Massachusetts Association of School Committees

All-State School Committee
Recognizing Significant Contributors Across Massachusetts

The All-State School Committee is established to annually recognize significant achievement on the part of local school committee members. This recognition is intended to honor school committee members who, during the previous year have made a significant contribution to their community or their school committee either through specific action or as an inspiration and role model for their peers and constituents.

The MASC Board of Directors will annually select an individual from each MASC division who has been nominated by their local school committee to be recognized as members of the All-State School Committee. In the event no nomination is presented from a specific division or, if the selection committee is unable to recommend an individual from any specific Division, at-large selections may be recommended to complete the All-State School Committee slate. Nominees deserving of recognition who are not selected for the All-State School Committee may be awarded honorable mention. No individual who has been selected to the All-State School Committee may be nominated a second time.

Nomination Criteria

  1. Nominee is serving on a school committee holding membership in MASC.
  2. Nominee must have completed one full term as a member of their school committee.
  3. The nominee must be nominated by other member(s) of their school committee and the nomination form returned to the MASC office no later than June 1st of the nomination year.
  4. All entries must be on the official nomination form. Additional endorsements from other organization or groups outside of the school district are not encouraged.
  5. A school committee should consider its nominee in light of the following characteristics. The nominee:
    • Keeps the education and welfare of children as their primary concern;
    • Represents the best interest of all constituents rather than special interest groups;
    • Understands the need for compromise and abides by decisions of the majority;
    • Has made the time commitment necessary to become an informed and effective school committee member;
    • Channels complaints and potential problems to the proper authority;
    • Reaches decisions on the merits of issues and on the basis of the best available information;
    • Participates in in-service programs at the local, state, or national level;
    • Does not, individually or unilaterally, make commitments on behalf of the school committee;
    • Is open and honest with other committee members and administrators, shares information and avoids surprises whenever possible;
    • Is familiar with and abides by the MASC code of ethics.
  6. If applicable, the school committee should include examples of any actions or series of actions taken by the nominee that significantly benefited the school district.
  7. Only one school committee member may be nominated by a committee in any one year.
  8. Members of the MASC Board of Directors or employees of the Association are not eligible.
  9. Former MASC All-State School Committee members are not eligible.

