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MACS Board of Directors
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Executive Director |
| Judith Denton Jones, PhD. |
Judith is a sociologist, taught at American and George Washington
Universities, and served as an education planner and facilities planner
for the DC Public School System. Her 1986 book documented an early
public school choice program, “Six School Complex: A Successful
Innovation in Washington, D.C.’s Public Schools.” She and her husband
grow Christmas trees and blueberries in Hope. |
Hope |
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Board of Directors |
| Roger Brainerd - Chair |
Roger has served Maine’s public schools
as a teacher, administrator, and technology coordinator. |
Union |
Robert Summers
Vice-Chair, Treasurer |
Bob became interested in innovative
public schools through his work at the Metropolitan Regional and
Technical Center (The Met) in Providence, RI. His current work focuses
on affordable housing in Maine. |
Portland |
Alyson Smith
Secretary |
Alyson is a long-time Maine teacher with
experience in Special Education and elementary education. |
Harrison |
| Etta Kralovec |
Etta is a clinical faculty member at
Pepperdine University and an educational consultant to the U.S.
Department of Labor. She is the author of “Schools That Do Too Much”
and co-author of “The End of Homework.” |
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| Cheryl Saliwanchik Brown |
Cheryl has taught high school English in both
traditional and alternative public schools in Maine. She is currently a
Ph.D. candidate in Education at the University of Maine, Orono, with a
special focus on students at risk. |
Orland |
MACS Advisory Board
| Emanuel Pariser |
Co-founder and co-director of The
Community School, Emanuel has over 30 years experience in developing
successful alternative programs for hard-to-reach youth. He was the
former president of the Alternative Education Association of Maine, and
a founding member of the Education Commissioner's Committee on Truant,
Dropout and Alternative Education. |
The Community School
Camden |
| Richard Kennedy |
Richard is a long-time supporter of
innovative education programs through Camp Kieve programs such as Kieve
Affective Education. |
Camp Kieve
Nobleboro |
| Judy Powers |
After many years as a Montessori teacher
and administrator, Judy was elected to the Maine House (Democrat,
Rockport/Camden). In 1996, she introduced legislation that resulted in a
study committee to consider Options in Education. In 1998, she
introduced the bill to authorize public charter schools in Maine. Judy
was Director of Mid-Coast Children's Services, a preschool and social
service agency supporting young children with special needs and their
families until 2005. |
Mid-Coast Children’s Services
Rockland |
| Marylyn Wentworth |
Founder and director of The New School,
an alternative high school in Kennebunk, Marylyn has a long history of
supporting vulnerable children and providing alternative models of
education. |
The New School
Arundel |
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