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Commonwealth Transfer Advisory Group Members

Faculty Members

• Frank Andrews, Director of Undergraduate Programs, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Robert Darst, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Chair of the General Education Committee, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Paul McGee, Chair, Accounting and Finance, Salem State College
• Jean Stonehouse, Chair, History, Bridgewater State College
• Mary Folan, Professor/Co-Chairperson, Nurse Education and Health Professions, Bunker Hill Community College
• Kate Finnegan, Chair, Education, Greenfield Community College

Chief Academic Officers

• Paul J. Fonteyn, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Robert Martin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Framingham State College
• Lisa Wyatt-Ganson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Holyoke Community College

Transfer Directors or Coordinators

• Daniel de la Torre, Coordinator of Transfer and Articulation, Quinsigamond Community College
• Mary Dunn, Director of Transfer and Articulation, Salem State College
• Terri Labine, Senior Assistant Director, Transfer Affairs, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Members of the Joint Admissions Executive Committee

• Jan Motta, Executive Director, Community College Executive Office
• Kenneth Lemanski, Executive Director, State Colleges Council of Presidents
• Kate Harrington, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts President’s Office
• Francesca Purcell, Director of Academic Policy, Board of Higher Education

Representatives from the Joint Committee on Higher Education

• Senator Benjamin Downing
• Representative Christopher Donelan

Representatives of Independent or Regional Groups

• Jane Souza, Executive Director, CONNECT
• Denise Hammon, Director of Policy & Research, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM)
• Deborah Boisvert, Director, Boston Area Advanced Technology Education Connections for IT, University of Massachusetts Boston

Representatives from the Board of Higher Education

• Ann Reale, Commissioner, Department of Early Education and Care
• John Brockelman, member, Board of Higher Education

Representative from the Department of Education

• Mary Jayne Faye, Coordinator, Adult Basic Education Teacher Licensing and Office of Proprietary Schools, Department of Education