Oil Painting Art Project-Nancy Weber-Loeffert

Nancy Weber-Loeffert is today s highlight.  She is an avid gardener and we had a great time creating her reference images at her home in and around her garden.  Below is a video from the actual session.  Nancy has  dedicated her life to special education whether working with handicapped preschoolers to working with high school kids to transitioning them from high school to the world of work.  Even now as she has retired from teaching she has started an educational consulting company where she plans to work with local business partners to assist with customized training and to provide the much needed support for vocational education.
Here are just some little details from her painting.  Below is some more info about Nancy,  also feel free to reach out to her if you think she can help you. (Nancy@NWLconsulting.net)

NANCY'S BIO

I grew up in a small upstate Western New York farming community. I developed a strong work ethic at a very young age.  That work ethic was developed through the hard work and leadership of my parents.  My father was a farmer and my mother worked in a factory.  We had very little money but we did have a strong sense of family, love and hard work.  I attended a community college in Poukeepsie, New York.  After finishing my Associates degree I moved to Staten Island, New York. 

I started my career in education as a teacher assistant at Willowbrook State School. ( You may remember the exposé that Geraldo Rivera conducted at the school for severely disabled individuals. ) That was quite an introduction to my career with Special Education. While I was employed there I finished my Bachelors degree at the College of Staten Island and moved from teacher assistant to an official teacher.  I moved to Bricktown NJ in 1977 and obtained a job teaching  preschool handicapped. After one year in the preschool program I switched positions to teach fifth grade at Stafford Township.  I was not completely satisfied with my teaching position until I answered an ad in the paper for a teacher of students with disabilities at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School.  The job was designed to transition students from high school to the world of work.  I was excited to have this opportunity and knew the first day on the job that this was my calling.  I started with OCVTS in 1979 and never looked back.  I retired from OCVTS in 2018 as the Assistant Superintendent. I completed my Masters degree in Administration and Leadership at Jersey City University.

My career at the vocational school took me from that job placement person to the Vice-Principal of Special Needs to Principal of Student Services to Assistant Superintendent.  I held the position of Assistant Superintendent for 14 years.  I took a few years off to raise my children but always knew that I would stay with vocational education. The success of our county as well as our country depend on the skills that are taught to our youth in schools such as the Ocean County Vocational Technical School.  I have recently formed NWL consulting, an Educational Consulting LLC. (Nancy@NWLconsulting.net) I plan to work with local business partners to assist with customized training and to provide the much needed support for vocational education.   

Nancy Weber-Loeffert

Education Consultant