Certification, and transferred to School Counselor in 2005.  This will be my 17th year as a school counselor.   For the 2023-2024 school year, I will be the Sixth Grade School Counselor this year.

Welcome to Horbelt!  My name is Dana Hermanni, and I am a School Counselor at Horbelt.  A little background on myself:  I did my undergraduate work in Psychology and TV/Film Communications at The College of New Jersey, and then I pursued my Masters in  Education and School Counseling certification at Georgian Court University.

I’ve spent time working in classrooms as a substitute teacher and as a paraprofessional, prior to starting my career as a School Counselor at Jackson Memorial High School as a long-term substitute counselor.

For three years, I worked as a school counselor at Russell O. Brackman Middle School here in Barnegat.  Last year, I had the opportunity to join the counseling team at Horbelt.  My goals are to cultivate social emotional awareness, kindness, and resilience within each of our students and to motivate them to achieve their individual potential.  Collectively, we also strive to reduce harassment, intimidation, and bullying and increase compassion and understanding within our school communities.

I hope you all have a wonderful year!