Attendee List Locally and Regionally Engaged: New England Colleges and Universities
as Drivers of Innovation, Economic Growth and Community Well-Being
April 3, 2012
340 attendees
Rafael Abislaiman Executive Director Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board
Lorne Adrain Chair Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Carmen Aguilar Dean of the Center for Workforce and Community Education Bristol Community College
Peter Alfonso Vice President for Research and Economic Development University of Rhode Island
Neal Allen Executive Director Greater Portland Council of Governments
Mark Allio Regional Director Massachusetts Small Business Development Center / University of Massachusetts Boston
Lois Alves Vice President for Enrollment Services, Research and Planning Middlesex Community College (MA)
Debra Amidon Founder and CEO Entovation International Ltd.
Elizabeth Ancarana Assistant Dean for Faculty Development New England HERC / Harvard University
Lori Anderson Assistant Professor Framingham State University
Todd Andrews Vice President for College Relations and Advancement Goodwin College
David Angel President Clark University
Pam Ankuda Human Resource Director Vermont Technical College
Yvonne Anthony Grant Writer Roxbury Community College
Nader Asgary Professor Bentley University
Douglas Banks Associate Vice President for Economic Development University of Massachusetts President’s Office
Tristan Barako Associate Director, Research Initiatives Brown University
Abigail Barrow Founding Director University of Massachusetts President’s Office
Grace Bartini Ombudsman & Vice President American Student Assistance
Ellen Beaulieu Vice President for Academic Affairs Mount Ida College
Anthony Benoit Academic Dean Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Fran Berger Marketing Director University of Massachusetts Boston
Kip Bergstrom Executive Director Rhode Island Economic Policy Council
Gregory Bialecki Secretary, Housing and Economic Development Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and
Economic Development
Brian Bicknell Dean of Students Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Mark Bilotta Chief Executive Officer Colleges of Worcester Consortium
Richard Bisk Chair and Professor of Mathematics Worcester State University
Michelle Bloomer Assistant Dean Education and Public Service Middlesex Community College (MA)
Barry Bluestone Dean, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs Northeastern University
Pamela Boisvert Vice President for Higher Education Access Services Colleges of Worcester Consortium
Elizabeth Borg Director of Grant Projects Quinsigamond Community College
Kathy Bourque Vice President for Institutional Advancement Bay Path College
Deborah Boyce Vice President of Institutional Finance MassDevelopment
Mary-Ellen Boyle Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the College Clark University
Donald Brady Assistant Dean Middlesex Community College (MA)
John Bramley Interim President University of Vermont
New England Board of Higher Education
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Theresa Brewer Director of Grants Development Roxbury Community College
Jackie Brousseau-Pereira Director of External Affairs, Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Camille Brown Assistant Director of Admissions Middlesex Community College (MA)
Jane Brown Vice President for Enrollment Management Northeastern University
Lynn Browne Author / Former Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Judy Burke Dean, Corporate & Community Education & Training Middlesex Community College (MA)
Daniel Butin Dean, School of Education Merrimack College
Lawrence Butler Senior Consultant Maguire Associates, Inc.
Terri Bynoe Director Framingham State University
Dona Cady Associate Dean of Humanities and Asian Studies Middlesex Community College (MA)
James Canniff Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services Bunker Hill Community College
Ronald Cantor President Southern Maine Community College
Barbara Canyes Executive Director Massachusetts Campus Compact
Robert Caret President University of Massachusetts President’s Office
Mary Carmichael Higher Education Reporter Boston Globe
Cristi Carson Director of Institutional Research University of Southern Maine
John Carson Vice President, University Relations University of Hartford
Prabal Chakrabarti Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Robert Chambers Assistant to the President for Community Relations Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Monnica Chan Director of Policy & Research New England Board of Higher Education
Judy Chappelear Vice President of Business Development ConnectEDU, Inc.
