Springfield Collegiate Charter School, Lecture notes of History

Download Springfield Collegiate Charter School and more Lecture notes History in PDF only on Docsity! Springfield Collegiate Charter School Proposed Board of Trustees This is prepared by the founding group of the proposed Springfield Collegiate Charter School. 1 John Brown, an Investment Strategy Analyst in the Chief Investment Officer’s group at MassMutual, brings strong financial and real estate development experience. Mr. Brown has been active in several community initiatives including as a board member of St Jude School in Harlem, NYC and through early involvement in a speaker series designed to prepare high school seniors for college. Mr. Brown earned a BS from the University of Virginia and MBA from Columbia Business School. Christin Deremian, Manager at Human Resources Unlimited in Springfield, brings extensive knowledge of the city and expertise in staffing and government contracting. Actively involved in the Young Professionals Society of Greater Springfield, she is board member for the Molly Bish Foundation, member of the Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Professional Chamber, and is a Supervising Practitioner at Springfield College. Ms. Deremian earned a BS at Bay Path College and is 2011 honoree of the BusinessWest 40 Under 40 award. James Duda, partner at Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, is the head of its intellectual property practice group and has taught environmental law at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He brings community leadership and governance experience, having served on a number of boards, including those for EarthAction, Regional Technology Corporation, Valley Technology Outreach, and the Amherst Ballet. He is a former member of the school boards for the Amherst Regional Public Schools and the Town of Pelham, MA. He currently is a member of the Board for the New England Public Radio Foundation. Mr. Duda earned a BA from Bennington College, MS from UCLA, and a JD from Boston College. Peter Ellis, Vice President and Creative Director at a DIS Designs, a Springfield-based web and graphic design agency, will drive our marketing and public relations work. Mr. Ellis has helped to found a number of local business ventures; he serves on the Board of Directors for the Young Professionals of Greater Springfield and the AdClub of Western Massachusetts. Recent graduate of a regional leadership program, Leadership Pioneer Valley, Mr. Ellis earned a BA from Maryland Bible College and Seminary. Jennifer Gabriel is the Vice President, Community Relations Manager for TD Bank where she coordinates philanthropic giving with area non-profits. Ms. Gabriel brings the perspective of a parent of a child in the Springfield Public School system and is a member of several Springfield-based organizations including the Springfield Business Leaders for Education Committee and Reading Success by Grade 4 Funding Collaborative. Ms. Gabriel holds a BA from Bridgewater State College. Kelvin Molina is Community Engagement Coordinator for HAPHousing, a large non-profit organization focused on housing assistance, development of affordable housing, and consumer education located in the South End Neighborhood of Springfield. He is focused on the recovery and revitalization efforts for the South End, Six Corners and Old Hill Neighborhoods which were devastated by the June 1st tornado of 2011. Mr. Molina previously worked at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, a regional planning organization, as a Community Development Planner and Transportation Planner focused primarily on grant writing, procurement, project management, and neighborhood revitalization. He is a member of the MA Army National Guard where he currently serves at the rank of Captain. A lifelong Springfield resident and product of Springfield Public Schools (SPS), Mr. Molina has deep understanding of the challenges facing Springfield residents both in and out of the SPS system. Mr. Molina holds an MPA and BA from Westfield State.