Stephen J. Anastas, Plan Administrator II
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6913
sanastas@dhe.mass.edu
Robert J. Awkward, Ph.D., Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6908
rawkward@dhe.mass.edu
Aishatu Baba, Temporary Administrative Support
Office of Student Financial Assistance
ababa@dhe.mass.edu
Stephannie Barboza, Senior Assistant Director
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6095
smbarboza@dhe.mass.edu
Stacy Bougie, Director of Organizational Development & Cultural Transformation
Office of the Commissioner
(617) 994-6961
sbougie@dhe.mass.edu
James Brown, Labor Relations Consultant
Office of the General Counsel
Cynthia Brown, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner for Regulatory & Veterans Affairs
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6953
cbrown@dhe.mass.edu
Robert Brun, Senior Associate Commissioner for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6099
rbrun@dhe.mass.edu
Krista Callinan, GEAR UP Scholarship and School Initiatives Coordinator
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6074
kcallinan@dhe.mass.edu
David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Workforce Development
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6904
dcedrone@dhe.mass.edu
Moira Chiong, Assistant Director of Academic and Workforce Analysis
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6915
mchiong@dhe.mass.edu
Alison Connolly, Assistant Commissioner for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6073
aconnolly@dhe.mass.edu
Keith Connors, Program Director for Academic Affairs and Student Success
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6911
kconnors@dhe.mass.edu
Rachel Cooper, Program Specialist for Veterans Education
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
rcooper@dhe.mass.edu
Timothy Cronin, GEAR UP Data Utilization Coordinator
Office of Student Financial Assistance
tcronin@dhe.mass.edu
Robert Dais, Director of GEAR UP
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6075
rdais@dhe.mass.edu
Mario Delci, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner for Research & Planning
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6964
mdelci@dhe.mass.edu
Brian Eiermann, Assistant Director for Quality Control
Office of Student Financial Assistance
beiermann@dhe.mass.edu
Denise Figueroa, Finance Staff Specialist
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6924
dfigueroa@dhe.mass.edu
Leslie Garcia, Assistant Director for Administrative Services
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6088
lgarcia@dhe.mass.edu
Christopher Grimaldi, Assistant General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
(617) 994-6983
cgrimaldi@dhe.mass.edu
Juan Carlos Gutierrez, Budget Director
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6973
jgutierrez@dhe.mass.edu
Winifred M. Hagan, Ed.D., Senior Associate Commissioner for Strategic Planning & Public Program Approval
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6912
whagan@dhe.mass.edu
Alexander Hahnl, Administrative Assistant
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6096
ahahnl@dhe.mass.edu
Treshonna Heath, GEAR UP Program Assistant
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6079
theath@dhe.mass.edu
Vivian Irrgang, GEAR UP Lawrence Program Manager
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(978) 975-2750 x.356
virrgang@dhe.mass.edu
Tiamekia Johnson, Paralegal & Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Office of the General Counsel
(617) 994-6963
tjohnson@dhe.mass.edu
Nicole Johnson, Ed.D, Director of Educational Equity & Justice
Office of the Commissioner
(617) 994-6928
nicjohnson@dhe.mass.edu
Elhame Kajtazi, Assistant Director of Procurement and Operational Services
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6971
ekajtazi@dhe.mass.edu
Sharon Kwong, Financial Assessment and Risk Monitoring Analyst
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6979
skwong@dhe.mass.edu
Erion Lamme, Plan Administrator I
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6930
elamme@dhe.mass.edu
Tanisha Layne, Plan Administrator I
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6968
tlayne@dhe.mass.edu
Allison Little, Assistant Commissioner for P-16 Alignment & Outreach
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6935
alittle@dhe.mass.edu
Natasha Martinez, Visual Analytics Specialist
Office of Research & Planning
nmartinez@dhe.mass.edu
Paula McColgan, Plan Administrator
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6903
pmccolgan@dhe.mass.edu
Clantha McCurdy, Ph.D., Senior Deputy Commissioner, Access & Student Financial Assistance, and Interim CAO
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6098
cmccurdy@dhe.mass.edu
Sarah Mealey, Assistant Commissioner for Analytics & Digital Services
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6926
smealey@dhe.mass.edu
Zaida Michel, Receptionist
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6089
zmichel@dhe.mass.edu
Richard Nunes, Director, Retirement Plans Group
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6919
rnunes@dhe.mass.edu
Sasha Obraztsova, Database Administrator
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6938
sobraztsova@dhe.mass.edu
George O'Connor, Assistant Commissioner for Academic & Veterans Affairs
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6948
goconnor@dhe.mass.edu
Aileen O'Rourke, Program Specialist for Veterans Education
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
aorourke@dhe.mass.edu
Noe Ortega, Ph.D., Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner
(617) 994-6901
nortega2@dhe.mass.edu
Constantia (Dena) Papanikolaou, Chief Legal Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
(617) 994-6947
cpapanikolaou@dhe.mass.edu
Monaliza Pena, GEAR UP Lawrence Program Coordinator
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(978) 722-8400
mpena@dhe.mass.edu
Stephanie Perez, Assistant Director of Teacher Scholarship Programs
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6082
sperez@dhe.mass.edu
Paul Pierce, GEAR UP Scholarship Evaluation Consultant
Office of Student Financial Assistance
ppierce@dhe.mass.edu
Mary Price, Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative Director
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6905
mprice@dhe.mass.edu
Elena Quiroz-Livanis, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Policy & Student Success and Chief of Staff
Office of the Commissioner
(617) 994-6909
equiroz@dhe.mass.edu
John Reiff, Ph.D., Director, Civic Learning and Engagement
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
jreiff@dhe.mass.edu
Chinasa Riggins, Digital Communications Specialist
Office of Research & Planning
criggins@dhe.mass.edu
Sandra Riley, Director of Data Systems
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6957
sriley@dhe.mass.edu
Amanda Botelho Robbins, Campus Safety Advisor
Office of the General Counsel
(617) 994-6967
arobbins@dhe.mass.edu
José Luis Santos, Ph.D., Senior Deputy Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner
jlsantos@dhe.mass.edu
Christine Scafidi, GEAR UP STEM/Workforce Development Coordinator
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6083
cscafidi@dhe.mass.edu
Suzanne Smith, Director of Research & Evaluation
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6982
ssmith2@dhe.mass.edu
Tanya Steward, Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner
(617) 994-6901
tsteward@dhe.mass.edu
David Stewart, Web Development Consultant
Office of Research & Planning
(617) 994-6943
dstewart@dhe.mass.edu
Kristen Stone, Director for Academic & Veterans Affairs
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6959
kstone@dhe.mass.edu
Kathy Taylor, Director of Special Projects
Office of Student Financial Assistance
(617) 391-6071
ktaylor@dhe.mass.edu
Joe Wallerstein, Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Finance
Office of Administration & Finance
(617) 994-6965
jwallerstein@dhe.mass.edu
Christine Williams, Assistant Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6907
cwilliams@dhe.mass.edu
Franny Wood, Academic Research Specialist
Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success
(617) 994-6920
fwood@dhe.mass.edu
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