Kerri Waibel has recently begun serving as the Director of Equity and Access for the South Orange Maplewood School District. Prior to this appointment, she served in several leadership roles in both curriculum and building leadership. She spent four years in Prospect Park School District as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, Evaluations and Assessment as well as Principal in Florham Park and Apple Montessori Elementary School. Kerri began her career as a high school teacher in Clifton, NJ and taught for 9 years before becoming an administrator. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology as well as her teaching certificate from Montclair State University. She also holds a Master of Arts in Social Sciences as well as a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership from Montclair University. Kerri Waibel is currently pursuing a doctoral degree from Centenary University. She has been part of both the steering and development teams for NJLA as well as the Equity Leadership Academy.