2025-2026 Board of Directors

Officers

President
Arielle Derival
aderival@bu.edu

Past-President and Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
Yara Zoccarato
zoccaratoy@wcsu.edu

Vice-President and Conference Committee Chair
Jordan Romine
jromine@wesleyan.edu

President-Elect
Kevin Linton
klinton@salemstate.edu

Secretary
Julie Coon
julie.coon@plattsburgh.edu

Treasurer
Matt Bourgault
bourgault@vsac.org

State Presidents

Connecticut
Tomeka Williams
twilliams@conntacinc.org

Maine
Ashlee Fecteau
ashlee.fecteau@maine.edu

Massachusetts
Chasneika Astacio
chasneika.astacio@bc.edu

New Hampshire
Adam Keese
adam.keese@keene.edu

Rhode Island
Milary Tavarez
mtavarez10@ccri.ed

Vermont
Michele Feiner
michele.feiner@vermontstate.edu

State Liaisons

Connecticut
Bryce McKinzie
bmckinzie@conntacinc.org

Maine
Michelle Richards
michelle.richards@maine.edu

Massachusetts
Ramon Gonzalez
r_gonzalez@mwcc.mass.edu

New Hampshire
Rebecca Barbour
rebecca.barbour@unh.edu

Rhode Island
Faith E. Buscher
fbuscher@ccri.edu

Vermont
Pamela Billings
pamela.billings@vermontstate.edu

Standing Committee Chairs / Co-Chairs

Finance Committee
Chris Lee
clee@anselm.edu

Dylan Bertolini
bertolini@vsac.org

Advocacy Committee
Sarah Morrell
sarah.morrell@umb.edu

Yara Zoccarato
zoccaratoy@wcsu.edu

Membership & Credentials Committee
Taryn Tomkins
ttomkins@massedco.org

Rachelle Lappinen
rlappinen@massedoc.org

Diversity Committee
Mona Savastano
msavastano@salemstate.edu

Tchorzky Eugene
tchorzky@bu.edu

TRIO Day Committee
Naomi Brown-Jones
Naomi.Brown-Jones@umb.edu

Professional Development Committee
Ginny Ward
vfowles@bowdoin.edu

Monique Coulson
mcoulson@mwcc.mass.edu

Technology Committee
Casey Henderson
casey.henderson@maine.edu

Heather Bacchiocchi
hbacchiocchi@ccri.edu

Development Committee
Ramon Gonzalez
r_gonzalez@mwcc.mass.edu

Bryce McKinzey
bmckinzie@conntacinc.org

Public Relations Committee
Bryan Landgren
blandgren@suffolk.edu

Linda Shiller Cormany
shilcorm88@gmail.com

NEOA Achievers Committee
Rachel Casey
rachel.casey@vermontstate.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