Margaret Baffuto, Church Administrator
Margaret was born in Albany, GA where she lived until the age of 11. Her family moved to New Jersey in 1980. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in “Law and Justice” from The College of New Jersey. She worked as a Licensed New Jersey State Real Estate Appraiser, Office Manager for a chiropractic practice, and administrative assistant for the Purchasing Department of Bristol Myers Squibb. She was married to her husband Dave at Lawrence Road Church in 1996 and they have two wonderful children – David and Amelia. She has served as the church administrator at the Lawrence Road Church since 2004 and really enjoys her job and working with the wonderful people of this congregation.
Judy Gilbert, Director of Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church Nursery School
Judy Gilbert has been the director of the LRPCNS for 24 years. She received her BA in English from Glassboro State College in 1978. Judy started as a teacher while her youngest child, Sarah, was a student at the school. Sarah is now at Rutgers University studying in the Master of Social Work program. In addition to Sarah she has a daughter, Juliann, who is an elementary special education teacher in Lakewood, NJ. Juliann will be getting married to her fiancé Pat, in June 2019. Another daughter, Lauren, is a guidance counselor in Manasquan, NJ. She is married to Sean and they have two beautiful children, Heath and Mae. Judy has been married to Michael for 39 years and has resided in Lawrenceville for all those years. Michael, a former high school principal, is currently an adjunct professor. Judy’s philosophy is to develop the whole child propelling students toward a healthy start to their academic life. Her time leading LRPCNS has been a most fulfilling experience. She is thankful for skillful and nurturing teachers, and the families who have come through the school making it the wonderful place of learning it is today.
Amy Glennon Watt, Director of Music Ministry
Alongside her work directing the music ministries at the Lawrence Road Church, Amy Glennon Watt serves as the Educational Director at the New School for Music Study, Kingston, New Jersey. She is a certified member of the College of Examiners (Royal Conservatory of Music) and former faculty of Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI and Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. Amy is the co-author of the Side by Side series, distributed by Alfred Publishing. She has presented at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, Music Teachers National Association Conference, and locally at area piano teachers’ groups. Her articles on piano teaching have appeared in Clavier Companion and pianopedagogy.org