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