Tracy Check Assistant Director of Corporate & Community Education Roxbury Community College
John Chenier Assistant Director of Graduate Admission Lasell College
Thomas Chmura Vice President for Economic Development University of Massachusetts President’s Office
Kjell Christophersen President EMSI
George Chryssis President Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Kristen Cloutier Assistant Director Harward Center for Community Partnerships / Bates College
Catherine Collins CORE Associate Middlebury College / Project on Creativity and Innovation
Cherie Comeau Program Manager Middlesex Community College (MA)
Susan Connery Director Johnson & Wales University
Philip Conroy President Vermont Technical College
Gail Coppage
Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
Anthony Cortese President & Co-Founder Second Nature
Nancy Cox Specialist ACT, Inc. Northeast Region
Terah Crews Graduate Assistant Campus Compact National Office
Joseph Cronin Trustee New England College of Business
Paula David Vice President of Marketing and Communications Clark University
Genevieve Davis Chief Financial Officer New England Board of Higher Education
Kathleen Davis Vice President of Enrollment Saint Joseph's College
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Adriana Dawson Interim State Director Rhode Island Small Business Development Center
Mary Anne Dean Dean of Resource and Leadership Development Middlesex Community College (MA)
Gwendolyn DeCicco Business Development Recruiter Saint Joseph's College
Elizabeth DeGrandpre AmeriCorps*VISTA Johnson & Wales University
Mary Delgado Assistant to the Vice President Bridgewater State University
Kimberly Delgizzo Director, Center for Career Development Boston University
Mark Delisle State Director Maine Small Business Development Centers
Marie DeMego Vice President, Enterprise Solutions ConnectEDU
Lori DeRosa
Rickes Associates, Inc.
Charles Desmond Senior Fellow New England Board of Higher Education
Phillip DiChiara Managing Director Boston Consortium for Higher Education
John DiModica Director of Business Development Lime Energy Company
Evan Dobelle President Westfield State University
Richard Doherty President & CEO Association of Independent Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts / AICUM
Joan Dolamore Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies Lasell College
Paula Dominguez House Senior Education Policy Advisor Rhode Island House of Representatives
Danielle Donovan Director Framingham State University
Jeffrey Doscher Vice President for Advancement Berkshire Community College
Brian Douglas Vice President, Finance and Administration Wheaton College
Jennifer Downing Program Assistant Garfield Foundation
Arthur Doyle Vice President, College Success Implementation The College Board
David Driver Project Manager, System Recruitment Northeast Utilities
Daniel Egan President Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island
Leslie Egan Ray Managing Consultant TIAA-CREF
Douglas Eisenhart Associate Director, Employer Relations Simmons College
Lauren Ellis Academic and Career Counselor Middlesex Community College (MA)
Katharine Eneguess President White Mountains Community College
Angela Faherty Executive Director SAT Initiatives The College Board
Ellen Faszewski Chair of Math and Science Wheelock College
David Fearon Faculty Central Connecticut State University
Frances Feinerman Vice President for Academic Affairs Berkshire Community College
Paul Ferguson President University of Maine
Frank Ferri Representative Rhode Island House of Representatives
Howard Ferris Dean of Transportation and Energy Massachusetts Bay Community College
Ted Fischer Executive Vice President ConnectEDU, Inc.
Doug Fisher Manager, Economic Development & Community Relations Northeast Utilities
Daren Follweiler Coordinator of Technology & Programs New England Board of Higher Education
Robert Foose Representative New Hampshire House of Representatives
Kurt Forsgren Managing Director Standard & Poor’s
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Adrienne Franciosi Director of Graduate Admission Lasell College
Nicholas Franco Manager, Enterprise Solutions ConnectEDU, Inc.
