Officers

President
Yara Zoccarato
zoccaratoy@wcsu.edu

Past-President and Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
Lindsay Carpenter
lindsay.carpenter@lyndoninstitute.org

Vice-President and Conference Committee Chair
Heather Bacchiocchi
hbacchiocchi@ccri.edu

President-Elect
Arielle Derival
aderival@bu.edu

Secretary
Julie Coon
julie.coon@plattsburgh.edu

Treasurer
Matt Bourgault
bourgault@vsac.org

State Presidents

Connecticut
Jessica Coronel
coronelj@wcsu.edu

Maine
Michelle Richards
michelle.richards@maine.edu

Massachusetts
Kevin Linton
klinton@salemstate.edu

New Hampshire
Josh Gagnon
joshua.gagnon@unh.edu

Rhode Island
Milary Tavarez
mtavarez10@ccri.edu

Vermont
Dylan Bertolini
bertolini@vsac.org

State Liaisons

Connecticut
Fiorela Hidalgo
fiorela.hidalgo@uconn.edu

Maine
Ginny Ward
vfowles@bowdoin.edu

Massachusetts
Naomi Brown-Jones
nbrownjones@brandeis.edu

New Hampshire
Melissa Goyait-Heikkinen
melissa.goyait@unh.edu

Rhode Island
Stephanie Cruz
scruz@ccri.edu

Vermont
Michele Feiner
michele.feiner@vermontstate.edu

Standing Committee Chairs / Co-Chairs

Finance Committee
Chris Lee
clee@anselm.edu

Advocacy Committee
Sarah Morrell
sarah.morrell@umb.edu

Membership & Credentials Committee
Taryn Tomkins
ttomkins@massedco.org

Rachelle Lappinen
rlappinen@massedoc.org

Diversity Committee
Mona Savastano
msavastano@salemstate.edu

TRIO Day Committee
Heidi Dyer
heidi.dyer@unh.edu

Becky Carrasquillo
rebecca.carrasquillo@keene.edu

Professional Development Committee
Lynn Ploof-Davis
lynnp@maine.edu

Technology Committee
Casey Henderson
casey.henderson@maine.edu

Development Committee
Ramon Gonzalez
r_gonzalez@mwcc.mass.edu

Public Relations Committee
Bryan Landgren
blandgren@suffolk.edu

Linda Shiller Cormany
shilcorm88@gmail.com

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

Adam Keese
adam.keese@keene.edu

Alumni Committee
Randy Schroeder
randy.schroeder@unh.edu

Ad-Hoc Committee Chairs

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

Bylaws Committee
Brian Post
bpost002@plattsburgh.edu

Retirees Committee
Gaelyn Hastings
ghastings@sevenhills.org

Board Historian
Reggie Jean
reggie@bu.edu

NEOA Board of Directors 2024-2025