Dr. Marie Stringile  offers over 45 years as an Educator, and is a Retired Administrator for the Jersey City Public Schools, Jersey City, NJ. She worked in Middle and Elementary Schools throughout the District, and was noted as the Empowered Principal. She says that relationships and communication are the heart of principal’s work, and that empowerment is understanding her job and what her purpose and focus are.

She believes that the right vision gives you and your staff focus making sure that your vision includes 100 percent of your students and align every practice and policy to my vision. The attributes drive her success are: Instructionally focused interactions, building a productive school climate, facilitating collaboration, and strategic management.

Marie has learned that being a great leader starts with being authentic, willing to take risks, fail, love their community, get creative, and always be a life-long learner. She is a Member of ASCD,NAASP,IRA, Who’s Who in American Education, Board Trustee, and NJDOE.

When it comes to education, she says Cornel West put it best: “fighting for justice is a sprint and marathon-motivated by love!”  It has always been impossible for me to separate equity, empathy, love and justice.” She believes that trying to create an environment, educational space without these four symbiotic ideals is unrealistic in practice.

The love she speaks of stretches far beyond the love  educators feel for the children in their classrooms.  It is about the love of themselves, their colleagues, their community, and their love of learning.  In a world where there are so many things to care about, it is easy to lose focus and feel overwhelmed.  It is OK to care about community, immigrant rights, and inclusive curriculum all at the same time, as a long as we are making sure we are turning that care into action. Love is a noun and verb.  It requires meaningful action in areas where we want to have the most impact.

Women’s Networking Association Member, Dr. Marie Stringile, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.

Heather Paul is the Creator and Owner of Simply Silver Mouthwash, www.simplysilvermouthwash.com. She is a dental hygienist, author, public speaker, business owner, dental consultant, wife and mom to twin girls.

Heather has been a certified biological dental hygienist and a certified registered dental hygienist for 25 years.  She grew up on farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but moved to Florida in the ‘80s. Her parents were hippies and loved all things natural, so that started her on a path to wellness, which she decided to pursue after one of her twin daughters had serious health problems including food allergies. It wasn’t until 2010, however, that Heather started to look into the chemicals in commercial products.

On a mission to provide patients with the cleanest, most effective oral care products on the market, Heather created Simply Silver Mouthwash, Toothpaste, and Breath Spray.  In addition, she has two pet products, floss and a multivitamin line. Heather is the author of The Great Tooth Deception and Dentistry for Dummies, a public speaker, practicing clinician, personal dental consultant, wife, and mom to beautiful twin daughters.  She resides in Tampa, FL and loves spending time with her family and the beach.

Passionate about her work, Heather credits her success to God, dedication, drive and perseverance. She looks forward to connecting with likeminded professionals.

Women’s Networking Association Member, Heather Paul, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.