All DECE staff members may be reached by telephone at (609) 777-2074 or by fax at (609) 777-0967.

Our mailing address is:

New Jersey Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Education
PO Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

Division of Early Childhood Education Staffing

Division of Early Childhood Education Staffing

DECE

ASSIGNMENTS

Ellen Wolock

Director, Office of Preschool Education

Tonya Coston

Manager, Division of Early Childhood Education

Suzanne Burnette

State Director, Head Start Collaboration Office

Susan Bruder

Counties:

• Mercer
• Middlesex
• Hunterdon
• Somerset (Somerville)

Specialization: Science
Code
Contracts
Kindergarten
Curriculum
Waivers
New Master Teacher Training
English language learners
Preschool Center Directors Training

Vincent J. Costanza

Counties:

• Essex
• Ocean (Lakehurst, Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor, and Stafford)
• Hudson (West New York)

Specialization: Assessment
Evaluation Coordinator
Early Childhood Leadership Track
Early Childhood Supervisors’ Meetings
P-3 Articulation

Tonia Davis

Counties:

• Burlington
• Monmouth (Red Bank and Keansburg)
• Ocean (Eagleswood, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park Borough)

Specialization: Comprehensive Services 
Family Supports
CPIS and Nurses Supports
SAVS Coordinator
NJ Council for Young Children
Preschool Intervention and Referral Teams Training
Preschool Center Directors Training

Karin Garver

District Budget Guidance and Policy
Data/Research
OPRA Requests
Website
Private Provider Budget Guidance and Policy

Rosanne Hansel

Counties:

• Warren
• Hudson
• Sussex

Specialization: Creative Arts, Science, Learning Environments and Materials, Reggio Emilia
Liberty Science Center liaison
Curriculum Committee
Kindergarten
Professional Impact New Jersey liaison

Erika Kelley

Counties:

• Cumberland
• Cape May

NJ Council for Young Children

Eric Rodney

Counties:

• Monmouth (Asbury Park, Neptune, Long Branch, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Freehold, Highlands, Keyport, and Union Beach)
• Ocean (Ocean Gate and Tuckerton)
• Union (Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, and Scotch Plains)
• Salem

Specialization: Physical Development, Health and Safety
CPIS and Nurses Supports
NJ Oral Health Coalition
Fiscal

Helen Tinsley

Counties:

• Atlantic
• Somerset (North Plainfield, Bound Brook, and Franklin Twp)
• Union (Plainfield)

Specialization: Literacy, Dual Language Learners, Cultural Awareness & Cross Cultural Communication
 Preschool Intervention and Referral Teams
Veteran Master Teacher Training
Preschool Research Network

Elizabeth Vaughan

Counties:

• Camden
• Gloucester
• Union (Elizabeth)

Preschool Intervention and Referral Teams Training
Kindergarten Training
Inclusion Training
Specialization: Creative Arts, Transition, Special Education/Inclusion, Language Arts Literacy
Curriculum Committee

Robin Wilkins

Counties:

• Bergen
• Morris
• Passic

NJ Council for Young Children
Specialization: Creative Curriculum, Special Education/Inclusion
Curriculum Committee
Professional Development
Early Childhood Supervisors’ meetings