Commission Members - Independent Schools

The NEASC Commission on Independent Schools is made up of school heads, senior administrators, and public members. Members are selected for three-year terms that are renewable once. In composition of the Commission takes into consideration such factors as the balance between elementary and secondary schools, representation of all six states, and a mix of types of school – single sex and coed, boarding and day, religious and secular, large and small, urban and rural, etc. – that reflects the membership. The Commission meets three times a year to review reports from schools and Visiting Teams.

The Commission oversees the accreditation process, policies, and procedures; recommends changes in Standards to the Board of NEASC; decides on accreditation status of schools; and reports to the Board of NEASC concerning candidacy, initial or continued accreditation, or removal from accreditation.
 

Angela Pohlen, Chair of the Commission
Executive Director, Catholic Academy of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

Noor Ali
Principal, Al-Hamra Academy
Shrewsbury, MA

Cliona Beaulieu
Head of School, Enfield Montessori School
Enfield, CT

Randy Bertin
Head of School, Cushing Academy
Ashburnham, MA

Tyrone Black
Associate Head of School, Tabor Academy
Marion, MA

Carrie Brennan
Head of School, Thetford Academy
Thetford Center, VT

Linda Brodeur
President, Bishop Guertin High School
Nashua, NH

Jeffrey Burroughs
Head of School, Lincoln Academy
Newcastle, ME

Michael Clark
Head of School, Northwest Catholic High School
Worcester, MA

Brian Easler
Head of School, Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham, MA

Traci Griffith
Director, Racial Justice Program
American Civil Liberties Union of MA

Sharon Howell
Headmaster, St. Johnsbury Academy
St. Johnsbury, VT

Allison Hurt
Principal, Catholic Academy of Bridgeport - St. Augustine Academy
Bridgeport, CT

Bridget Irish
Head of School, Cotting School
Lexington, MA

John Lin
Retired Dean of Students, Holderness School
Plymouth, NH

Robin Lowe
Principal, North Shore Christian School
Lynn, MA

James Melone
Head of School, Saint Patrick Academy
Portsmouth, NH

Katherine Meyer
Head of School
High Mowing School, Wilton, NH

Michael Miele
Principal, Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School
Cranston, RI

Andrew Nagy
Principal, Rice Memorial High School
South Burlington, VT

Jeffrey Philbrick
Headmaster, Jesse Remington High School
Candia, NH

Daniel Richard
Principal, St. Raphael Academy
Pawtucket, RI

Jennifer Roy
Head of School, Trinity Catholic Academy
Brockton, MA