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
Senator Mattie Daughtry
Maine Legislature
Vice Chair
Senator Thomas Chittenden
Vermont General Assembly
Connecticut Delegates
Senator Mae Flexer
Connecticut General Assembly
Representative Gregg Haddad
Connecticut General Assembly
Duncan Harris
Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut State Community College, Capital Campus
Gladis Kersaint
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
University of Connecticut
Mark Scheinberg
President
Goodwin University
Jennifer Widness
President
The Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
Maine Delegates
David Daigler
President
Maine Community College System
Senator Mattie Daughtry
Maine Legislature
Chelsey Fortin-Trimble
Associate Commissioner of Policy & Programs
Maine Department of Education
Representing Commissioner Pender Makin
Idella Glenn
Vice President for Equity, Inclusion, and Community Impact
University of Southern Maine
Rachel Hendrickson
Pender Makin
Commissioner
Maine Department of Education
Dannel P. Malloy
Chancellor
University of Maine System
Colin Pears
Associate Provost for Student Success
University of New England
Representative Holly T. Sargent
Maine Legislature
Massachusetts Delegates
Frederick W. Clark Jr.
President
Bridgewater State University
Kenneth Elmore
Former President
Dean College
Aisha Francis
President & CEO
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Representative Patricia Haddad
Massachusetts General Court
The Hon. Joan M. Menard
Noe Ortega
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Senator Marc Pacheco
Massachusetts General Court
Luis Pedraja
President
Quinsigamond Community College
New Hampshire Delegates
Stephen Appleby
Director, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
Peter Eden
President
Franklin Pierce University
Daniel Henderson
The Hon. Andrew R. Peterson
Vice President
The Petersons, Inc.
Catherine A. Provencher
Chancellor
University System of New Hampshire
Mark Rubinstein
Chancellor
Community College System of New Hampshire
Senator David Watters
New Hampshire General Court
Rhode Island Delegates
Jeremy Chiappetta
Senior Advisor to Governor Dan McKee
Office of the Governor of Rhode Island
Kathy M. Collins
Education and Research Consulting Director
Huron Consulting Group
Senator Louis P. DiPalma
Rhode Island General Assembly
Daniel P. Egan
President
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island
Senator Hanna M. Gallo
Rhode Island General Assembly
Shannon W. Gilkey
Commissioner
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Representative Carol Hagan McEntee
Rhode Island General Assembly
Representative June Speakman
Rhode Island General Assembly
Vermont Delegates
Heather Bouchey
Executive Director
Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium
Senator Thomas I. Chittenden
Vermont General Assembly
Representative Peter Conlon
Vermont General Assembly
Joyce M. Judy
President
Community College of Vermont
Beth Mauch
Chancellor
Vermont State Colleges
Kendal Smith
Deputy Commissioner
Vermont Department of Labor
Michael Wool
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