Sarita Melkon Maldjian is a professor of the Core and the English departments at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. She is an advocate for Catholic school education as her children attended Catholic schools from grades Pre-K to 12. She and her family are professional classical musicians and have performed all over the tri-state area. She holds two masters degree's in music performance and theology.  Sarita received her doctorate degree in Biblical studies and music pedagogy from Drew University, Madison, NJ in 2015.