Board of Advisors
The mission of the LEI Board of Advisors is to provide advice to the Executive Director and Worcester State College’s President and Vice President for Academic Affairs on: the strategic direction for the Latino Education Institute; technical expertise; support for its programs; initiatives and future fundraising activities. Current members include:
Dr. Janelle Ashley
President, Worcester State College
Pamela Boisvert
Vice President, Colleges of Worcester Consortium
State Senator Harriett Chandler
Kirshner Donis
Assistant Director, International & ALANA Admissions,
Worcester State College
Dr. Esteban Cardemil
Assistant Professor, Psychology, Clark University
Dr. Sergio Paez
Director of Language Learners Program,
Worcester Public Schools
Dr. Maureen Shamgochian
Interim Vice-President for Academic Affairs,
Worcester State College
Rosa Fernandez-Peñaloza
Special Projects Coordinator, Community Relations,
UMass Memorial Healthcare
Congressman James P. McGovern
John Monfredo
School Committee, Worcester Public Schools
Chair, Leopoldo Negrón-Cruz
Coordinator HIV Counseling & Test Program,
Great Brook Valley Health Center
John Rodriguez
Worcester Housing Authority
Mario Silva-Rosa
Director of Admissions, Assumption College
Cristina Singer
Educator
Kate Toomey
Worcester City Council
Dr. William White
Associate Vice-President for Continuing Education and
Outreach and Dean of Graduate Studies, Worcester State College