All-State School Committee Awardees

YearNameSchool Committee
2024Lauren ConoscentiAndover
2024Ward HamiltonNortheast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School
2024Dawn ByersWhitman-Hanson
2024Alysia ButlerHopedale
2024Elizabeth DeneeveGreenfield
2024Christina ConryMount Greylock Regional School District
2024Apryl RossiWareham
2024Ross BarberMontachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
2024Colleen DawickiNew Bedford
2024Jeri RobinsonBoston
2023Jonathan GuzmanLawrence
2023Adam FreudbergFramingham
2023Kendall O’HalloranCanton
2023Lynn PeredinaPetersham
2023Nancy FarrellWest Springfield
2023Mayor Linda TyerPittsfield
2023Kathleen BentBarnstable
2023David GrenierBay Path Regional
2023Lisbeth DeselmMelrose
2023Jeanette VelezChelsea
2022Manny CruzSalem
2022Paul KendallAshland
2022Gerald FinnBlackstone Valley Voc-Tech
2022Margaret HughesNarragansett Reg.
2022Alison SchlachterSouth Hadley
2022Hawlemont School CommitteeHawlemont
2022Natalie KanellopoulosFalmouth
2022Donald DiBiasoDiman Reg. Tech.
2022Erin BrunelleHolyoke
2022Mayor Sumbul SiddiquiCambridge
2021Mel WebsterAmesbury
2021Carrie NormandSomerville
2021Rebecca Sherlock-ShangrawWeymouth
2021Sally CraginFitchburg
2021Michael KnappBelchertown
2021Tara JacobsNorth Adams
2021Terry RussellMonomoy Regional
2021Robert WilbyBay Path Regional
2021Jody AlmeidaTaunton
2021LaTonia Monroe NaylorSpringfield
2020Mayor Tom McGeeLynn
2020Everett School CommitteeEverett
2020Jon WilhelmsenPlymouth
2020Katherine HennessyMarlborough
2020Peter DemlingAmherst
2020Mayor Thomas BernardNorth Adams
2020Christopher HyldburgBourne
2020Val GilmanEssex Tech
2020Roberto Jimenez-RiveraChelsea
2020Vedna Lacombe-HeywoodPlymouth
2019M.J. BurnesWilmington
2019Tino CapobiancoWinthrop
2019Denise SchultzFranklin
2019Jason PalitschShrewsbury
2019Daniel HayesShutesbury
2019William CameronPittsfield
2019Jim DeverSandwich
2019Michael CahillaneSmith Agricultural and Tech.
2019Bruce OliveiraNew Bedford
2019Alexandria Oliver-DavilaBoston
2018Carin MarshallSwampscott
2018Laurie TostiAshland
2018James CarvalhoSwansea
2018Steve DoretWestborough
2018Laura FallonNorthampton
2018Robert VaughnLenox
2018Nicole BartlettMashpee
2018Ken BuffumShawsheen Tech.
2018Mayor David NarkewiczNorthampton
2018Irene Feliciano SimsHolyoke
2017Meredith TedfordMarblehead
2017Jeanette McCarthyWaltham
2017Ida GordonRandolph
2017Joshua SchonbergAshburnham-Westminster Regional
2017Elizabeth Marsian-BoucherEast Longmeadow
2017Kathy YonPittsfield
2017Terri MedeirosFalmouth
2017Ford SpaldingMinuteman Regional Voc-Tech
2017Joseph PettyWorcester
2017Virginia Simms-GeorgeAssabet Valley Regional Voc-Tech
2016Melissa TeixeiraNorth Shore Essex Regional Voc-Tech/Gloucester
2016Margaret DriscollMelrose
2016Laurie HanEaston
2016Peter StevensFitchburg
2016Theodore LockeSouthwick-Tolland-Granville Regional
2016Kathleen HallLee
2016Chris JoyceBarnstable
2016Frederick ToomeyGreater New Bedford Regional Voc-Tech
2016Patricia CapanoLynn
2016Mildred LefebvreHolyoke
2015Connie MartinLowell
2015Michael O’NeillBoston
2015Cris GhilarducciSomerset-Berkley Regional/Berkley
2015Tyler KeenanLeicester
2015Wendy RuaAgawam
2015Shawn ArmacostCentral Berkshire Regional
2015Evelyn BouleyOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2015Don EricksonSouthern Worcester Regional Voc-Tech
2015Tracy O’Connell NovickWorcester
2014Kristin ThorpMelrose
2014Malcolm AstleyWayland
2014Donald WilliamsOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2014Mayor Mark HawkeGardner
2014Lori LoughlinQuaboag Regional
2014Vito ValentiniSouthern Berkshire Regional
2014David BloomfieldCape Cod Regional Voc-Tech/Mashpee
2014Randall DurriganGreater New Bedford Regional Voc-Tech
2014Mayor Lisa WongFitchburg
2013Denise HurstSpringfield
2013Margeaux WeberBarnstable
2013Michael PiseChicopee
2013Stephen CassidyOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2013Jeffrey StulinMinuteman Regional Voc-Tech
2013Daniel MaloneyNorthern Berkshire Regional Voc-Tech
2013Jeffrey ThielmanArlington
2013Kathleen Harrigan PolutchioNorthborough-Southborough Regional
2013Al ThomasChelmsford
2012Kristen PolimenoTewksbury
2012David MargilNatick
2012Margie BurgessPlymouth
2012The Leominster School CommitteeLeominster
2012Michael MoriartyHolyoke
2012Mayor Richard AlcombrightNorth Adams
2012James DykemanDennis-Yarmouth Regional
2012Raymond AndrewsOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2012Mayor Joseph CurtatoneSomerville
2011Mayor Thatcher KezerAmesbury
2011Lisa LimoncielloWaltham
2011Michael Mullen, Jr.Rockland
2011Clifford FountainQuaboag Regional
2011Dr. Farshid HajirLeverett
2011Catherine MillerSouthern Berkshire Regional
2011Jeffrey DykensMonomoy Regional
