Each New England state is represented on the New England Board of Higher Education by eight delegates – leaders of education, business, and government who are appointed by their states’ governors and legislative leadership. They are supported by a staff of dedicated professionals who work closely with public and private partners throughout the six-state region.
Chair
Representative Joseph M. McNamara
Rhode Island General Assembly
Vice-Chair
Representative Patricia Haddad
Massachusetts General Court
Connecticut Delegates
Representative Gregg Haddad
Connecticut General Assembly
Mark Ojakian
President
Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
Angel B. Pérez
Vice President of Enrollment and Student Success
Trinity College
Mark Scheinberg
President
Goodwin College
Jennifer Widness
President
Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
Maine Delegates
Representative Mattie Daughtry
Maine Legislature
Wanda L. Lincoln
Pender Makin
Commissioner
Maine Department of Education
Senator Rebecca Millett
Maine Legislature
The Hon. Joan M. Nass
James Page
Chancellor
University of Maine System
Karen T. Pardue
Associate Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions
University of New England
James C.Q. Weggler
Massachusetts Delegates
Michael B. Alexander
President
Lasell College
Frederick W. Clark Jr.
President
Bridgewater State University
Representative Patricia Haddad
Massachusetts General Court
M. Howard Jacobson
The Hon. Joan M. Menard
Senator Marc Pacheco
Massachusetts General Court
Carlos Santiago
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
David J. Wahr
New Hampshire Delegates
Ross Gittell
Chancellor
Community College System of New Hampshire
Todd Leach
Chancellor
University System of New Hampshire
Michele D. Perkins
President
New England College
The Hon. Andrew R. Peterson
Michael Seidel
Director, Division of Higher Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
Senator David Watters
New Hampshire General Court
Rhode Island Delegates
Representative Gregg Amore
Rhode Island General Assembly
Brenda Dann-Messier
Commissioner of Postsecondary Education
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Senator Louis P. DiPalma
Rhode Island General Assembly
Daniel P. Egan
President
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island
Senator Hannah M. Gallo
Rhode Island General Assembly
Representative Joseph M. McNamara
Rhode Island General Assembly
Frank D. Sánchez
President
Rhode Island College
Naomi R. Thompson
Associate Vice President for Community, Equity & Diversity
University of Rhode Island
Vermont Delegates
Senator Christopher Bray
Vermont General Assembly
Joyce M. Judy
President
Community College of Vermont
Kevin F. F. Quigley
President
Marlboro College
Karen Scolforo
President
Castleton University
Jeb Spaulding
Chancellor
Vermont State Colleges
Thomas Sullivan
President
University of Vermont
Michael Wool
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