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Commonwealth Transfer Advisory Group Members

Representatives from the Board and Department of Higher Education

• John Brockelman, Member, Board of Higher Education
• Francesca Purcell, Director for Academic Policy, Department of Higher Education

Faculty Members

• Sean Collins, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Kate Finnegan, Chair, Education, Greenfield Community College
• Mary Folan, Professor/Co-Chairperson, Nurse Education and Health Professions, Bunker Hill Community CollegePaul McGee, Chair, Accounting and Finance, Salem State College
• Jean Stonehouse, Chair, History, Bridgewater State College

Chief Academic Officers

• Paul J. Fonteyn, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Robert Martin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Framingham State College
• Philip Sisson, Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs, Cape Cod Community College

Transfer Directors or Coordinators

• Daniel de la Torre, Coordinator of Transfer and Articulation, Quinsigamond Community College
• Mary Dunn, Director of Transfer and Articulation, Salem State College
• Terri Labine, Senior Assistant Director, Transfer Affairs, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Members of the Joint Admissions Executive Committee

• Jan Motta, Executive Director, Community College Executive Office
• Kenneth Lemanski, Executive Director, State Colleges Council of Presidents
• Kate Harrington, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts President’s Office

Representatives from the Joint Committee on Higher Education

• Senator Benjamin Downing 
• Representative Christopher Donelan 

Representative from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Mary Jayne Faye, Coordinator, Adult Basic Education Teacher Licensing and Office of Proprietary Schools, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Representatives of Independent or Regional Groups

• Deborah Boisvert, Director, Boston Area Advanced Technology Education Connections for IT, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Denise Hammon, Director of Policy & Research, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM)
• Jane Souza, Executive Director, CONNECT

Former Members

• Frank Andrews, Director of Undergraduate Programs, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Robert Darst, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Ann Reale, Commissioner*, Department of Early Education and Care
  * Resigned as Commissioner effective March 28, 2008