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
Connecticut
Sean Seepersad
Division Director of Academic Affairs
State of Connecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 707
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
(860) 947-1837
sseepersad@ct.gov
Maine
Maine
Angel Loredo
Higher Education Specialist
Department of Higher Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
207.624.6846
angel.loredo@maine.gov
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Alex Nally
SARA Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
617.994.6910
SARAInquiries@dhe.mass.edu
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Patricia M. Edes, Program Specialist IV – Office of the Director
Division of Higher Education
Higher Education Commission
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
603.271.0257
patricia.edes@doe.nh.gov
New Jersey
New Jersey
Eric Taylor
Director, Office of Licensure
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
20 W. State St., 4th FL
P.0. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-984-3738
eric.taylor@oshe.nj.gov
New York
New York
Emily J. Sutherland
Supervisor of Higher Education Programs
Office of College and University Evaluation
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
518.474.1551
IHEauthorize@nysed.gov
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Deanna Velletri
Specialist, Proprietary Schools
RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886-1304
401-736-1100
Deanna.velletri@riopc.edu
Vermont
Vermont
Patricia Pallas Gray
Vermont Agency of Education
1 National Life Drive, Davis 5th Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-3991
Pat.PallasGray@vermont.gov
Questions regarding State membership or regional needs may be directed to:
Rachael Stachowiak
Associate Director, SARA
rstachowiak@nebhe.org
617-533-9503