The Association is governed by a twenty-one member Board of Directors. The Board consists of early education and out-of-school agency leaders from across Massachusetts.
The Board is comprised of five officers and sixteen members who are elected by membership for a three year term. The current board was elected in September of 2021.
Maria Rosario
At-Large Representative
NorthStar Learning Centers, Inc.
53 Linden Street
New Bedford, MA 02740508-991-5907
| Stephen Huntley (Association President) Executive Director, Valley Opportunity Council, Holyoke |
shuntley@valleyopp.com |
| Karen Frederick (Association Past President) Chief Executive Officer, Community Team Work, Lowell |
kfrederick@commteam.org |
| Sharon Scott Chandler (Association Vice-President) Executive Vice President/COO, Action for Boston Community Development, Boston |
sharon.scottchandler@bostonabcd.org |
| Melissa deSousa (Association Secretary) President, Little People’s College, Inc., Fairhaven |
missylpc@msn.com |
| Edward Madaus (Association Treasurer) Executive Director, Guild of St. Agnes, Worcester |
emadaus@aol.com |
| Paul Bailey Executive Director, Springfield Partners for Community Action, Springfield |
paulb@springfieldpartnersinc.com |
| Kate Barrand President & CEO, Horizons for Homeless Children, Boston |
kbarrand@horizonschildren.org |
| Birgitta Damon Chief Executive Officer, LEO, Inc. Lynn |
birgittad@leoinc.org |
| Dawn DiStefano President & CEO, Square One, Springfield |
ddistefano@sdn.org |
| Maria Gonzalez Moeller Chief Executive Officer, Community Group, Lawrence |
mmoeller@thecommunitygroupinc.org |
| Clare Higgins Executive Director, Community Action, Greenfield |
chiggins@communityaction.us |
| Debbie Kneeland Keegan Executive Director, FKO Afterschool, Salem |
dkneeland@fkoafterschool.org |
| Joseph Martin Executive Director, Pakachoag Acres, Auburn |
joe@pakachoag.net |
| Margaret McDonald CEO, Clarendon Early Education Services, Lawrence |
mmcdonald@clarendonees.org |
| Eric Mitchell President & CEO, Pathways for Children, Gloucester |
emitchell@pw4c.org |
| Anne Nemetz Carlson President/CEO, Child Care of the Berkshires, North Adams |
aenemetzcarlson@ccberkshire.org |
| Justin Pasquariello Executive Director, East Boston Social Centers, East Boston |
jpasquariello@ebsoc.org |
| Laura Perille President/CEO, Nurtury Early Education, Boston |
lperille@nurturyboston.org |
| Maria Rosario Executive Director, North Star Learning Centers, New Bedford |
mrosario@northstarlc.org |
| Lucas Skorczeski Co-Executive Director, Acre Family Child Care, Lowell |
lucas@acrefamily.org |
| Jay Soto President/CEO, Worcester Comprehensive Education & Care, Worcester |
jsoto@worcestercomprehensive.org |