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
| Dianna Roberge-Wentzell, |
Commissioner of Education |
| Susan Bell, |
Superintendent, Windsor Locks Public Schools |
| Jeffrey Kitching, |
Executive Director, EdAdvance (RESC) |
| Patrice McCarthy, | Deputy Director/General Counsel, Association of Boards of Education |
| Salvatore Menzo, |
Superintendent, Wallingford School Department |
| Caroline Messenger, | Director of Curriculum, Naugatuck Public Schools |
| Karissa Niehoff, |
Executive Director, Connecticut Association of Schools |
| Fran Rabinowitz, |
Executive Director, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents |
| Wendy Scott, | Teacher, Bolton Public Schools |
| Malia Sieve, | Director, HCM Strategists |
| Barbara St. Onge, | Education Consultant, Technical High School System |
| Allan B. Taylor, |
Chair, State Board of Education |
| Jeffrey Villar, |
Executive Director, Connecticut Council for Education Reform |
Maine Members
| Robert Hasson, |
Commissioner of Education |
| Ed Cervone, |
Executive Director, Educate Maine |
| Steve Connolly, |
Superintendent, MSAD 60 |
| Diana Doiron, | Proficiency-Based Education Specialist, Maine Department of Education |
| Danielle Despins, | MOA/CSR Coordinator, Maine Department of Education |
| Ben Gilman, |
Senior Government Relations Specialist, Maine State Chamber of Commerce |
| Chris Howell, |
Principal, Windham High School |
| Brian Hubbell, |
Representative, State Legislature |
| Shawn Lambert, | Director, Oxford Hills Technical School |
| Brian Langley, | Senator, State Legislature |
| Alana Margeson, | Senior Instructional Design Specialist, University of Maine Presque Isle |
| Mary Nadeau, |
Principal, Nakomis Regional High School |
| Ande Smith | Member, State Board of Education |
New Hampshire Members
| Frank Edelblut, |
Commissioner of Education |
| Christine Brennan, | Deputy Commissioner of Education |
| Evelyn Aissa, |
Executive Director, Reaching Higher New Hampshire |
| 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, |
State Senator, Chair of the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee |
| Connie Van Houten, |
Member, Manchester Board of School Committee |
Rhode Island Members
| Ken Wagner, |
Commissioner of Education |
| Gregg Amore, | Legislator, State Legislature |
| Michael Barnes, | Superintendent, Foster-Glocester Public Schools |
| Cali Cornell, | Education Specialist, RI Department of Education |
| Rosemary Costigan, |
Assistant Dean, Community College of Rhode Island |
| Paula Dillon, |
Assistant Superintendent, Barrington Public Schools |
| Daniela Fairchild, | Director of Education, Governor’s Office of Innovation |
| Stephanie Geller, |
Senior Policy Analyst, RI Kids Count |
| Saul Kaplan, | Executive Director, Business Innovation Factory |
| Patricia Page, |
Teacher (of the year), East Greenwich Public Schools |
| Hope Schachter, |
Program Director, Connect to College (C2C), Community College of RI |
| Jamie Scurry, |
Dean, School of Continuing Studies, Roger Williams University |
| Mary Ann Snider, | Deputy Commissioner for Teaching & Learning, RI Department of Education |
| John Simmons, | Executive Director, RI Public Expenditure Council |
| Heather Tow-Yick, | Chief Transformation Officer, Providence Public School District |
Vermont Members
| Rebecca Holcombe, |
Secretary of Education |
| Adam Bunting, | Principal, Champlain Valley Union High School |
| Peter Burrows, | Superintendent, Addison Central Supervisory Union |
| Heather Bouchey, |
Deputy Secretary of Education |
| Jess DeCarolis, | Education Division Director, Personalization & Flexible Pathways, VT Agency of Education |
| John Castle, |
Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union |
| Pat Fitzsimmons, |
Mathematics & Science Partnership Program Manager, VT Agency of Education |
| Ned Kirsch, |
Superintendent, Franklin West Supervisory Union |
| Erin Maguire, | Co-Director of Student Support Services, Essex Westford School District |
| Andre Messier, |
Principal, Lake Region High School |
| Veronica Newton, | Agency of Education |
| Jay Nichols, | Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association |
| Sigrid Olson, | Program Coordinator, Personalization & Flexible Pathways, VT Agency of Education |
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 |
| Angela Hardy, |
Director of Coaching |
| Lauren Leigh Hinthorne, | Director of Research and Evaluation |
| Sarah Linet, | Policy Specialist |
