Marie Blistan

Marie Blistan
President, New Jersey Education Association-NJEA

Marie Blistan, a high school special education resource center teacher in Washington Township public schools, is the President of the New Jersey Education Association. Blistan previously served as NJEA’s vice president and secretary-treasurer. She was elected to a two-year term effective Sept. 1, 2017.


During her term as vice president, Blistan was the lead officer in establishing NJEA’s Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund and is proud to be a part of the Sandy Ground Project—a joint venture with the New Jersey’s Firefighters’ Association that resulted in 11 playgrounds being built throughout the state of New Jersey. Additionally, Blistan was recognized in both 2014 and 2016 by the NAACP, and was the 2015 recipient of the NJ State Democratic Committee’s Jefferson Jackson Award.

Blistan’s focus as NJEA president is to continue to take the lead on providing the best learning experience possible for all of New Jersey's public school children. Marie has visited the Kidsbridge Tolerance Center and applauds the significant social-emotional work Kidsbridge does to help NJ's students and educators.