2026 MAVA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ONE
Leadership Academy I – Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (mava.us)
MAVA Colleagues,
It is our distinct pleasure to introduce the members of the 2026 Leadership Academy I. Thirty-nine (39) participants under the guidance of Coordinator Kathy Conole. We wish each and every one of them well, for they represent the future teacher leaders and administrators for Chapter 74 vocational technical & agricultural education.
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION |
| Melanie Almeida | Bristol County Agricultural | Math Dept Chair |
| Katie Balboni | Brockton High School | Business Teacher |
| Cristina Barros | Southeastern RVTHS | Financial Aid Advisor |
| Jeremy Barstow | Tri-County RVTHS | Carpentry Instructor |
| Ezra Bleau | Chicopee High School | Hospitality Instructor |
| Joe Brewer | Smith Voc and Ag HS-Northampton | Public Safety Instructor |
| Kamally Cintron | Montachusett RVTHS | Health Occupation Instructor |
| Kellie Costa | Bristol County Agricultural | Student Services Coordinator |
| Lisa Crisafulli | Norfolk County Agricultural | Teacher |
| Justin DeHaan | Minuteman RVTHS | Instructor-History & Mathematics |
| Holly Casaubon | Medford HS | Special Education Teacher/Coop Ed Coordinator |
| Shawn Flaherty | Norfolk County Agricultural | Science Instructor |
| Kara Frink | Greater Lowell RVTHS | Reading Instructor |
| Kelly Garabadian | Keefe Tech-So Middlesex RVTHS | Fine and Performing Arts Lead Teacher and Visual Arts Instructor |
| Joshua Gower | Southeastern RVTHS | Diesel Technology Instructor |
| Laurie Grant | Shawsheen Valley RVTHS | Science Teacher/Department head |
| Katherine Hebert | Greater Lawrence RVTHS | Director of Admissions & Counseling |
| Joseph Marciszyn | Diman RVTHS | Cooperative Education Coordinator |
| Peter Martin | Nashoba Valley RVTHS | Electrical Instructor / Construction Cluster Chairperson |
| Tarryn Maynard | Diman RVTHS | ELA Teacher |
| Stefanie McNeill | Blue Hills RVTHS | Lead Teacher Early Education and Care |
| Nicholas Medeiros | Greater New Bedford RVTHS | Automotive Instuctor |
| Alison Ouellette | Shawsheen Valley RVTHS | Transportation/Product Development Department Chair |
| Desirae Peary | Everett HS | Medical Assisting Instructor |
| Ethan Pequita | Greater New Bedford RVTHS | Social Studies Teacher |
| Christopher Platzer | Worcester Technical High School | CTE instructor |
| John Primpas | Minuteman RVTHS | Automotive Technology Instructor |
| Derik Rochon | Nashoba Valley RVTHS | Design & Visual Instructor/Tech Cluster Chair |
| Johanna LaFauci | Northeast Metropolitan RVTHS | Dental Assisting Department Head and Instructor |
| Carolyn Rutkowski | South Shore RVTHS | Design Visual Communications Department Head |
| Trevor Short | Bay Path-So.Worcester | Department Head of Guidance |
| Gregory Shuman | Bristol-Plymouth RVTHS | Cooperative/Continuing Education Coordinator |
| John Sousa | Upper Cape Cod RVTHS | Special Education Instructor |
| Melissa StPierre | BMC Durfee HS-Fall River | Co Op Coordinator |
| Melissa Tobin | Greater Lawrence RVTHS | Biotechnology Instructor |
| Geraldine Troville | Northeast Metropolitan RVTHS | Chemistry/Material Science Educator |
| Mechille Venus | Rindge School of Technical Arts (Cambridge) | Health Assisting Teacher |
| Kelly Vieira | BMC Durfee HS-Fall River | Cosmetology Teacher |
| Ernest Yeaw | Upper Cape Cod RVTHS | Plumbing Instructor |
Chapter 74 Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education
LEARNING THAT WORKS FOR MASSACHUSETTS
David J. Ferreira
MAVA Communications Coordinator
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