Lorraine A. Robinson-Hilton, M.M.Ed. Honored by Cambridge Who's Who

    OCEAN COUNTY, NJ, March 2, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lorraine A. Robinson-Hilton, Board President of Country Walk of Lake Ridge, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in Active Adult Community.

As the board president of Country Walk of Lake Ridge, Ms. Robinson-Hilton is primarily responsible for lifestyle changes. On a daily basis, she oversees 300 homes, negotiates contracts, manages vendor bidding and insurance, and oversees the welfare and safety of residents. She also plans events, publishes a community newsletter and works with vendors. Prior to attaining her current position, she taught in the Township of Franklin, Somerset County for 39 years and was an assistant band director. She performed in the Inaugural Parade and received several awards for her directorship. As part of her teaching career, she taught piano to special needs children at Conerly Road School as well as the Hillcrest School where she assisted the rest of the department and mentored new teachers. At Conerly Road School, she was responsible for the student body's welfare, and maintaining discipline, as well as the total building facility when the school administrator was off campus. As senior member of the arts department of Hillcrest School, her responsibilities included mentoring staff, preparing department budgets, maintaining inventories, as well as acting as cooperating teacher for student teachers. As Student Council Advisor for the middle schools, she trained students to organize and run their meetings under Robert's Rules of Order. As School Activities Bursar for the Conerly Road School, Franklin Park School and the Hillcrest School in Franklin Township, she was responsible for maintaining the books and accounts of all clubs and classes and reporting directly to the Chief School Administrator. She served as the Chair of the Faculty Advisory Counsil of the Sampson G. Smith Intermediate School and dealt with issues related to the classroom, curriculum and general matters of the staff. She is proud of her over 5000 students that have participated in bands, orchestras and small ensembles, and those who have gone on to be professional musicians, teachers and administrators.

Ms. Robinson-Hilton received her Master of Music Education from Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey) and a 1992 National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship to study at Rutgers University. She was a member of the Franklin Township Teachers Association, the Somerset County Teachers Association, The New Jersey Teachers Association and the National Education Association as well as the Music Educator's National Conference (M.E.N.C.). Her work with the Board of the Company of Dance Arts allowed her to serve as Secretary and then as President of the Board of Trustees for six years before being honored as a Trustee Emeritus. Her duties, in addition to administering the everyday business of the company, included Production Coordinator for all staged productions throughout the states of New Jersey and New York, contracting and working directly with professional dancers, theatres, artistic directors, choreographers, technical directors, as well as to institute a large volunteer program that gave the Company of Dance Arts the ability to grow and perform at the highest standards and to be named as NJ's Premier Pre-Professional Ballet Company. It was also her responsibility to write the many successful grant proposals received from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Monmouth County, major corporations, many smaller foundations, and individuals. As a result of her work, she was appointed by the Monmouth County Arts Council to the Advisory Board of the Count Basie Theatre and served as Member Group Liaison, and also served as Member Groups' Production Coordinator, co-chairman of the Juried Arts Show, and as co-chairman of the Divestiture Committee for the divestiture of the Count Basie Theatre and the reorganization of the owners, the Monmouth County Arts Council. After reorganization of both organizations, serving as a Trustee of the Board, Ms. Robinson-Hilton was elected as Treasurer of the Monmouth County Arts Council. In 2004, she was selected as a Master Teacher to participate in a Master Teacher Collaborative with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and received a fellowship from the National Endowments for the Humanities in 1992. She had the honor of being invited by Congressman Rush Holt to participate at New Jersey's Arts Day in Washington, D.C. in 2003.

For more information about Country Walk of Lake Ridge, visit http://www.lakeridge.com.

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