Our Team

Meet our Team

Priyanka Sharma
Priyanka Sharma
Director
Andy Nash
Andy Nash
Senior Advisor
Cynthia Peters
Cynthia Peters
Change Agent Editor and Production Coordinator
Ebony Vandross
Ebony Vandross
Staff Associate

Our Advisory Board

NELRC is directed by the needs and priorities identified by the board. Each state team is entitled to four voting seats filled by the state ABE director, professional development, and practitioner representatives. 

Connecticut

Sabrina Mancini – Connecticut State Department of Education

Amy Ferrari – EdAdvance

Svetlana Grishtaev-Smith – VRABE Regional Adult Based Education

Kristin Hempel – EASTCONN

Massachusetts

Wyvonne Stevens-Carter – Massachusetts Dept of Elementary & Secondary Ed

Lisa Cook – Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE)

Johannah Malone – Mujeres Unidas Avanzando

Luanne Teller – World Education, Inc.

New Hampshire

Sarah Wheeler – NH Department of Education

Deanna Strand – Dover Adult Learning Center

Ginette Chandler – Second Start

 

Vermont

Robin Castle – Vermont Agency of Education

Sean Marie Oller – The Tutorial Center, Inc.

Hal Cohen – Vermont Adult Learning

Kate Nicolet – Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, Inc.

Michelle Faust – Northeast Kingdom Learning Services

The Change Agent Magazine

The Change Agent provides socially relevant content, powerful student writing that inspires discussion, and ready-to-use, CCR-aligned lesson plans – all oriented toward a multi-level audience.