East Windsor Education Association

Leadership – Who Are We?

President: Ellen Ogintz – Ellen is an elementary special education teacher, who has taught for 40 years! She is a three time Governor’s Teacher of the Year Recipient, a Mercer County Teacher of the Year, and a recent recipient of the “East Windsor/Hightstown Mayors’ Shining Star Award” for her contributions to the community. She has been an Association Representative, Membnew EO headshotership Chairperson, Negotiations Team member, and Vice President for EWEA. She has served as their President for the last twelve years. Ellen is proud to represent the over 480 members of the East Windsor Education Association and believes communication is the key…emails, Facebook, the webpage, and most importantly, 1:1 connections. She is confident that the more members know about the Association the more they will want to get involved.

 
 
 

1st Vice President: Chris Carpenter – Chris has been a teacher at the Melvin H. Kreps School for seventeen years.  He has served on the Negotiations Committee and has also been an Association Rep. Chris is currently the Mercer County EA Recording Secretary and a delegate for the NJEA Rep Council. Chris is part of the NEA Resolutions Committee. Chris is the committee chair for various NJEA committees, so his finger is always on the pulse of our union.
 
 
 
 2nd Vice president: Karen Rogers – Karen has been a nurse in our district for 30 years! She is at the Grace Norton Rogers School.  Karen was the Building Rep at WCB for many years, has been on the Negotiation Team several times, and has co-chaired the Health and Safety Committee. Karen is an extremely passionate and strong advocate for her members and doesn’t “mess around” when it comes to member rights and negotiations.
 
 
 
Treasurer: Kathleen Carvalho – Kathleen has been teaching in the East Windsor Regional School District for the past eighteen years. 
She has worked in both Special and Regular Education and is now a second grade WCB teacher.  Kathleen has been an Association Representative, PRIDE Chairperson, Newsletter Editor, Treasurer, and Negotiations Team Chairperson.   Kathleen believes that education is power and the more you know about your Association, the more you can help members serve students.
 
 
 
 
Secretary: Jennifer Snyder– Jennifer is currently the EMK Guidance Counselor and has been a teacher and school counselor in the East Windsor Regional School District for 32 years. She has served as an Association Representative and is looking forward to working with great people and supporting her union. 
 
 
Webmistress : Kelly Nolan– Kelly is a Technology teacher at EMK with an interest in communication and her union.  Communications Chairperson is the perfect spot for Kelly! Kelly is now the webmistress for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,  this webpage and anything out there that is social media.