Board of Directors
MSEF Executive Committee
Chair
Rishi Shukla
Dock Square Equity
Vice Chair
Barnas Monteith
Tumblehome Learning
Treasurer
Samuel L. Batchelder, Esq. (ret.)
Goodwin, Proctor LLC
Assistant Treasurer
Jane A. Bell
Cabot Corporation
Co-Chair, MSEF High School Committee
William F. Rigney
STEM Education Consultant
Co-Chair, MSEF Middle School Committee
Committee & Secretary of the Corporation
Sandra H. Mayrand
UMASS Medical School (ret.)
Members-At-Large
Rachel Connolly
WGBH and PBS LearningMedia
Howard Harrison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jay Kugler DeYoung, Esq.
Fish & Richardson
Christopher L. Lawson
NEC Energy Solutions
Daniel Leibholz
Analog Devices
Adam J. Thomas
Synlogic
MSEF Honorary Directors
Timothy A. French, Esq.
Fish & Richardson
Dr. Megan E. Rokop
UMASS Boston
Mary Ellen Stephen
Plymouth North High School (ret.)
MSEF High School Committee
William F. Rigney, Co-Chair
STEM Education Consultant
Kristen Bellavance
Taunton High School
Nancy Cianchetta
Everett High School
Nancy G. Degon
Auburn High School (ret.)
Kaylee DeGrace
Brockton High School
MaryAnn DeMaria
Millbury High School
Stephanie Gill
Marlborough High School
Nicholas Guerin
Wachusett Regional High School, Holden
Howard Harrison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex Hatzberger
North Attleboro High School
Kathleen M. Jones
TTT Mentor Program, Cambridge
Kimberly Kamborian
Waltham High School
Karin Lebeau
Co-Chair, MSEF Middle School Fair
Alison Riordan
Plymouth High School
Dr. Megan Rokop
Professor, UMass Boston
Jo-Anne Sawyer
MSEF Scientific Review Committee Chair
Marlborough High School
Jon Tyler
Westfield High School
Shannon Zayac
Manager, Industry Relations at MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board
Associate Members
Chris Angelli
Somerville High School
Althea T. Brown
Medford High School (ret.)
Sebastian LaGambina
Somerville High School
Karen Martin-Myers
Upper Cape Regional Technical High School, Bourne, MA
Emily Steinberg
Lowell High School
MSEF Middle School Committee
Co-Chairs:
Karin Lebeau
Sandra H. Mayrand
Carol Barry
UMASS Lowell
Dr. Steven E. Bernacki (retired)
Raytheon Company/Draper Laboratory
Karen Bernacki
Kathy Berube
Worcester Public Schools
Karen Cristain
Douglas Public Schools
Ruth Crowley
Overlook Middle School
Nancy G. Degon
Auburn Public Schools (ret.)
MaryAnn DeMaria
The Bancroft School
Jeff Glick
Worcester Public Schools
Kelly Graveson
Douglas Public School
Chris Himes, Ph.D
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Lisa Greenwald
Westborough Public Schools
Erin McQuaid
Regis College
Kathleen Jones
TTT Mentor Program
Jeremy Mularella
Shrewsbury Public School
Dr. James Pelletier
Bristol Community College
William F. Rigney
MA STEM Consultant
Co-Chair, MSEF High School Committee
Rachel Usher
Douglas Public School
Helen Rosenfeld, Executive Director
Helen Rosenfeld has worked to advance youth education and development for over 20 years. She is an experienced leader with deep expertise in accelerating the growth of non-profit organizations. As the Executive Director of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) New England, Ms. Rosenfeld worked on behalf of underserved high school youth, engaging them in entrepreneurship programs to increase skills for their success in school and life. As the Executive Director of Friends of Young Achievers, she helped to build strategic partnerships for one of Boston’s top pilot schools. At One Hen, a youth entrepreneurship organization, Ms. Rosenfeld’s leadership led to rapid growth that doubled student reach and revenue. She has provided consulting services for a number of non-profits, focusing on strategic planning, program and fund development. Ms. Rosenfeld is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) and Cambridge University (MPhil).
Lauren Doty, Manager of Major Gifts and Grants
Ms. Doty joined MSEF in 2017 and is responsible for overseeing MSEF’s annual fundraising campaign. She will be working to grow our individual giving program as well as identifying and working with institutional funders. Prior to joining MSEF, Ms. Doty served as the Major Gifts Officer at Emerson Hospital where she was responsible for developing and managing special initiatives through major gifts and planned giving to grow philanthropic support. Previously, Ms. Doty served as the Director of Annual Giving at Simmons College where she raised increased revenue for the institution through leadership giving and marketing initiatives. Ms. Doty holds an MBA from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and a BA in marketing from Simmons College. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston, Emerging Leaders Program.
Karin Lebeau, Events Manager
Ms. Lebeau is responsible for managing all logistics for both of MSEF’s statewide Science & Engineering Fairs that bring together the most talented young researchers and innovators in Massachusetts each year. She brings to MSEF eight years of experience in coordinating the Middle School Division event, which she co-chaired as part of her work at the Regional Science Resource Center (RSRC) at UMASS Medical School. Beginning this year at MSEF, she will also oversee all administrative tasks for the High School Science Fair at MIT and the annual Massachusetts Delegation of students and teacher-chaperones that are selected to participate in the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). For the past two years, Ms. Lebeau served as the Director of the Central MA STEM Network. Previously, she served as Interim Director of the RSRC, where she also managed a DESE-sponsored course for STEM teachers, “Identifying & Developing Student Conceptions in Physical Science,” and served as the course manager for Board of Higher Education’s @Scale Project, “Increasing Accessibility to Algebra & Geometry for ALL Students.” Before joining RSRC, Ms. Lebeau was a research associate at UMASS Medical School and was the lead co-author of a paper published in Current Biology on chromosome dynamics in C.elegans. Ms. Lebeau earned her BA in biology at Assumption College and an MBA at Nichols College, and is MTEL-certified in General Science and Communications & Literacy.
Elizabeth Kronberg, Senior Manager of Administration
Ms. Kronberg joined MSEF in 2013 and is responsible for managing and executing all administrative tasks for MSEF. Her 20+ years of administrative experience includes companies in the insurance, mortgage and finance sectors in both MA and Chile. She also served as a residential supervisor in a school for special needs children. She earned her BS in Business Administration & Marketing at MCLA.