2026-2027 Board of Directors

Officers

President
Kevin Linton
klinton@salemstate.edu

Past-President and Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
Arielle Derival
aderival@bu.edu

Vice-President and Conference Committee Chair
Chris Lee
clee@anselm.edu

President-Elect
Michelle Richards
michelle.richards@maine.edu

Secretary
Christa Grohoski
julie.coon@plattsburgh.edu

Treasurer
Gaurav Khanna
g_khanna@mwcc.mass.edu

State Presidents

Connecticut
Jasmine Cardona
jasmine.cardona@uconn.edu

Maine
Erin Ouellette
eouellette@mainecc.edu

Massachusetts
Tchorzky Eugene
tchorzky@bu.edu

New Hampshire
Becky Carrasquillo
rebecca.carrasquillo@keene.edu

Rhode Island
Erin Bush
ebush@ccri.edu

Vermont
Pamela Zimmerman
pamela.zimmerman@vermontstate.edu

State Liaisons

Connecticut
Jannatul Anika
jannatul.anika@uconn.edu

Maine
Ashlee Fecteau
ashlee.fecteau@maine.edu

Massachusetts
Franklin Ortiz
franklin.ortiz@umb.edu

New Hampshire
Beth Zinn
bzinn@keene.edu

Rhode Island
Milary Tavarez
mtavarez10@ccri.edu

Vermont
Debbie Warnock
debbie.warnock@vermontstate.edu

Standing Committee Chairs / Co-Chairs

Advocacy Committee
Sarah Morrell
sarah.morrell@umb.edu

Julie Coon
julie.coon@plattsburgh.edu

Alumni Committee
Chasneika Astacio
chasneika.astacio@bc.edu

Arielle Derival
aderival@bu.edu

Community-in-Action Committee
Mona Savastano
msavastano@salemstate.edu

Tchorzky Eugene
tchorzky@bu.edu

Conference Committee

Chris Lee
clee@anselm.edu

Adam Keese
adam.keese@keene.edu

Corporate Development Committee
Jes Crowell
jes.crowell@unh.edu

Sharmese Gunn
FUBUeducator@outlook.com

Finance Committee
Dylan Bertolini
bertolini@vsac.org

Melissa Goyait
melissa.goyait@unh.edu

Membership & Credentials Committee
Rachelle Lappinen
rlappinen@mwcc.mass.edu

Naomi Brown-Jones
njones6@worcester.edu

NEOA Achievers Committee
Rachel Casey
rachel.casey@vermontstate.edu

Julie Finnegan
julie.finnegan@vermontstate.edu

Professional Development Committee
Monique Coulson
mcoulson@mwcc.mass.edu

Ramon Gonzalez
r_gonzalez@mwcc.mass.edu

Public Relations Committee
Bryan Landgren
blandgren@suffolk.edu

Lindsay Carpenter
lindsay.carpenter@lyndoninstitute.org

Technology Committee
Josh Gagnon
Joshua.Gagnon@unh.edu

Rachelle Lappinen
rlappinen@mwcc.mass.edu

TRIO Day Committee
Naomi Brown-Jones
njones6@worcester.edu

Ian Magill
imagill@mainecc.edu

Ad-Hoc Committee Chairs

AMLI Director
Elyse Pratt-Ronco
eprattronco@gmail.com

Grant Exploration Committee
Brian Post
bpost002@plattsburgh.edu

Rick Williams
richard.williams@vermontstate.edu

Leadership Committee
Linda Shiller Cormany
shilcorm88@gmail.com

Yara Zoccarato
zoccaratoy@wcsu.edu

Parliamentarian
Sarah Morrell
sarah.morrell@umb.edu

Retirees Committee
Gaelyn Hastings
ghastings@sevenhills.org

Michele Feiner
michele.feiner@vermontstate.edu

Strategic Planning Committee
Rick Williams
richard.williams@vermontstate.edu

Milary Tavarez
mtavarez10@ccri.edu

Photo taken at the September 2025 board meeting. Additional board members present virtually: Bryan Landgren, Taryn Tomkins, Adam Keese, Ashlee Fecteau, Chasneika Astacsio, Brian Post, Stephanie Cruz, Erin Bush, Gaelyn Hastings, Rachel Casey, and Heather Bacchiocchi.