Thomas Franke Chief Information Officer & Interim Associate VC for Academic & Student Affairs University System of New
Hampshire
Rhona Free Vice President for Academic Affairs Eastern Connecticut State University
Susan Froshauer Director, Technology Knowledge Portal University of Connecticut
Betsy Fuller Dean of Undergraduate Studies Becker College
Mary Fuller Director of Continuing / Distance Education Bridgewater State University
Michele Furst Vice President of Academic Affairs Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Irina Galatskaya Director of Career Development Roxbury Community College
Hamilton Galloway Economist and Senior Consultant EMSI
Mark Galvin Managing Director New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center
Ann Gaulin Education Consultant Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
Meredith Gethin-Jones
Haley & Aldritch
Michael Giampietro Vice President for Finance & Administration Bay Path College
Jenifer Giroux Director of Workforce Development and Training Rhode Island College
Ross Gittell Chancellor Community College System of New Hampshire
Thomas Gorman Director, Education and Government Client Practice Accounting Management Solutions
Heather Graham Director OSID U.S. Dept. of Transportation / Employment & Training Administration
Julie Green Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations Husson University
Scott Greenberg Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education
Framingham State University
Arlene Greenstein Dean, School of Continuing & Professional Studies Salem State University
Lynn Griesemer Associate Vice President for Economic Development University of Massachusetts President’s Office
Paul Grogan President and CEO Boston Foundation
Susan Grolnic Dean of Arts, Business, Communication & Technology Northern Essex Community College
Thaddeus Guldbrandsen Director of the Center for Rural Partnerships Plymouth State University
David Hales Board Chair Second Nature
Mike Hall Northeast Sales Representative EMSI
Jeffrey Handler Vice President for Enrollment Management Lesley University
Fenna Hanes Senior Director of Professional & Resource Development New England Board of Higher Education
John Harney Executive Editor, New England Journal of Higher Education New England Board of Higher Education
Matthew Hartley Associate Professor / Chair, Higher Education University of Pennsylvania
Antoinette Hays President Regis College
Marc Herzog Chair New England Board of Higher Education
Brendan Heyck Legislative Analyst Massachusetts House of Representatives
Richard Hezel President & CEO Hezel Associates, LLC
Deborah Hirsch Vice President for Development and External Relations Mount Ida College
Judy Hogan Dean, Business, Education, and Public Service Middlesex Community College (MA)
Mary Holz-Clause Vice President for Economic Development University of Connecticut
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Julie Hopwood Senior Advisor to the President University of Maine
Thomas Horgan President & CEO New Hampshire College & University Council
Jean Horstman CEO Interise
Janneke House Executive Director Cambridge Local First
Michael Hoyle Vice President for Business / Finance Lasell College
Mark Huddleston President University of New Hampshire
William Hurry Treasurer New England Board of Higher Education
Stephen Immerman President Montserrat College of Art
Jennifer Ivers Director New England HERC / Harvard University
Howard Jacobson NEBHE Board member
Christina Jaracz Director of Recruitment, School of Education Lesley University
Karen Jason Associate Vice President Bridgewater State University
Diana Jennings Director, Regional Outreach Bridgewater State University
Alex Johnson Chief Operating Officer Capital Workforce Partners
Bernard Johnson Director of Programs Interise
Bill Johnson Vice President Haley & Aldrich Inc.
Charlotte Kahn Director, Boston Indicators Project Boston Foundation
Saul Kaplan Founder and Chief Catalyst Business Innovation Factory
Patrick Kavey Director, Education and Government Client Practice Accounting Management Solutions
Thomas Keady Vice President, Government and Community Affairs Boston College
James Keller Vice Chair, Higher Education Practice Group Saul Ewing LLP
Charles Kelley Executive Director Rhode Island Student Loan Authority / RISLA
Jennifer Kelley Marketing Manager VHB / Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Ellen Kennedy Interim President Berkshire Community College
Robert Kennedy President Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
June Kevorkian Director of Program and Administration Boston Consortium for Higher Education
Amanda King Director of Sustainability and Special Advisor to the President Bentley University
Kathleen Kirby Executive Director CONNECT Partnership
Scott Kirsner Columnist & Blogger Boston Globe
E. Edward Klotzbier Regional Vice President The College Board
Julie Komack Director of Career Services Massachusetts Bay Community College
Jay Lacke Professor of Management Becker College
Gloria Larson President Bentley University
Holly Lasagna Associate Director Harward Center for Community Partnerships / Bates College
Olga Lauterbach Director of Corporate Training University of Massachusetts Boston
Lyle Lawrence Senior Vice President of Institutional Finance MassDevelopment
Debra Leahy Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Emmanuel College
Adam Leonard Bridge Program Manager Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island
Ginger Lever Marketing Director University of New Hampshire Manchester
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Jeanne Levesque Director of Governmental Relations Boston College
Christopher Lindquist Director Westfield Athenaeum
Wendy Lindsay Senior Director, Regional Student Program New England Board of Higher Education
MaryPat Lohse Chief of Staff Lesley University
John Long Director Bristol Community College
Linda Looft Assistant Vice President for Government & Community Relations Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Betsy Loucks Consultant Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island
Ronald Lowy Professor Eastern Connecticut State University
Jennifer Luddy Director of Institutional Research Middlesex Community College (MA)
Deborah Machowski Special Projects Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
Edward MacKay Chancellor University System of New Hampshire
Jennifer MacLeod Learning Technology Administrator and Project Manager Wheelock College
John Maguire Chairman and Founder Maguire Associates, Inc.
