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John Sullivan, Director of External Relations
John Sullivan began as director of external relations in December 2019 following six years as director of communications. Prior to his work at Lesley, he was the first editor-in-chief for the New Hampshire-based nonprofit, nonpartisan website The Live Free or Die Alliance.
Before that, he was night editor of The Salem News and spent nearly 20 years in multiplatform journalism as a reporter, photographer, editor or copy editor and page designer for a variety of daily and weekly newspapers in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. His career also includes three years as a senior account executive and account manager for a high-tech public relations agency in Watertown, Mass., and several years as a special education teacher assistant and direct care social worker for adolescents in Portland, Maine. He is an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Contact John.
Amanda McGregor, Director of Content and Communications
Amanda McGregor has worked at Lesley University since 2011 and became director of content and communications in 2019. Prior to that, she was features editor of The Salem News and editor of the lifestyle magazine Marblehead Home and Style.
Prior to those positions, she was a reporter for a number of Massachusetts newspapers, and she has won several professional awards, including First Place for Feature Writing from the New England Press Association and Media of the Year from Northeast Arc. Before launching her career in journalism and communications, she served as a volunteer teacher in the Transylvania region of Romania. She is an alumna of the University of New Hampshire. Contact Amanda.
Emily Earle, Assistant Director for Social Media
Emily Earle was named assistant director for social media in December 2019 after serving as Lesley's social media specialist since 2017. Prior to that, she served in various positions in non-profit arts organizations including ArtWeek Boston and the Agassiz Baldwin Community in Cambridge.
She was also the assistant director of the Bishop Elementary School's musical theater program in Arlington, Mass., managing productions and communications for more than 200 students and their parents. She is active in local Boston-area theater, acting and directing in her spare time. She has a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College, and a master's degree in Community Arts from Lesley.
Georgia Sparling, Assistant Director of External Relations
Georgia Sparling came to Lesley University in 2017 from Southern Massachusetts, where she spent five years as a reporter and, later, the editor of the online and print newspaper Sippican Week.
Before moving to the Northeast, she spent six years in China, where she worked to build and support the country's grassroots nonprofits. She also has experience as the creator, editor and photographer of The Misc. Magazine, a small independent magazine. She is an alumna of Brown University.
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Art and Design
- Animation
Mike Annear (educational media)
Christine Banna (drawing for animation)
Maya Erdelyi (experimental animation)
Tim Finn (history of animation)
- Art History
Sunanda Sanyal
Stuart Steck
- Design and User Experience
Fernando Albertorio (user experience)
Matthew DiGirolamo (user research)
Adam Gamwell (design anthropology)
- Digital Filmmaking
Tim Geers (field production)
Ziad Hamzeh (cinematic filmmaking)
Ronald Lamothe (documentary filmmaking)
Matthew Nash (film editing)
- Graphic Design
Bill Fleming (marketing strategy)
Geoff Fried (typography and language of design)
Jim Hood (brand and packaging design)
Richard Rose (identity design)
Kristina Lamour Sansone (visual literacy and pedagogy)
Heather Shaw (interaction design methods and tools)
- Fine Arts
Matthew Cherry (large-scale portraiture and figure painting)
Santiago Hernandez (abstract painting)
Michelle Lougee (fiber arts and sculpture)
Ellen Schon (ceramics)
- Illustration
Sarah Hulsey (book arts and letterpress)
Leah Hayes (graphic novels)
Keith MacLelland (mixed media collage and production)
- Photography
Jen Barrows (studio lighting)
John Goodman (editorial photography)
Stella Johnson (documentary photography)
Jessica Somers (alternative processes)
- Animation
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Business & Management
- Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship
James Mason
- Environment and Sustainability
Kimberly Ruegger
- Ethics, Social Responsibility
Robert McGrath
- Leader and Leadership Development
Jonathan Jefferson
- Operations Management and Supply Chain Management
Jonathan Jefferson
- Organizational Behavior
Jonathan Jefferson
Robert McGrath
- Strategy
Jonathan Jefferson
James Mason
Robert McGrath
- Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship
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Education
- Adult Learning
Amy Rutstein-Riley
Donna San Antonio (experiential education)
Jennifer Serowick
- Anti-Bias Education
Dana Bentley
Lisa Fiore
Mary Beth Lawton
- Arts in Education
Maureen Creegan-Quinquis
Martha McKenna
Louise Pascale
Vivian Poey
- At-Risk Youth, Trauma & Learning, Child Homelessness & Poverty
Patricia Crain de Galarce
Lisa Fiore
Donna San Antonio (at-risk youth)
Jan Wall
- Child Development
