Katy Abel, Associate Commissioner for External Affairs & Special Projects
Unit: External Affairs
(617) 994-6932
kabel@dhe.mass.edu
Stephen J. Anastas, Plan Administrator II
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6913
sanastas@dhe.mass.edu
Robert J. Awkward, Ph.D., Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6908
rawkward@dhe.mass.edu
Andrew Baxter, Legal Intern
Unit: General Counsel
abaxter@dhe.mass.edu
Stacy Bougie, Associate Director for External Affairs
Unit: External Affairs
(617) 994-6961
sbougie@dhe.mass.edu
Cynthia Brown, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner for Regulatory & Veterans Affairs
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6953
cbrown@dhe.mass.edu
Robert Brun, Senior Associate Commissioner for Student Financial Assistance
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6099
rbrun@dhe.mass.edu
Krista Callinan, GEAR UP Scholarship and School Initiatives Coordinator
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6074
kcallinan@dhe.mass.edu
David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Workforce Development
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6904
dcedrone@dhe.mass.edu
Suchita Chadha, Digital Communications Specialist
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6958
schadha@dhe.mass.edu
Moira Chiong, Academic and Workforce Research Analyst
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6915
mchiong@dhe.mass.edu
Ken Christopher, Program Specialist, Veterans Education
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6929
kchristopher@dhe.mass.edu
Alison Connolly, Senior Associate Director
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6073
aconnolly@dhe.mass.edu
Keith Connors, Program Director for Academic Affairs and Student Success
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6911
kconnors@dhe.mass.edu
Timothy Cronin, GEAR UP Data Utilization Coordinator
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
tcronin@dhe.mass.edu
Robert Dais, Director of GEAR UP
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6075
rdais@dhe.mass.edu
Mario Delci, Ph.D., Interim Associate Commissioner for Research & Planning
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6964
mdelci@dhe.mass.edu
Denise Figueroa, Finance Staff Specialist
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6924
dfigueroa@dhe.mass.edu
Leslie Garcia, Assistant Director for Administrative Services
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6088
lgarcia@dhe.mass.edu
Alex Gediman, Database Manager
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6077
agediman@dhe.mass.edu
Lynne Goldberg, Plan Administrator I
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6960
lgoldberg@dhe.mass.edu
Winifred M. Hagan, Ed.D., Senior Associate Commissioner for Strategic Planning & Public Program Approval
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6912
whagan@dhe.mass.edu
Paulo Iparraguirre, Program Specialist, Veterans Education
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6933
piparraguirre@dhe.mass.edu
Vivian Irrgang, GEAR UP Lawrence Program Manager
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(978) 975-2750 x.356
virrgang@dhe.mass.edu
Elhame Kajtazi, Assistant Director of Procurement and Operational Services
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6971
ekajtazi@dhe.mass.edu
Jonathan Keller, Ph.D., Special Assistant for Academic and Workforce Research
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(617) 994-6941
jkeller@dhe.mass.edu
Judi A. Kennedy, Assistant Director of Quality Control
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6078
jkennedy@dhe.mass.edu
Erion Lamme, Plan Administrator I
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6930
elamme@dhe.mass.edu
Tanisha Layne, Plan Administrator I
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6968
tlayne@dhe.mass.edu
Allison Little, Assistant Commissioner for P-16 Alignment & Outreach
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6935
alittle@dhe.mass.edu
Christine Maher, Program Specialist for Veterans Education
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6928
cmaher@dhe.mass.edu
Patricia Marshall, Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs & Student Success
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6939
pmarshall@dhe.mass.edu
Paula McColgan, Plan Administrator
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6903
pmccolgan@dhe.mass.edu
Clantha McCurdy, Ph.D., Senior Deputy Commissioner, Access & Student Financial Assistance
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6098
cmccurdy@dhe.mass.edu
Sarah Mealey, Assistant Commissioner for Analytics & Digital Services
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6926
smealey@dhe.mass.edu
Zaida Michel, Receptionist
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6089
zmichel@dhe.mass.edu
Michael Murray, Director of Employee & Labor Relations
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6917
mmurray@dhe.mass.edu
Alex Nally, Assistant General Counsel
Unit: General Counsel
(617) 994-6955
alex.nally@dhe.mass.edu
Matt Noyes, Director of Trustee & Governmental Relations
Unit: External Affairs
(617) 994-6934
mnoyes@dhe.mass.edu
Richard Nunes, Director, Retirement Plans Group
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6919
rnunes@dhe.mass.edu
Sasha Obraztsova, Database Administrator
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6938
sobraztsova@dhe.mass.edu
George O'Connor, Assistant Commissioner for Academic & Veterans Affairs
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6948
goconnor@dhe.mass.edu
Ellen Osborne-Smith, Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Finance
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6927
eosborne-smith@dhe.mass.edu
Constantia (Dena) Papanikolaou, Chief Legal Counsel
Unit: General Counsel
(617) 994-6947
cpapanikolaou@dhe.mass.edu
Jillian Pellegrini, Associate Director
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6076
jpellegrini@dhe.mass.edu
Monaliza Pena, GEAR UP Lawrence Program Coordinator
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(978) 722-8400
mpena@dhe.mass.edu
Stephanie Perez, Program Manager
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6082
sperez@dhe.mass.edu
Paul Pierce, GEAR UP Scholarship Evaluation Consultant
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
ppierce@dhe.mass.edu
Mary Price, Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative Director
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6905
mprice@dhe.mass.edu
Elena Quiroz-Livanis, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Policy & Student Success and Chief of Staff
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(617) 994-6909
equiroz@dhe.mass.edu
John Reiff, Ph.D., Director, Civic Learning and Engagement
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
jreiff@dhe.mass.edu
Sandra Riley, Director of Data Systems
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6957
sriley@dhe.mass.edu
Amanda Botelho Robbins, Campus Safety Advisor
Unit: General Counsel
(617) 994-6967
arobbins@dhe.mass.edu
Rachel Rubinstein, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to Deputy Commissioner of Academic Affairs and Student Success
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
rrubinstein@dhe.mass.edu
Carlos Santiago, Commissioner
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(617) 994-6901
commissioner@dhe.mass.edu
Tom Simard, Deputy Commissioner for Administration & Finance
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6918
tsimard@dhe.mass.edu
Tanya Steward, Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(617) 994-6901
tsteward@dhe.mass.edu
David Stewart, Web Development Consultant
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6943
dstewart@dhe.mass.edu
Kristen Stone, Assistant Director for Academic & Veterans Affairs
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6959
kstone@dhe.mass.edu
Jayanthy Surenthra, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6906
jsurenthra@dhe.mass.edu
Kathy Taylor, Director of Special Projects
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6071
ktaylor@dhe.mass.edu
Jasmine Taylor, GEAR UP Program Assistant
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
jtaylor@dhe.mass.edu
Emily Wall, GEAR UP Advisor
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6072
ewall@dhe.mass.edu
Joe Wallerstein, Budget Director
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6965
jwallerstein@dhe.mass.edu
Christine Williams, Assistant Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6907
cwilliams@dhe.mass.edu
Ashley Wisneski, Deputy General Counsel
Unit: General Counsel
(617) 994-6952
awisneski@dhe.mass.edu
Franny Wood, Academic Research Specialist
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6920
fwood@dhe.mass.edu
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