Linda Maguire Vice Chair Maguire Associates, Inc.
Phyllis Maguire Accounting Coordinator New England Board of Higher Education
Kaitlynn Malinowski Academic and Career Counselor Middlesex Community College (MA)
Kathie Manning Dean of the Training and Education Center Quinsigamond Community College
Steven Marchand Director of Corporate Relations University of New Hampshire
Angela Matarazzo-Lau Vice President AcademyOne, Inc.
James Mathes Assistant Director Bristol Community College
Nina Mazloff Director of Education and Family Studies Becker College
Rob McCarron Vice President for State Relations Association of Independent Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts /
AICUM
Barbara McCarthy Dean of Academic Affairs Asnuntuck Community College
Robert McCarthy Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Vice Provost for Engagement University of Connecticut
Susan McCombe Director, College and Community Partnerships Bridgewater State University
David McIntyre Principal & Institutional Practice Leader VHB / Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Martha McLeod President Asnuntuck Community College
Joan Menard Vice President of Workforce Development Bristol Community College
Pat Menchini Academic Dean Vermont Technical College
Caroline Menendez Manager of Business Development American Student Assistance
Trece Mettauer Professor University of New Hampshire Manchester
Lawrence Miller Secretary of Commerce Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Barry Mills President Bowdoin College
Karen Mills Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration
Michael Monson Principal Consultant ACT, Inc. Northeast Region
Wanda Monthey Senior Director, SAT The College Board
Denise Mooney Associate Vice President, Enrollment and Student Affairs Boston University
Joseph Moore President Lesley University
Charlie Moret Managing Director of Business Development Connecticut Innovations
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Sheila Morin Program Manager Middlesex Community College (MA)
Carolyn Morwick Consultant New England Board of Higher Education
Patricia Mulcahey Associate Director Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island
William Mulholland Vice President of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development Berkshire Community College
Jacob Murray Senior Director, Aspire Institute Wheelock College
Audrey Nahabedian Program Manager, Corporate Education & Training Middlesex Community College (MA)
Colleen Nelson Dean, Accelerated and Professional Studies Becker College
Deb Neuman Deputy Commissioner Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Peggy Newell Provost and Senior Vice President ad interim Tufts University
Jan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research University of New Hampshire
Jane Obrien-Frederichs Dean of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Massachusetts Bay Community College
Dan O'Connell President & CEO Massachusetts Competitive Partnership
Anne Ollen Director of Communications & Operations TIAA-CREF Institute
Eric Overstrom Provost Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Anthony Paolantonio Legislative Assistant State of Rhode Island General Assembly
Georgianna Parkin State Director, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Isenberg School of Management /
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nera-Lee Patel MBA Candidate Babson College
John Paterson Executive Director Vermont Technical College
Richard Pattenaude Chancellor Emeritus University of Maine System
David Perry Chief Operating Officer Bentley University
Dawne Pezzuco Assistant Director Rhode Island College Outreach Programs
Connie Phillips Biomed Director Boston University
Marla Phippen Events Coordinator New England Board of Higher Education
Elizabeth Pierce PhD Student The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Carmen Pineda Doctoral Student Lesley University
Thomas Pistorino Vice President, Finance & Business Regis College
Robert Plasse Assistant to the President, Communications Westfield State University
