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Staff

Heidi Annino
Accounting Assistant
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Jessica Corwin
Director of Adaptive Music Program
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Carolyn Dufraine
Front Desk and Enrollment Assistant
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 101
Vanessa Ford
Director of Community Engagement and Wellness
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Julia Irizarry
Enrollment and Reception Coordinator
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 101
Jahna Karapysh
Accountant
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 110
Rick Marshall
Director of Community Programming
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Eileen McCaffery
Executive Director
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 106
Manuel Miranda
Enrollment and Marketing Coordinator
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 101
Steve Moser
Robyn Newhouse Hall Manager
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Rachel Rivard
Director of Faculty and Education
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 102
Limaries Robles
Administrative Coordinator
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 101
Alex Santiago
Fundraising Manager
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 119
Richard Parris Scott
Events and Inventory Manager
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 105
Gabriela Sepulveda Ortiz
Visual Artist in Residence
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Sierra Simmons
Director of Finance and Operations
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 103
Liz Simmons
Director of Lifelong Learning Program and Bridge Leaders Program
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Rebecca Storozuk
Prelude Preschool Director
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 114
Crystal Watkins
Director of Enrollment
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413-732-8428opens phone dialer Ext: 104
Eleni Yalanis
Director of Sonido Musica Program
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Meet our 2025 Summer Interns

Board of Directors

Janine Idelson
President
Founder, Janine Idelson PLLC
Eric Lesser
Vice President
Senior Counsel, WilmerHale; Lecturer, UMass Amherst
Charles Beresford
Treasurer
Portfolio Manager, Long Game Financial, LLC
Ellen W. Freyman
Clerk
Attorney, Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin, P.C.
George Arwady
Publisher & CEO, The Republican Newspapers
Jean Deliso
Principal, Deliso Financial & Insurance Services
Robyn A. Newhouse
Vice President, The Republican Newspapers
James Pittman
Managing Partner, Agile Community Partners
Jay Therrien
Senior Business Consultant, Invesco
Gregory S. Thomas
Executive Director, Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Isenberg School of Management
Susan Valania
Former Associate Director, Point72 Asset Management LLP
Joel Vengco
Chief Information and Digital Officer, Hartford Healthcare
Betsy Ward
Chief Financial Officer, MassMutual

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