THE NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM COUNCIL brings together a diverse cross-section of state leaders, the Council provides strategic leadership to Consortium activities, while acting as champions for its vision, mission, and goals.
Council members were instrumental in drafting and passing resolutions of support for the Consortium, while also actively supporting in-state educational-improvement efforts within their spheres of influence.
Connecticut Members
Ajit Gopalakrishnan | Chief Performance Officer, CT Department of Education |
Melissa Hickey | Reading/Literacy Director, CT Department of Education |
Jeffrey Kitching | Executive Director, EdAdvance (RESC) |
Patrice McCarthy | Deputy Director/General Counsel, Association of Boards of Education |
Nikitoula Menounos | Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, CT Technical High School System |
Salvatore Menzo, | Superintendent, Wallingford School Department |
Caroline Messenger | Director of Curriculum, Naugatuck Public Schools |
Fran Rabinowitz | Executive Director, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents |
Wendy Scott | Teacher, Bolton Public Schools |
Malia Sieve | Director, HCM Strategists |
Allan B. Taylor, | Chair, State Board of Education |
Maine Members
Ben Gilman | Senior Government Relations Specialist, Maine State Chamber of Commerce |
Chris Howell | Superintendent, Windham Raymond School District |
Brian Hubbell | Representative, State Legislature |
Beth Lambert | Secondary Education and Integrated Instruction Coordinator, ME Department of Education |
Shawn Lambert | Director, Oxford Hills Technical School |
Dwight Littlefield | Career and Life Education Coordinator and CTE State Director, ME Department of Education |
Pender Makin | Commissioner of Education, ME Department of Education |
Alana Margeson | Senior Instructional Design Specialist, University of Maine Presque Isle |
Mary Nadeau | Principal, Nokomis Regional High School |
Jane Sexton | Vice Chair, Maine State Board of Education |
Massachusetts Members
Cliff Chuang | Senior Associate Commissioner for Educational Options, MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Chris Dede | Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
Paul Foster | Chief Information Officer, Springfield Public Schools |
Dan French | Executive Director, Center for Collaborative Education |
Lisa Harney | Dropout Prevention & Recovery Specialist, College, Career and Technical Education, DESE |
Steve Hierche | Superintendent, Beverly Public Schools |
Dianne Kelly | Superintendent, Revere Public Schools |
Ann Koufman-Frederick | Chief Academic Officer, LearnLaunch Institute |
Diana Marcus | Mobile Learning Coach, Burlington Public Schools |
Shayna Morgan | Director of Operations, Fall River Public Schools |
Linda Noonan | Executive Director, MA Business Alliance for Education |
Alan November | Founder, November Learning |
David O’Connor | Executive Director, MAPLE Consortium |
Beth Rabbitt | CEO, The Learning Accelerator |
Jeffrey Riley | Commissioner of Education, MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Tom Scott | Executive Director, MA Association of School Superintendent |
New Hampshire Members
Evelyn Aissa | Executive Director, Reaching Higher New Hampshire |
Christine Brennan | Deputy Commissioner of Education, NH Department of Education |
Frank Edelblut | Commissioner of Education, NH Department of Education |
Ashley Frame | Education Consultant, Office of Academic and Professional Learning, NH Department of Education |
Rick Ladd | Representative, State Legislature |
Bill McGowan | Principal, Winnacunnet High School |
Brian Stack | Principal, Sanborn Regional High School |
Peter Stackhouse | Executive Director, Great Bay eLearning Charter School |
Nancy Stiles | Former New Hampshire State Senator |
Connie Van Houten | Member, Manchester Board of School Committee |
Rhode Island Members
Gregg Amore | Legislator, State Legislature |
Michael Barnes | Superintendent, Foster-Glocester Public Schools |
Rosemary Costigan | Assistant Dean, Community College of Rhode Island |
Paula Dillon | Assistant Superintendent, Barrington Public Schools |
Lisa DiMartino | Strategic Initiative Officer, Rhode Island Foundation |
Daniela Fairchild | Director of Education, Governor’s Office of Innovation |
Stephanie Geller | Senior Policy Analyst, RI Kids Count |
Angélica M. Infante-Green
| Commissioner of Education, RI Department of Education |
Patricia Page | Teacher (of the year), East Greenwich Public Schools |
John Simmons | Executive Director, RI Public Expenditure Council |
Nicole Smith | Coordinator, Career and Technical Education, RI Department of Education |
Liz Texeira | Education Specialist, Secondary Reform, RI Department of Education |
Vermont Members
Heather Bouchey | Deputy Secretary of Education, VT Agency of Education |
Adam Bunting | Principal, Champlain Valley Union High School |
Peter Burrows | Superintendent, Addison Central Supervisory Union |
Jess DeCarolis | Education Division Director, Personalization & Flexible Pathways, VT Agency of Education |
John Castle | Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union |
Rebecca Fillion | Principal, Twin Valley Elementary School |
Daniel French
| Secretary of Education, VT Agency of Education |
Susan Hennessey | Professional Development Coordinator, Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education |
Erin Maguire | Co-Director of Student Support Services, Essex Westford School District |
Andre Messier | Principal, Lake Region High School |
Jay Nichols | Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association |
Caitlin Steele | Director of Teaching & Learning, Addison Central School District |
At-Large Members
Nicholas Donohue |
President and CEO, Nellie Mae Education Foundation |
Charlie Toulmin |
Director of Policy, Nellie Mae Education Foundation |
Great Schools Partnership Members
David Ruff | Executive Director |
Mark Kostin | Associate Director |
Duke Albanese | Senior Policy Advisor |
Sarah Linet | Policy Specialist |
Don Weafer | Senior Associate |