Meet Sharon Marro and Kara Alaimo, candidates for the Montgomery Township Board of Education. Together, they bring experience in education, school operations, communication, technology, and advocacy for students and families.
Embedded Files
Sharon Marro
Sharon Marro has called Belle Mead home since 1998. As a proud parent of two Montgomery Township School District graduates, her dedication to local education is both personal and proven.
Sharon’s career in the district spans nearly every level of school operations. She began as a substitute teacher before becoming a paraprofessional at both the Lower and Upper Middle Schools, working directly with diverse student populations to support classroom success. She later served as a clerk in the Upper Middle School Main Office and Media Center before advancing to Accounts Payable/Bookkeeper in the Board Office. Demonstrating her deep commitment to leadership, Sharon earned her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership while working full time.
From the classroom to the central office, Sharon understands how our schools run from the ground up. She brings a 360-degree perspective to board governance—balancing fiscal responsibility with empathy for students, parents, and educators. Sharon is committed to ensuring every Montgomery student learns in a safe, supportive, and academically rigorous environment where they can thrive.
Kara Alaimo
Kara Alaimo, PhD is a Professor of Communication and Director of Academic Programs in Communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she created the university’s academic programs in social media. She has been contributing opinion and analysis pieces to CNN about how digital technology is affecting us all since 2016. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back,” which explains how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls and what we can do about it, was published in March 2024. Her next book, “The Screen Time Safety Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Protecting Young People Online,” will be published by Routledge. She is a former spokesperson in the Obama administration and communicator at the United Nations and speaks frequently to educators, students and parents across the country about children's screen use and digital technology. She has two children in the school district.
Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls—and How We Can Take It Back examines how social media affects women’s and girls’ mental health, relationships, careers, body image, and daily lives. Kara Alaimo combines research, real-life examples, and practical strategies to help readers use social media more safely and intentionally.
Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls—and How We Can Take It Back examines how social media affects women’s and girls’ mental health, relationships, careers, body image, and daily lives. Kara Alaimo combines research, real-life examples, and practical strategies to help readers use social media more safely and intentionally.
The Screen Time Safety Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Protecting Young People Online gives parents and educators practical strategies for helping children protect and empower themselves when using screens, social media, and digital technology. It focuses on reducing risks, setting healthy boundaries, building digital literacy, and helping young people develop a more balanced relationship with technology.
The Screen Time Safety Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Protecting Young People Online gives parents and educators practical strategies for helping children protect and empower themselves when using screens, social media, and digital technology. It focuses on reducing risks, setting healthy boundaries, building digital literacy, and helping young people develop a more balanced relationship with technology.
A Thoughtful Approach to Technology in Our Schools
At a Montgomery Township Board of Education meeting, Kara Alaimo speaks about concerns surrounding screen use in our schools. She highlights the importance of thoughtful, age-appropriate technology use and encourages the district to consider how much time students spend on screens during the school day.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse