Mrs. Nancy Blake: graduated from Trenton State College in 1993 and obtained her master's degree
in teaching and learning from Nova Southeastern University in 2002. At Morris
Hills, she teaches Business Strategies, Business Computer Applications, and
Desktop Publishing. The business strategies course is a class specifically designed for juniors attending the academy for math, science, and engineering. Mrs. Blake can be reached at nblake@mhrd.k12.nj.us
Mrs. Blake has earned the following professional certifications: Microsoft Office Specialist in Word 2003, Power Point 2003, Excel 2003, Access 2003, Word Expert, Word 2007, Visual Communications Photoshop CS3.
| A Day | Prep | Desktop Publishing 127 |
Desktop Publishing 127 B Lunch |
ISS Prep Leaves 2:15 |
| B Day | Desktop Publishing 127 |
Business Computer Applications 127 |
A Lunch Prep |
Leaves 2:15 |

Mrs. Meghan Burgin: began teaching here at Morris Hills in 2006. She graduated from Morris Knolls High School and then went to college at Rider University and earned a degree in Business Education. She currently teaches Word Processing/Internet Basics and Yearbook. Mrs. Burgin is an advisor of the Yearbook and is the Morris Hills's Boy's Swim Coach. Mrs. Burgin can be reached via E-mail: mburgin@mhrd.k12.nj.us
Mrs. Burgin has earned the following certifications: Microsoft Office Specialist in Word 2003, Word 2003 Expert, Power point 2003, Excel 2003, Word 2007, and Internet Core Computing Certification (IC3).
| A Day | MK | Prep | A Lunch Word Proc Intbs 247 |
End of Cafe Leave at 2:15 |
B Day |
Word Proc. Intbs 247 |
Prep | A Lunch Word Proc. Intbs 247 |
Desktop Publ. 247 |
Mr. Mark Grilo: joined the business department in 2004. He earned his B. A. in political
science with a minor in business administration
from Drew University. While working on his undergraduate degree, Mr. Grilo
studied abroad at the Universite Libre De Brussels in the field of International
Law and International Business. He went on to earn his M.B.A. at
Wesley college.
Before arriving at Morris Hills Regional District, Mr. Grilo taught business and was the head boys' lacrosse coach at East Brunswick High School. Mr. Grilo was also the head lacrosse coach and director of intramural athletics at Wesley College. Mr. Grilo can be reached via email: mgrilo@mhrd.k12.nj.us
Mr. Grilo has earned the following certifications: Word 2003, Power Point 2003, Excel 2003, Word 2007, and Internet Core Computing Certification.
| A Day | MK | MK | MK | MK |
| B Day | Senior Y | College Accounting A 119 |
A Lunch Sports Marketing 129 |
Prep |
Mrs.
Lauren Jackson: began teaching at Morris Hills in 2003. She graduated from Rutgers University with a B. S. in Marketing in 2002 and obtained her M.S. in education from Walden University in 2005. She currently
teaches Word
Processing/Internet
Basics and Personal Finance. Mrs. Jackson is
also a FBLA
Advisor, Cross Country Coach and Girl's Track Coach. Mrs. Jackson can be reached via E-mail: ljackson@mhrd.k12.nj.us
Mrs. Jackson has earned the following certifications: Microsoft Office Specialist in Word 2003, Power point 2003, Excel 2003, Word 2007, and Internet Core Computing Certification (IC3).
| A Day | Personal Finance 129 |
Personal Finance 129 |
Personal Finance 129 A Lunch |
Prep |
| B Day | Wd Proc Intbs 119 |
Prep | Attendance(A) B Lunch ISS Duty (C) |
Wd Proc Intbs 119 |
Mrs.
Loren Katsakos: began teaching in the Morris Hills Regional District in 1984. She has obtained her B.S. in Business Education
from Montclair State University and her M. A. in Instructional Design and Technology
from Seton Hall University. She is the Consulting Teachers for Educational
Technology and Co-chairperson of the Staff Development Steering Committee.
Her staff developing work led to her appointment to the Morris County Professional
Development Board. She served on the board for six years. In 1995, Mrs. Katsakos was awarded teacher of the
year for Morris Hills. In 2009, Mrs. Katsakos was awarded New Jersey Business Educator of the Year. Mrs. Katsakos teaches Business
Web Page Development. In this class, students learn to program web-pages
for the worldwide web using HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. The
students in these classes are responsible for the Morris Hills web site.
Juniors and seniors are eligible to receive college credit
for this course through Fairleigh Dickinson University. In Multimedia Business
Presentation, students create digital movies using Macromedia's Director. "I
love seeing what's created. The students' creativity is inspiring." Mrs. Katsakos also teaches Word Processing/Internet Basics. In the word processing class, students have the opportunity to earn Microsoft Office Specialist certification. Mrs. Katsakos can be reached via E-mail: lkatsakos@mhrd.k12.nj.us
Certifications earned: Microsoft Office Specialist in Word 2003, Power Point 2003, Word 2007, Internet Core Computing Certification (IC3), Web Communication Dreamweaver CS3, Rich Media Communication Flash CS3 (Adobe Systems).
| A Day | Multimedia Bspr 247 |
Word Proc Intbs 247 |
A Lunch Prep |
Bus. Webpg Dev 247 |
| B Day | Prep | Word Proc Intbs 247 |
CT - Educational Technology | CT - Educational Technology |
Mrs.
Colleen Perry: graduated from Montclair
State University with a B. S. in Business Administration in 1994 and obtained
her MBA in 1999 from
the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University. Currently she is teaching International Business Strategies,
Introduction to Business, and Introduction to Computer Applications. In
the past Mrs. Perry has taught Introduction to Investments, Desktop
Publishing, Personal Finance, and Business Management. Mrs. Perry can be reached via E-mail: cperry@mhrd.k12.nj.us
Mrs. Perry has earned the following professional certifications: Internet Core Computing Certification, Microsoft Office Specialist: Word 2003, Excel 2003, Power Point 2003, Word 2007.
| A Day | International Business Practice Firm 127 |
Prep | Intro to Comp. Apps 119 C Lunch |
Intro to Comp. Apps 119 |
| B Day | Intro to Business 129 |
Intro to Business 129 |
A Lunch Senior Y (B) Library Junction(C) |
Prep |