Strategic Plan: Task Force Members
2023-2028 Strategic Plan Advisory Task Force Members
Our deepest gratitude to the individuals and organizations who made this process possible and participated in the planning effort.
Steering Committee
Rachel Monárrez, PhD, Superintendent
Brian E. Allen, Deputy Superintendent, Finance and Operations
Marie Morse, EdD, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning
Chair: Paul Matthews, Executive Director – Worcester Regional Research Bureau
Vice Chair: Jennifer Davis Carey, Executive Director- Worcester Education Collaborative
Community Task Force Members
Viviana Abreu-Hernandez, Vice President – Quinsigamond Community College
Che Anderson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for City & Community Relations –UMass Chan Medical School
Chantel Bethea, WPS Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Roundtable Representative/Parent
David LeBoeuf, State Representative, 17th Worcester District
Kathy Chen, Director of STEM Education Center – Worcester Polytechnic University
Joseph Corazinni, Vice President for Government and Community Affairs – Clark University
Kim Davenport, Chair of the Board – Worcester Education Collaborative
Eve Gilmore, Executive Director – Edward Street Child Services
Anastasia Garcia, FACE Roundtable Representative/Parent
Liz Hamilton, Executive Director – Boys and Girls Club of Worcester
Noreen Johnson-Smith, President and CEO – EcoTarium
Jason Homer, Executive Director – Worcester Public Library
Susan Hunt, Government & Community Relations – College of the Holy Cross
Paul LaCava, Professor – Quinsigamond Community College
Mary Jo Marion, AVP for University and Community Engagement – Worcester State University
Eric Mendelson, Citywide Parent Planning Advisory Council Co-Chair/Parent
Karen Pelletier, Executive Vice President – Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kimberly Salmon, AVP Community Relations – The Hanover Insurance Group
Reverend Clyde Talley – Belmont Street Church
Tuyet Tran, Executive Director – Southeast Asian Coalition of Central MA
Jeanine Went, Executive Director – Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts
John Yormie – African Community Education
WPS Task Force Members
AiCo Abercrombie, Human Resource Director
Marco Andrade, PhD, Research & Accountability Director
Annie Azarloza, Chief Academic Support Officer
Jessica Boss, Principal – Chandler Elementary Community School
Tammy Boyle, Principal – Jacob Hiatt Magnet School
Sara Consalvo, Administrative Director of Finance
Jeff Creamer, Principal – South High Community School
Brenda Diggs, Principal – Gerald Creamer Center
Craig Dottin, Principal – Vernon Hill School
Lucas Donahue, Principal – Elm Park Community School
Fjodor Dukaj, Principal – Clark Street Developmental Learning School
Triada Frangou-Apostolou, Human Resource Director
William Foley, Executive Director of Schools – Burncoat Quadrant
Magdalena Ganias, EdD, Curriculum & Professional Learning Director
Dan Hayes, Teacher – West Tatnuck School
Rich Ikonen, Facilities Director
Ellen Kelley, Executive Director of Schools – Doherty Quadrant
Yeu Kue, EdD, Chief People Officer
Laurie Kuczka, Head Start and Early Childhood Director
Christopher Kursonis, College & Career Readiness Director
Sarah Kyriazis, EdD, Educational Technology Director
Jessica Mandes, Multilingual Education Director
Matthew Morse, EdD School Safety Director
Tammy Murray, Special Education & Intervention Services Director
Dan O’Brien, Chief Communications Officer
James Olson, Educational Technology Coach
Patricia Padilla, Principal – Woodland Academy
Kelli Shea, Teacher – Burncoat High School
Timothy Sippel, EdLD, Executive Director of Schools – South Quadrant
Ishmael Tables, Principal – Union Hill School
Kareem Tatum, EdD, Executive Director of Schools – North Quadrant
Thomas Toney, Administrative Director of Positive Youth Development
Gregory Tremba, Principal – Forest Grove Middle School
Bob Walton, Information Technology Director