Diane Burch

Diane Grinnell Burch

Diane has lived in Mountain Lakes for 9 years and has 3 children; Tabitha in Wildwood, and Samantha and Alex in Briarcliff. She has served as Home & School Association president, The Bulletin editor, the H&SA Bake Sale Chairperson, Spirit 5K volunteer, and Lakeland YMCA volunteer. Diane has a BS in Finance.

973-541-0966
burchpd@optonline.net

Petrina Dawson
Petrina has been a resident of Mountain Lakes since 1994. Her four children are members of the class of 1998, 2000, 2007 and 2010, respectively. Petrina is General Counsel of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. She is the chair of the Policy Committee and serves on several other committees of the Board. Petrina’s main avocation is watching her sons play ice hockey and lacrosse.

973-334-0570
petrinadawson@gmail.com

LaVonne Feigeles

LaVonne has lived in Mountain Lakes since 1999. She and her husband Mike have three children, two sons at Mountain Lakes High School and a daughter at Briarcliff Middle School. She has actively volunteered since moving in town, with her primary focus being the Home & School Association. She has served on the H&SA Board in different capacities, including Briarcliff Chair, Parliamentarian, Bulletin Editor, and most recently, President of the H&SA. LaVonne has also been active as a trustee of the Mountain Lakes Educational Foundation. She has a BA from Middlebury College and a MBA from New York University. Her work experience includes 15 years at Merrill Lynch in NYC until her retirement in 1995 upon the birth of her third child. Her interests include travel, golf (still learning!), and reading.

973-299-2790

LaVonne1958@optonline.net

David Gniewek - Board President
David has lived in Mountain Lakes since 1997. He was elected to the board in 2005. He and his wife have two children, Tucker MLHS Class of 2007 and Carly MLHS class of 2011. David is retired from the private practice of law. He has served on the policy committee since 2005, as vice president of the board in 2007-2008, as chairman of the negotiations committee 2007-2008, and on the finance committee. David is also involved in Mountain Lakes Swimming and Diving Association and Lakeland Hills YMCA.

973-335-6412
gnieweks@aol.com

Catherine Mitchell

I am a 51 year-old mother of four, married to Joff Mitchell. We have lived in Mountain Lakes for a total of 12 years. I was born in New Zealand and am a teacher by profession. I have been involved in school systems in New Zealand, Australia and the States which has given me an interesting perspective on education. I am currently assistant coach to the MLHS Freshman field hockey team, administrator and coach for the Mountain Lakes Recreation Field Hockey program, on the board of the Medical Needs Foundation, a member of the Mountain Lakes Garden Club and a volunteer for several other charities.

William P. Munday
Bill has lived in Mountain Lakes almost fourteen years and has been on the Board of Education since 2005. He and his wife, Denise, have three children: Jennifer, a teacher in the Wildwood School; Lindsey, a Junior at Northwestern University and Paul, a Junior at Mountain Lakes High School. Bill is an attorney. He is a past president of the Mountain Lakes, Boonton Township, Boonton Soccer association and the Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Parents Association.

973-335-9573
wmunday@lowenstein.com

Kim Sheppell

Kim has lived in Mountain Lakes with her husband and two children since 2000. She has serviced in several volunteer positions in town including the Principal’s Advisory Council, CCD Teacher, and chairperson of the League of Women Voters Education Study. In addition to volunteering in town she also has performed grant writing for the Roots &Wings Foundation, serves on the Board of the Kids for Kids Foundation and works on mission trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Kim also works as the COO of KHJ Development Corporation and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

Kimms01@optonline.net

973-951-9922

Ken Stokes - Board Vice-President
Ken has lived in Mountain Lakes since 2000 and was elected to the Board of Education in 2004. He and his wife Dana have two children, Connor, a member of the MLHS Class of 2008, and Lauren, who attends Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Ken is a member of the Program and MLEA Negotiations/Continuing Education Committees, and Chairman of the Finance and PEAK/Gifted & Talented Committees. He serves as Board liaison to the Borough Council and the Morris County School Boards Association, and also serves on the Board of Directors of the MCSBA.  He has served previously on the Extra/Co-curricular and Policy Committees, and as Board liaison to the New Jersey School Boards Association. Ken is an early-retired, former senior business executive, and a volunteer firefighter & President of the Mountain Lakes Volunteer Fire Department

973-334-2973
kenstokes1@aol.com

Rosemary Wall
Rosemary and her husband Robert and their 4 children have lived in Mountain Lakes for 15 years. She was elected to the Board of Education in 2001. Rosemary is a founding member of the Special Education Forum and is currently on the Special Education Standing Advisory Committee. As a Board member her committee involvement includes Special Education Chairperson, Program, and Personnel. Rosemary acts as liaison to the Special Education Forum.

973-334-2169
wall6@optonline.net

John Kazmark - Superintendent
John came to the Mountain Lakes School District in 2001. He has his BA from William Paterson University and his Ed.M and Ed.D from Rutgers University. He and his wife live in Belle Mead, NJ. They have 4 grown children. John is on all the Board of Education committees.

973-334-8280
jkazmark@mtlakes.org

Daniel A. Borgo - Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Dan recently joined the Mountain Lakes School District after holding the same position in the West Essex Regional School DIstrict for 16 years.  He has a BA from Monmouth University and a Masters Degree from Kean College.  He and his wife Robyn live in Randolph, NJ.  They have 2 children, Nick and Erica.

973-334-8280
dborgo@mtlakes.org