2011Maurice St. AmandOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2011Dennis BirksHolyoke
2010Steven ColeNewburyport
2010Kathleen StanleyMashpee
2010Kevin McKenzieNashoba Valley Regional Voc-Tech
2010Richard BaileyMashpee
2010Doris DoyleGreenfield
2010Susan Carroll-LombardiCentral Berkshire Regional
2010Michael BarbaroWinchendon
2010Elizabeth WhiteSomerset
2010Leslie HillBerkley
2010The Gloucester School CommitteeGloucester
2010Richard BaniewiczEverett
2009Margaret “Peggy” KaneWilmington
2009Steven UltrinoMalden
2009Thomas BrancoGreater Fall River Regional Voc-Tech
2009Kathleen NealTantasqua Regional
2009John DeWittNew Salem-Wendell Regional
2009David BergerClarksburg
2009Robert BrousseauWareham
2009Donald FosterOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2009Gregory GrooverBoston
2008Debra SilbersteinAndover
2008Susanne McIvorWaltham
2008Karl HetzlerGreater Fall River Regional Voc-Tech
2008Mary ForristallAthol-Royalston
2008Andrew ChurchillAmherst
2008David Backus and Judith FraserWilliamstown
2008Stephen ChalkeUpper Cape Cod Regional Voc-Tech
2008Joseph SimasOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2008Mayor Michael SullivanHolyoke
2007Elaine WebbReading
2007David ElaEverett
2007Barbara SullivanOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2007Ellen HolmesAshburnham-Westminster Regional
2007Mary SalzmanPalmer
2007John DuvalAdams-Cheshire Regional
2007Eunice ManducaUpper Cape Cod Regional Voc-Tech
2007Leo LaMontagneGreater Lawrence Regional Voc-Tech
2007Mayor Mary Clare HigginsNorthampton
2006Charles LaBellaWhittier Regional Voc-Tech
2006Marie AltieriActon-Boxborough Regional
2006Linda EnosOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2006Mary Ellen PrincipeSouthbridge
2006Nathanael FortuneWhately
2006Lauren BroussalRichmond
2006Marie EnochtyBrewster
2006David BourbeauSmith Vocational Agricultural Tech
2006Scott LangNew Bedford
2005Susan PettazzoniAgawam
2005Mayor Mary Ann ClancyNewburyport
2005Margaret DonnellyWaltham
2005Dana BarrowsOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2005Mike NilesWinchendon
2005Sue SalemeFarmington
2005Diane WallMartha’s Vineyard
2005Gerald M. FinnBlackstone Valley Regional Vocational
2005Kate ToomeyWorcester
2004Augusto CostaOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2004Stephen BannonBerkshire Hills
2004Gail LaBelleLudlow
2004Joshua SanderskiLeominster
2004Rose MerrittUpper Cape Cod Regional Voc-Tech
2004Edward HillGreater Fall River Regional Voc-Tech
2004The Boston School CommitteeBoston
2004Marie ChristieStoneham
2004Pam RichardsonFramingham
2003Darline MelisSalem
2003Helen CharlupskiBrookline
2003John Gallagher, Jr.Berkley
2003Paul McDonaldOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2003Nancy BakanowskiAshburnham-Westminster
2003Susan GrosartMarion
2003Sheila AnsleyHudson
2003Grace CornishRandolph
2003Margaret BironLee
2003Lisa MinnickNorthampton
2002Ogretta McNeilWorcester
2002Richard CoonsBerskshire Hills Regional
2002Viola BarnesAyer
2002Marchelle RaynorBoston
2002Tim WoodsDracut
2002Penny BlackwellSandwich
2002John NolanAyer
2002Leo CoonsOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2002Joseph SantosLudlow
2001Bernard HoarShawsheen Valley Regional Voc-Tech
2001Barry ConwayHolyoke
2001Veronica HamelOxford
2001Gabriel AndradeGreater Fall River Regional Voc-Tech
2001Barbara GoodmanArlington
2001Deborah KainBerkshire Hills Regional
2001Kenneth OxtobyTruro
2001Robert MarshallOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
2000Janice MillsMashpee
2000Andrew JeffreyOld Rochester Regional
2000Thomas GreenHudson
2000Jayne CurleyEast Bridgewater
2000Thomas GreenHudson
2000Jayne CurleyEast Bridgewater
2000Paul StrobisOld Colony Voc-Tech
2000Ray MitchellGreater Fall River Regional
2000James NihanBridgewater-Raynham Regional
2000Joan AndersonAshburnham-Westminster Regional
1998James DenmanAssabet Valley Voc-Tech
1998Nathaniel HelgersonSeekonk
1998Michael MillerTantasqua
1998Martha MuirBerkshire Hills Regional
1998Pauinel AucoinDudley-Charlton Regional
1998John PietrzykowskiHolyoke
1998Vincent RyanOld Colony Regional Voc-Tech
1998Eleanor GaffneySandwich
1998Maryann SmithBerkley
1997Helga “Sunnie” EpsteinMontachusett Regional Voc-Tech
1997Georgia FarrellChatham
1997Deborah MoilesOxford
1997David PerlmutterHudson
1997Carl PetersenSalem
1997Norman PlourdeWachusett
1997Arthur WymanBridgewater
1997John Nichols, Jr.Middleborough
1997Michael CavanaughPathfinder Regional Voc. Tech
1996Teresa AxtenAmesbury
1996Jean WatsonChicopee
1996William SpringBoston
1996Marilyn RodmanCanton
1996Carolyn BehrMt. Greylock Regional
1996Gerald KayBrookfield/Tantasqua Regional
1996Adele ManfrediPlymouth
1996Scotty OveringFranklin County Regional Voc-Tech

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