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
Stephannie Barboza, Senior Assistant Director
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6095
smbarboza@dhe.mass.edu
Stacy Bougie, Director of Organizational Development & Cultural Transformation
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(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
Georgiana Chevry, Director of Basic Needs Policy and Programs
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6969
gchevry@dhe.mass.edu
Moira Chiong, Assistant Director of Academic and Workforce Analysis
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6915
mchiong@dhe.mass.edu
Amanda Colligan, P20W Research Analyst
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6973
acolligan@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
Rachel Cooper, Program Specialist for Veterans Education
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
rcooper@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., 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
Lynne Goldberg, Plan Administrator I
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6960
lgoldberg@dhe.mass.edu
Christopher Grimaldi, Assistant General Counsel
Unit: General Counsel
(617) 994-6983
cgrimaldi@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
Alexander Hahnl, Administrative Assistant
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6096
ahahnl@dhe.mass.edu
Daniel Hay, Assistant Director for Access & Success Strategies and Program Approval
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
(617) 994-6941
dhay@dhe.mass.edu
Treshonna Heath, GEAR UP Program Assistant
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6079
theath@dhe.mass.edu
Vivian Irrgang, GEAR UP Lawrence Program Manager
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(978) 975-2750 x.356
virrgang@dhe.mass.edu
Tiamekia Johnson, Paralegal & Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Unit: General Counsel
(617) 994-6963
tjohnson@dhe.mass.edu
Nicole Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Educational Equity & Justice
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(617) 994-6928
nicjohnson@dhe.mass.edu
Loyd Joseph, DHE AmeriCorps Campus Compact VISTA
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
ljoseph@dhe.mass.edu
Elhame Kajtazi, Assistant Director of Procurement and Operational Services
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6971
ekajtazi@dhe.mass.edu
Sharon Kwong, Financial Assessment and Risk Monitoring Analyst
Unit: Administration and Finance
(617) 994-6979
skwong@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
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, and Interim CAO
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: Commissioner's Office
(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
Aileen O'Rourke, Program Specialist for Veterans Education
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
aorourke@dhe.mass.edu
Noe Ortega, Ph.D., Commissioner
Unit: Commissioner's Office
(617) 994-6901
nortega2@dhe.mass.edu
Ellen Osborne-Smith, Senior Advisor for Finance & Administration
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, Senior 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
Chinasa Riggins, Digital Communications Specialist
Unit: Research and Planning
criggins@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
Christine Scafidi, GEAR UP STEM/Workforce Development Coordinator
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6083
cscafidi@dhe.mass.edu
Suzanne Smith, Director of Research & Evaluation
Unit: Research and Planning
(617) 994-6982
ssmith2@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, 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
Emily Wall, GEAR UP Advisor
Unit: Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6072
ewall@dhe.mass.edu
Joe Wallerstein, Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Finance
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
Christopher Wilson, Program Specialist for Veterans Education
Unit: Academic Affairs and Student Success
cwilson@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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