Candidate for
School Director; Haverford Township School District; Republican, Democratic Party

Ms. Bennett has been an active member of the school community for many years, regularly volunteering as a homeroom parent and working on numerous PTO committees, including May Day, Website, Walk-a-thon, and Book Fair. Since 2007, she has served as a member (Co-Chair since 2009), of the Haverford School District's Intra-District Council, a group that promotes communication among the district's elementary, middle and high schools and the school board. She also volunteers her time to help with a variety of youth sports, including serving as a youth coach with the Haverford Soccer Club.

Coleen has 20 years of experience working in the field of education and is currently a curriculum developer for a nonprofit education organization whose programs and materials are in use around the United States and internationally. She earned her bachelor's degree and her master's degree in teaching from Johns Hopkins University. She has dedicated her entire professional career to improving public education, and wants to use her knowledge and experience to promote the continued success of Haverford Township students and schools, and Havertown as a community.

Coleen and her husband Matt have lived in the township since 1999 with their two children, Hannah and Kyle, who attend Lynnewood Elementary.