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Honoree
Blanquita
Valenti
Freeholder, Middlesex County
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Education |
- Master's
Degree in Spanish and Latin American
Literature, Elected Phi Sigma Iota
National Honor Society-Rutgers
University, NJ
- MAT Degree
in Secondary Education-Seton Hall
University, NJ. Certifications to
teach in Spanish, French and
English. Certification by the
American Translators Association
(English to Spanish)
- Bachelor
of Arts Degree (with
Honors)-Rosemont College, PA
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Experience |
- Woodbridge
Township Board of Education
- Subject
Area Leader in World Languages at
John F. Kennedy Memorial High
School\
- Adjunct
Professor of Education at Trenton
State College and Rutgers University
- Sayreville
War Memorial High School
- St.
Peter's High School, New Brunswick
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Political Activities
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2003-2004 /
1981-1990
1990-Present
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Democratic
County Committee Member for the
City of New Brunswick
New Brunswick City County Member
Served as Council President and Council
Vice President (including current term
as Council Vice President) |
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Community Activities |
1972-Present
1977-Present
1988-Present
1995-Present
1995-Present
1996-Present
2000-Present
2000-Present
2003-Present
2003-Present
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Puerto Rican
Action Board Founder and Member
Middlesex County College Foundation
Board
NJ Democratic Hispanic Task Force, Vice
Chair,
Central Jersey
St. Peter's University Hospital Board of
Trustees
Latino Arts Center Task Force
New Brunswick Planning Board
Commission Member of St. Peter's
Schools,
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Sister Cities Association,
Trustee
Visiting Nurses Association of Middlesex
County
Human Relations Commission of New
Brunswick
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Past |
- Board
of Trustees of Middlesex County
College
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Chairperson of the New Brunswick
Ethics Board
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Founding Board Member of the Puerto
Rican Congress of NJ
- New
Brunswick Board of Education Member
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Founding Board Member and Vice
Chairperson of the ASPIRA, Inc. of
NJ
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President of the Middlesex County
Lay Board of Catholic Charities
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Awards |
- Named
"Woman of Distinction" in the World
of Women by the Delaware-Raritan
Valley Girl Scouts Council
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Received the "Community Service
Award" from the Knights of Columbus
Council 257
- New
Jersey Folk Festival Award and named
Grand Marshal, Rutgers University
Latin American Women's Organization
at Rutgers University
- Honored
by the Board of Trustees of
Middlesex County College with "The
Paige L'Hommedieu Citizenship Award"
in Recognition of Outstanding
Citizenship
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