Dan Kuzma Email and Phone Number

Dan graduated from Matawan Regional High School in Matawan, NJ and earned a B. A. degree in history from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. He began his career in education in 1965, teaching and coaching at Indian Hills Regional High School in Oakland, NJ, where he would remain for 38 years. Dan earned a Masters of Arts in Education, with a specialization in Social Studies Education at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ in June of 1968. He became a Consultant and Nationally Certified Teacher Trainer in 1992 for Kagan Professional Development in San Clemente, CA and has facilitated teachers’ workshops in 35 states and the District of Columbia (1992 to the present). In 2000, he was selected as a C-Span Spotlight Teacher and received the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award. He was recognized by Tufts (2000) and Princeton (2002) Universities for “work as an inspirational teacher” and “Outstanding Practice and Distinguished Secondary School Teaching”. Also, in 2002, Dan received the Outstanding Educator Award from The College of New Jersey.Dan was inducted, in 2012, into the Matawan High School Alumni Hall of Fame for his work in education and in 2014 he received the Guilford College Alumni Excellence Award "In recognition of his outstanding service, commitment, integrity and success, as a humanitarian and professional, in his chosen field of endeavor."Currently, Dan is beginning his 50th year, as a professional in education, and lives with his wife, Diane, in Oakland, NJ.