Jennifer Blando Jaquet hopes to bring her knowledge of special education and students’ holistic health needs to the Amity Board of Education. Her work at a nonprofit that helps to keep kids and teens safer online guides her motivation to do more to help our students who face new challenges in the digital world. She is committed to the Amity administration and teachers, and to helping prepare Amity students for college and their successful futures.

Jennifer and her wife are raising a son who is a student at Amity Middle School Orange. She has worked with our schools on her son’s IEP and medical 504 plan, and has seen firsthand how that process works. Jennifer’s diplomatic working style helps build teams that achieve important goals.

Jennifer’s Experience

• Director of Development at the nonprofit SOSA - Safe from Online Sex Abuse

• MA in Music Therapy, New York University

• BS in Special Education, New York University

• NYS Special Education K-12 permanent teacher certification

• Former board member, President, and program coordinator at NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness), Westchester

• Former preschool special educator and music teacher

• Former Race Brook PTA and Talent Show organizer

MEDIA

• Celebrating Pride In Orange