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ABE Certification Advisory Committee

(Updated: 2/22/2000)

Name Title Affiliation Representing Voting
Member
Dr. Barbara Ash Director, Adult and Organizational Learning Suffolk University Mass. Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) *
Donna Branco Director of Education Corrections Network,
Bristol County House Of Corrections		 Corrections *
Harneen Chernow Director AFL-CIO Education and Training Labor *
Dr. Joan Koss-Cole Director CareerWorks UMass, Donahue Institute Higher Ed. *
Kerry DeJesus Part-time ESOL teacher Bristol Community College   P-Time teachers *
Maryclare Forry Counselor Operation Bootstrap Counselors *
Jim McCarthy Director El Centro del Cardinal Mass. ABE Directors Council *
John McGovern Co-chair, GED Advisory Committee Worcester Adult Learning Center GED Advisory Committee *
Suzanne Martin Full-time ABE teacher Brockton Adult Learning Center Full-time Teachers *
Lisa Soricone Membership Secretary Mass. Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) MATSOL *
Dr. Kathleen Skinner Director, MTA Center For Educational Quality Mass. Teachers Association (MTA) MTA *
Phillip R. Veysey Director of Educational Policies & Programs Mass. Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO MFT *
Sally Waldron Director System for Adult Basic Ed. Support (SABES) ABE Professional Development *
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Staff:
Ruth Derfler ABE Certification Advisory Committee Co-chair State GED Chief Examiner ESE Certification/GED  
Bob Bickerton ABE Certification Advisory Committee Co-chair ACLS Administrator ESE ACLS  
Mary Jayne Fay ABE Certification Specialist ESE ACLS  
Marion Gillon Certification Counselor ESE Certification  
SABES Staff:
Carey Reid Staff Development Specialist SABES    
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