Mrs. Niamh Grano is a current Sparta Board of Education member, the current Vice President of the board, and is running for a three year term

She is currently employed as a Senior Communications Manager for Stryker, a multi national medical technologies corporation

Prior to Grano's BOE work she is the former president of the Alpine School's PTO for three years and the Co-Vice President for two years

In addition she was also the Co-President of Mohawk Avenue's PTO and Co-Secretary

Grano has been a lifelong resident of Sparta, New Jersey, and hopes to provide experience and consistency to the Board

Mrs. Jennifer Miller is a current Sparta Board of Education Trustee who is running for a three-year term.

Her daughter, Olivia, is currently enrolled in the Alpine Elementary School.

Miller has been in the field of education for the past 20 years

• Current Elementary School Principal

• Middle School Assistant Principal

• English and Journalism teacher at Wallkill Valley Regional High School for six years.

• Assistant Principal of Student Management

• Supervisor of Special Education for the high school's special education teachers.

• Supervisor of the Humanities including the English, History, Music, and Art departments for the Clark Public Schools

• District’s Anti-Bullying Coordinator

• Advanced Placement Testing Coordinator

She is the 2007 recipient of the Sussex County "Inspiring Teacher Award."

Miller has been in Sparta for a long time, even graduating from the Pope John High School.

Graduating from Clemson University in South Carolina, Miller graduated with her BA in Secondary Education-English.

She later received her MA in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy from Seton Hall.

Mr. McKernan is a current Sparta Board of Education Trustee who is running for a three-year-term

He is the President of American Mobile Glass, where his responsibilities include developing policies and procedures, maintaining financial reports and budgets, and coordinating employee relations

McKernan graduated with an Economics degree from the University of Delaware

He has coached Upward and PAL basketball, Sparta "rec." baseball, Cyclones Travel Baseball, and Sparta Youth Football.

He is the president of a local golf league

Has donated time and money to many organizations including: Sparta Benevolent Society, Sparta Education Foundation, Sparta Youth Football, Sparta Ecumenical Council, Our Lady of the Lake Church, and Sparta High School Football.

Providing Sparta's students with the best education possible is at the forefront of his decision making.