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Lisa Fiore
Mary Beth Lawton
Donna San Antonio (adolescent development, school transitions, emerging adulthood)
- Children’s & Young Adult Literature
Mary Ann Cappiello
Erika Thulin Dawes
Brooke Eisenbach
David Elliot
Grace Enriquez
Susan Goodman
- Early Childhood Education
Lisa Fiore
Mary Beth Lawton
- Educational Equity and Child Welfare
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Summer Clark
Frank Daniello
Lisa Fiore
Amy Gooden
Sunanda Sanyal
Janet Sauer
- Educational Technology and Cyber Security
Susan Cusack
Jo-Anne Hart
Susan Patterson
- Elementary Education
Summer Clark
Frank Daniello
Erika Thulin Dawes
- English Learners, TESOL
Amy Gooden
Laura Schall-Leckrone
Meg Burns
Maria de Lourdes Serpa
- Literacy
Mary Ann Cappiello
Summer Clark
Frank Daniello
Irene Fountas
Grace Enriquez
Anne Larkin (early literacy)
Stephanie Spadorcia (reading specialist)
Barbara Steckel (reading specialist)
Erika Thulin Dawes
- Mathematics
Hilary Kreisberg
- Middle and Secondary Education
Brooke Eisenbach
Linda Mensing-Triplett
David Nurenberg
Donna San Antonio
- Multiculturalism, Culturally Responsive Education, Diversity in Education
Dana Bentley
Summer Clark
Sue Cusack
Amy Gooden
Louise Pascale
Janet Sauer
- Policy/Leadership
Lisa Fiore
Lorraine Greenfield
MaryPat Lohse
Paul Naso
- School-Based Counseling
Donna San Antonio
- School Culture and Bullying
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Frank Daniello
Brooke Eisenbach
Lisa Fiore
Susan Patterson
Donna San Antonio
- Science, Technology, Mathematics Education/STEAM
Sue Cusack
Hilary Kreisberg
Susan Patterson
Susan Rauchwerk
Nicole Weber
- Special Education, Speech and Language disorders, and Autism
Gail Cahill
Beverley Evans
Barbara Govendo
Anne Larkin
Linda Lengyel
Janet Sauer
- Standardized Testing and Common Core State Standards
Mary Ann Cappiello
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Lisa Fiore
Lorraine Greenfield
- Adult Learning
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Expressive Therapies, Counseling, and Psychology
- Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Dance Therapy, Drama Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy
Geoffrey Barnes (music therapy)
Nancy Beardall (dance therapy)
Jason Butler (drama therapy)
Nancy Jo Cardillo (dance movement therapy)
Raquel Chapin Stephenson (art therapy)
Robyn Flaum Cruz (dance therapy)
Michele Forinash
Michelle Pate (art therapy)
Jane Richardson (art therapy)
- Arts in Health
Robyn Flaum Cruz
- Caregiving and Aging
Raquel Chapin Stephenson
- Child & Adolescent Psychology and School Counseling
Susan Gere
Michelle Pate
Jane Richardson
Rakhshanda Saleem
Donna San Antonio
- Counseling and Psychoanalysis
Diana Direiter
Neal Klein
Sue Motulsky
Donna San Antonio (school-based counseling)
- Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Psychology
Neal Klein
Heather Macdonald
Uma Millner
- Ecopsychology
Jeff Perrin
- Mental Health and Holistic Psychology
Neal Klein
Heather Macdonald
- Neuropsychology
Brian Becker
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma
Katherine Barone
Diana Direiter
- Social Psychology
John Kim
Jeff Perrin
Donna San Antonio
- Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
Brian Becker
Heather Macdonald
- Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Dance Therapy, Drama Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy
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Earth and Environment
- Climate Change
Julie Shoemaker
- Environmental Studies
Nicole Weber
- Climate Change
- Gender Studies, Gender Identity and Human Rights
- History
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International & Intercultural Relations
- Intercultural Relations and Multiculturalism
Meenakshi Chhabra
Sylvia Cowan
- Middle East
Jo-Anne Hart
- Study Abroad & International Higher Education
Neal Klein
- Intercultural Relations and Multiculturalism
- Mindfulness & Meditation
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Science & Mathematics
- Chemistry
Grace Ferris
- Climate Change and Environmental Science
Amy Mertl
Julie Shoemaker
- Complex Systems
William Barowy
David Morimoto
- Earth Science
Julie Shoemaker
- Ecology
Amy Mertl
David Morimoto
Julie Shoemaker
- Environmental Studies
Amy Mertl
Julie Shoemaker
- Health Science
David Morimoto
Christopher Richardson
- Mathematics
Steven Benson
James O’Keefe
- Physics
William Barowy
Steven Shapiro
- Chemistry
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Writing and Communications
- Creative Writing, Poetry, and Screenwriting
Rafael Campo
Steven Cramer
Danielle Legros Georges
Anne Elezabeth Pluto
Aaron Smith
- Literature, Medieval Literature, and Vikings
E. Christopher Clark
Mary Dockray-Miller
- Radio/TV, Media History, and Performing Arts
Liv Cummins
Donna Halper
- Creative Writing, Poetry, and Screenwriting
Contact Us
Our Communications team serves as a liaison between the media and the university, engages in active dialogue with neighborhood, local, state and national civic organizations and governments, and is the conduit of university-related information for the Lesley community and the public, including prospective students, parents, alumni and anyone else looking to learn about Lesley. Contact us at media@lesley.edu.
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