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

Early College & Dual Enrollment Programs

College Access Programs
Sara Vettese 鈥� Assistant Dean,听Early College and Dual Enrollment
Stefana茅 Bowen听– Coordinator of Early College and Dual Enrollment

Early College Academy

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

Gateway to College

Sharmese Gunn听鈥撎�Resource Specialist

Pathways Early College Experience

Cara Breda听–听Academic Counselor

Educational Talent Search (ETS)

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

GEAR UP

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

North Central MA Talent Search (NCMTS)

Monique Coulson,听Director
Arissa DeVries,听Recruitment Counselor
Keith Farnsworth听鈥撎�Recruitment Counselor
Stacy Thomas, Recruitment Counselor

Upward Bound Math and Science

Monique Coulson,听Director
Brandy Whitney, Student Activities Officer
Lillyan Carey,听Program Aide