How does SARA benefit States? by NEBHE
SARA State Portal Entity Contact Information
Click the state on the map to view contact information.
State Portal Entities oversee SARA institutional membership approvals.
State specific SARA questions are best directed to the contacts listed on this map. Institutions are always welcome to reach out to NEBHE.
Connecticut
Sean Seepersad, PhD
Division Director of Academic Affairs
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Blvd, Ste 707
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
Emily Bjornberg
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Blvd, Ste 707
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
Maine
Michael T. Perry
Maine Department of Higher Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Massachusetts
Tiamekia Johnson
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Pl, Rm 1401
Boston, MA 02108
New Hampshire
Nicholas W. Marks, Ed.D.
New Hampshire Department of Education
25 Hall Street, Suite 311B
Concord, NH 03301
New Jersey
Eric Taylor, Esq.
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
20 W State St, 4th Fl – PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
New York
Andrea Richards
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12234
Rhode Island
Deanna Velletri
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Blvd
Warwick, RI 02886-1304
Vermont
Patricia Pallas Gray
Vermont Agency of Education
1 National Life Dr, Davis 5th Fl
Montpelier, VT 05620
Cassandra Ryan
Vermont Agency of Education
1 National Life Dr, Davis 5th Fl
Montpelier, VT 05620
Questions regarding State membership or regional needs may be directed to:
Jared Abdirkin
Director, N-SARA
jabdirkin@nebhe.org
