Our Teams

Early College & Dual Enrollment Department

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am – 4 pm
Gardner Campus, Office H348
978-630-9248

Administrative Staff

Fagan Forhan – Dean – K-12 Partnerships and Civic Engagement
Ramon Gonzalez – Sr. Director, College Access Programs
Sara Vettese – Assistant Dean, Early College and Dual Enrollment
Monique Coulson – Director, NCMTS and UBMS
Stefanaé Bowen – Coordinator of Early College and Dual Enrollment
Jessica Connors – Director of Operations
Jennifer Welch – Sr. Special Programs Coordinator
Natalie Nelson – Staff Assistant
Tami Morin – Administrative Assistant

Early College & Dual Enrollment Programs

College Access Programs
Sara Vettese – Assistant Dean, Early College and Dual Enrollment
Stefanaé Bowen – Coordinator of Early College and Dual Enrollment

Early College Academy

Stefanaé Bowen – Academic Coordinator, Athol-Royalston and Narragansett Regional High Schools
Cara Breda – Academic Counselor, Additional Supports at High Schools
Erika Puccio – Academic Counselor, Leominster High School
Jessica Shea – Academic Counselor, Gardner High School
Sandy Tavares – Academic Counselor, Fitchburg and Clinton High Schools

Gateway to College

Sharmese Gunn – Resource Specialist

Pathways Early College Experience

Cara Breda – Academic Counselor

Educational Talent Search (ETS)

Ramon Gonzalez – Sr. Director of College Access Programs
Melissa Bennett, Recruitment Counselor
Emily Colon, Recruitment Counselor
LeniRae Martyn-Seidl – Recruitment Counselor
Stacy Thomas, Recruitment Counselor

GEAR UP

Peter Chirichiello – Director
Victor Rojas – Assistant Director
Theodore Demosthenes – Recruitment Counselor
Alexandra Mahan – Recruitment Counselor
William Coleman – Recruitment Counselor

North Central MA Talent Search (NCMTS)

Monique Coulson, Director
Arissa DeVries, Recruitment Counselor
Keith Farnsworth – Recruitment Counselor
Stacy Thomas, Recruitment Counselor

Upward Bound Math and Science

Monique Coulson, Director
Brandy Whitney, Program Aide
Lillyan Carey, Program Aide