The New Jersey Public Education Coalition is pleased to announce the addition of Louise Walpin to our Advisory Committee.

Louise has decades of experience advocating for rights for a myriad of causes. Most notably, Louise and her wife were the lead couple in both the legislative and court (Lambda Legal) fight for marriage equality from 2009-2013. They were the first same sex couple to marry in New Jersey on October 21, 2013 at 12:01AM at the home of Senator Raymond and Salena Lesniak

Louise Walpin is a retired psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse who has worked for over 25 years with those aged 2-90 years of age. She is the mother of 3 adult children, and has 3 grandchildren. Louise is the Director of Advocacy and Organizing for SWEEP-NJ. In her spare time, you can find Louise with her horse, Fozzie.
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The New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) is a grassroots “Coalition” of educators, administrators, education professionals, municipal leaders, and representatives, as well as concerned and involved parents and partnering organizations. It is a totally non-partisan organization. The goal of NJPEC is to “Protect Our Public Schools” from radical right organizations that seek to remove diversity