Learn more about the talented, dedicated professionals who are pushing the Rhode Island CEEDAR Educators’ Hub to its most heightened potential.

Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)

Gina Masiello

Director – Office of Educator Excellence and Certification Services

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Emily Klein

Education Specialist – Office of Student, Community, & Academic Supports

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Mary Spencer

Education Specialist – Office of Student, Community & Academic Supports

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Hilda Potrzeba

Education Specialist

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Julia Mann

Education Specialist –
Educator Excellence & Certification Services

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Julie Olobri

Educator Specialist –
Office of Educator Excellence and Certification Services

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Kristin Re

Coordinator – Educator Pipelines, Preparation and Certification

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Julian Bessinger

Education Specialist –
Office of Educator Excellence & Certification Services

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Johnson & Wales University (JWU)

Cynthia Senenko

Interim Director of Teacher Education

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Karen Swoboda

Retired Director of Teacher Education Programs

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Providence College (PC)

Jill Souza

Assistant Dean – School of Education & Social Work

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Heather Allcock

Asst. Professor, Elementary & Special Ed

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Terri Laplante

Director- Field Placements & Partnerships, School of Education & Social Work

BIo (coming Soon)

Rhode Island College (RIC)

Cara McDermott-Fasy

Associate Professor of Special Education

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Celeste Comeau-Mullane

Director of Placements and Partnerships

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Kelly Acosta

Assistant Professor of Special Education

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Ayana Bass

Adjunct Faculty of Special Education

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Carolyn Obel-Omia

Associate Professor, Special Education

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Salve Regina University

Matthew Taylor

Assistant Professor of Special Education

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University of Rhode Island (URI)

Diana Marshall

Director, Office of Clinical Practice & Partnerships

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Adam Moore

Associate Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of Special Education Graduate Programs

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Danielle Dennis

Dean, School of Education

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Amy Broemmel

Associate Dean and Professor of Teacher Education

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Roger Williams University (RWU)

Kimberlee Johnsen-Smith

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Clinical Experiences, and Compliance

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The Center for Leadership & Educational Equity (CLEE)

Kirsten LaCroix

Senior Director – Program Scaling

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Evelyn Cosme Jones

Assistant Director, Principal Residency Network (PRN)

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Joseph Pirraglia

Director of Principal Preparation Programs

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PK-12 Districts

Karen Festa

Social-Emotional Learning Coordinator

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Jessica Perry

Director – Student Services in West Warwick;
Treasurer of ARIASE

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Jay Midwood

Executive Director, McKenna Center

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Melissa Denton

Director of Special Services in Narragansett School System;
Vice President of ARIASE

BIo (Coming soon)

Rachel Santa

Director of Special Services

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CEEDAR Technical Assistance Support

Jennifer Greer

RI Technical Assistance Facilitator

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Tim Dove

RI Technical Assistance Facilitator

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Ashton Johnson

RI Technical Assistance Facilitator

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