Board of Education Member Information 
 
 
 
 

Michelle LaSala- President
mlasala@manasquanboe.org 

  • Serving since: 2011
  • Term expires: 2014
  • Occupation: Chief Operating Office - Barbizon of Red Bank, LLC for the past 23 years and Communications Consultant-Airbornesun International
  • Additional Information: Mrs. LaSala is an alumni of the Manasquan School System. Mrs. LaSala and her husband Michael are the parents of Ashley and Michael, both Manasquan graduates. Ashley, class of '06, graduated from St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia with a BS and MS in Psychology. Michael, class of '09, is currently a junior at Kean University.  
John Winterstella - Vice President 
jwinterstella@manasquanboe.org
  • Serving since: October 2010
  • Term expires: 2012
  • Occupation: Retired
  • Additional information: Mr. Winterstella is a retired publishing company and public utility executive who served as Manasquan's Mayor between 1984 and 2003. Married to Gail, they have two daughters and three grandchildren.

Thomas Bauer - Manasquan
tbauer@manasquanboe.org

  • Serving since 2009
  • Term expires: 2012
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Trisha Brown - Manasquan
tbrown@manasquanboe.org
  • Serving since: 2009
  • Term expires: 2012
  • Occupation: Mrs. Brown is currently a homemaker who has taught Spanish and Music at several local schools.
  • Additional information: Mrs. Brown is an alumni of the Manasquan School System and is a lifelong resident. After graduating Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in Spanish, History and a minor in Music, she attended Monmouth University to earn the MAT in Education. She and her husband Mike, also a lifelong Manasquan resident, are the proud parents of Ginger and Donovan.
     
Jack Campbell - Manasquan
jcampbell@manasquanboe.org
  • Serving since: 2011
  • Term expires: 2014
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Linda DiPalma - Manasquan
ldipalma@manasquanboe.org
  • Serving since: 2008
  • Term expires: 2014
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Christine Muly
- Manasquan
cmuly@manasquanboe.org

  • Serving since: 2007
  • Term expires: 2013
  • Occupation: Former secretary to the Manasquan School District for 15 years.
  • Additional information: Mrs. Muly has been a resident of Manasquan for 41 years. She and her husband John have raised two boys John and Darin, who are both graduates of the Manasquan School System. They are the proud grandparents of Brody, Brighton, Connor, Morgan and Spence who attends Manasquan Elementary School.
Jim Smith - Manasquan
jsmith@manasquanboe.org

  • Serving since 2010 
  • Term expires 2013
  • Occupation: Retired
  • Additional Information: Mr. Smith and his wife Priscilla have been Manasquan residents for the past 36 years. They have 3 grown children all attending Manasquan Elementary School and Manasquan High School: Jamie '93, Kristin '95 and Tony '99. Mr. Smith had formerly been a Special Advisor to the Manasquan Planning Board, a member of the Manasquan Board of Adjustment and previously served on the Manasquan Board of Education in the 1980's. Mr. Smith has devoted much of his retirement volunteering for numerous Manasquan organizations including Manasquan-Brielle Little League, Manasquan Pop Warner, Manasquan Soccer, Biddy Basketball and the Manasquan Football Club. He just completed his 21st season as a volunteer Manasquan HS Boys Varsity Basketball Videographer.

 

Katherine Verdi - Manasquan
kverdi@manasquanboe.org

  • Serving since 2010
  • Term expires 2013
  • Occupation: Educator, Bilingual-fluent in Spanish, efficient in Italian and Portuguese.
  • Additional Information: Received BS from St. Peter's College (Jersey City, NJ) in Management/Marketing in 1991. Enjoyed working in Public Relations in the fashion industry in NYC for Jansport, Inc. Attended Monmouth University to earn MAT in teaching in 1997. Married to Sean Verdi, Jersey City Fire Dept. Captain. Proud parents of Alanna (12) and Sean (10) who attend Manasquan Elementary Schoool. MES PTO Fundraising Chairperson 2009-2010.
     
 
Mark Furey - Belmar
mfurey@manasquanboe.org
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Julia Barnes - Brielle
jbarnes@manasquanboe.org
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Michele Degnan-Spang - Spring Lake Heights
mdspang@manasquanboe.org
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