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Nicholas J. Norcia  - Superintendent 
nnorcia@mhrd.org 973-664-2291
 
Education: M.A. in Educational Leadership and a B.A. in Special Education with a concentration in Psychology, both from New Jersey City University 
 

Prior to being appointed Superintendent of Morris Hills Regional District, Nick Norcia served as Superintendent of the Fair Lawn Public Schools since 2018.  Before his tenure as Superintendent, he spent 17 years serving in special education primarily as an administrator and teacher in New Jersey public schools 

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Dr. Nisha Zoeller - Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
nzoeller@mhrd.org 973-664-2293 
 
Education:  BS English Education/Psychology from New York University, MA Applied Psychology from New York University, M.S. Ed. Educational Administration from University of Scranton, D.Litt. Humanities from Drew University
 
Dr. Nisha Zoeller joined the Central Office in February 2009 after serving as the Supervisor of Guidance at Morris Hills High School from 2006-2008. Before joining our district, she worked at the Union County Magnet High School for Math, Science, and Technology as a guidance counselor and English teacher and at the New York University Undergraduate Admissions Office. She completed her doctorate at Drew University with a focus on historiography.

 

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Gail M. Libby - Business Administrator/Board Secretary
glibby@mhrd.org 973-664-2281
 
 
 
 
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Dan Haug - Supervisor of Human Resources
dhaug@mhrd.org 973-664-2297

Education: BS Environmental Studies - Stockton University, MA Educational Leadership - New Jersey City University

Dan started his educational career in 1999 as a Physical Science Teacher at Bridgewater-Raritan. He then made the move to Kittatinny Regional High School where he taught Science, coached multiple sports, and eventually worked as an Instructional Supervisor of various departments. Moving to the Morris Hills Regional District in 2015, Dan was an Assistant Principal at Morris Knolls until he acquired the position of Supervisor of Human Resources in 2021.

 

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Sonya Boyer -District Director of Special Services
sboyer@mhrd.org 973-664-2324
 
Education: BA Kutztown University, MA in Educational Administration and Supervision from NJCU
 
Ms. Boyer joined the Morris Hills Regional District community in 1998. Prior to her position as the District Director of Special Services, Ms. Boyer was the District Supervisor of Instruction-Special Services and also previously taught English, History, and Reading in the Special Education Department. She also served as the Consulting Teacher from 2004-2014. 
 
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Alicia Valverde-Mesa - Assistant Business Administrator/Board Secretary
amesa@mhrd.org 973-664-2284
 
Education: BS Accounting, Montclair State University – New Jersey Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – New Jersey Public School Accountant (PSA)
 
Mrs. Mesa joined the Morris Hills Regional District community in 2020. Prior to her position as the Assistant Business Administrator, she was one of the staff accountants. She began her career as an accountant/auditor in 2015. She was the auditor to the district for over 5 years before coming to our district.