A. Craig Powell President ConnectEDU, Inc.
Diana Prideaux-Brune Associate Vice President of Facilities Williams College
Erica Pritchard Program Coordinator New England Board of Higher Education
Nancy Proulx Director, Graduate & Continuing Education Framingham State University
Philip Quaglieri Dean of the College of Management University of Massachusetts Boston
Melissa Ratliff Assistant Director of Admissions Lesley University
Marianne Reiff Academic Vice President Goddard College
Mike Reopel Principal Deloitte Consulting
Lawrence Rich Assistant Vice President and Regional Manager ACT, Inc. Northeast Region
Thomas Roberts Director of Major Accounts CareerBuilder
Lynne Robinson Director of Business Development Saint Joseph’s College
Dru Roessle Staff Office of Gov. Peter Shumlin
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Martin Romitti Director of Economic and Policy Research University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute
Robert Ross Senior Director, BioTeach Program MassBioEd Foundation
Julie Ryder Director of Government Relations and Community Affairs American Student Assistance
John Saltmarsh Co-Director New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE)
Nanci Salvidio Vice President, Alumni & Community Relations Westfield State University
Thomas Samph President & CEO Post University
Nicole Schepker Program Assistant, STEM PBL Projects New England Board of Higher Education
Leonard Schlesinger President Babson College
Malia Schwartz Research Proposal Developer University of Rhode Island
Pranav Sharma Analyst Moody's Investors Service
Martha Sheehan Director of Graduate Admissions Lesley University
Daniel Sherman Senior Program Officer The Boston Foundation
Danielle Shuckra Communications Associate Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Peter Shumlin Governor State of Vermont
Philip Sisson Provost and Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs Middlesex Community College (MA)
Maureen Smith President Labouré College
Robert Solis CIO University of Massachusetts
Joseph Speidel Local Government & Community Relations Director University of Vermont
Channa Srey Policy & Research Intern New England Board of Higher Education
Anne Sroka Special Assistant to the President Becker College
Cheryl St. Pierre-Sleboda Vice President for Finance & Administration Mount Ida College
Jennifer Stacy Sustainability Coordinator Harvard University
Anna Steiger Director, Regional & Community Development Analytics Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Anne-Marie Stein Dean of Professional and Continuing Education Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Timothy Stevens Senior Advisor University of Southern Maine
Keith Stokes Executive Director Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
Kevin Stokes CIO Town of Brookline
Sarah Stookey Faculty Central Connecticut State University
Ellen Stranberg Director TIAA-CREF
Elizabeth Strickland Graduate Student Harvard Graduate School of Education
Janet Sun Vice President, Marketing Experience Inc.
Robert Swain Principal Amenta/Emma Architects, P.C.
Andrea Swirka Associate Director, Professional and Community Enrichment Salem State University
Heather Taylor Project Executive, Principal EYP Architecture & Engineering
Marianne Taylor Dean of Grants Bristol Community College
Andrew Thacher Consultant Maguire Associates, Inc.
Clifford Thermer Chair, Associate Professor Goodwin College
Michael Thomas President & CEO New England Board of Higher Education
Kristin Tichenor Vice President for Enrollment Management Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Laura Tonelli Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs Montserrat College of Art
Karen Townsend Dean of Admissions Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Jude Travers Workforce Development Director International Institute of Boston
Martha Trombley Oakes Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement Vermont Technical College
Neil Trotta Director of Continuing Education Fisher College
Jennifer True Manager of Workforce Education Cape Cod Community College
Kim Tuby Vice President Moody's Investors Service
Lisa Tuzzolo Program Manager Middlesex Community College (MA)
Barbara Vacarr President Goddard College
Paul Vaccaro Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing Regis College
Linda Vaden-Goad Vice President of Academic Affairs Framingham State University
Raija Vaisanen Research Manager University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute
Judith Van Houten State Director Vermont EPSCoR / University of Vermont
Kaylene Waindle Dean of Advancement Southern Maine Community College
Christopher Walker Supervisor Wolf and Company, P.C.
Richard Walker Senior Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Deborah Walsh Assistant Dean of Business, Entrepreneurship and Legal Studies Middlesex Community College (MA)
Julie Walsh Executive Assistant Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Cynthia Ward Professor in ELP Johnson & Wales University
Orson Watson Advisor, Community Revitalization Program Garfield Foundation
Joseph Weiss Professor Bentley University
Jim Wilborn State Trooper Vermont State Police
Kelly Wilbur Research Associate Massachusetts Competitive Partnership
David Williams Director of the University Office of Service-Learning University of Connecticut
Lisa Wills Principal Wolf and Company, P.C.
Amanda Wittman Director of Academic & Strategic Initiatives Campus Compact
Andrea Wolf Director, Career Education Center Simmons College
James Wolken Editor and Executive Writer Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Michael Wooden Chief Technology Officer Vermont Technical College
Lyle Wray Executive Director Capitol Region Council of Governments
Susan Wyckoff Vice President of Academic Affairs Colleges of Worcester Consortium
Ellen Zimmerman Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Framingham State University
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