2012-2013 MCSS Board of Directors
June 1, 2012
OFFICERS
- President: Norman F. Shacochis, Fontbonne Academy, retired; normshac@verizon.net
- President-Elect: William Hocking, Mansfield High School, Mansfield, MA bill.hocking@mansfieldschools.com
- Vice-President: Gorman Lee, 2014, Braintree Public Schools, Braintree, MA; glee@braintreema.gov
- Secretary: Dottie Verheyen-Cudjoe, Quabbin Regional High School, Barre, MA dverheyen@juno.com
- Treasurer: June R. Coutu, King Philip Regional HS, retired, coutuj@comcast.net
- Immediate Past President: Robert Kostka, Bridgewater-Raynham RHS, retired; bobkostka@comcast.net
- Executive Secretary: June Coutu, King Philip Regional HS, retired; coutuj@comcast.net
DIRECTORS:
- Teresa Lemieux, 2013, Martin Middle School, Taunton, MA Teresa.lemieux@tauntonschools.org
- Erin Stevens, 2013, Quabbin Regional Middle School, Barre, MA; estevens@qrsd.org
- Lindsay Arrighi, 2013, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional H.S., Bridgewater, MA; lindsayarrighi@gmail.com
- Lauren Arvidson, 2014, Hingham High School, Hingham, MA; laurenarvidson@gmail.com
- Christopher Galvin, 2014, Marshfield H.S., Marshfield, MA; cgalvintech@yahoo.com
- Carrie Monty, 2014, St. Anna Catholic School, Leominster, MA; cmonty57@gmail.com
- Casey Cullen, 2015, Westborough H.S., Westborough, MA; caseycullen77@gmail.com
- Rebecca Duda, 2015, Lakeview J.H.S., Lakeview, MA; rduda@dracutpublicschools.net
- Kaitlin St. George Mills, 2015, Holliston H.S. Holliston, MA; millsk@holliston.k12.ma.us
LOCAL COUNCIL LEADERS:
Cape and Islands Council for the Social Studies
- Carlyjane Dunn, Executive Secretary cjdunnwatson@comcast.net
Central Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies
- Beth Harding, President, Claremont Academy, Worcester, MA; hardingb@rocketmail.com
Greater Boston Council for the Social Studies
- Steven Goode, President, John D. O’Bryant School, Roxbury Crossing, MA; sgoode@boston.k12.ma.us
Merrimack Valley Council for the Social Studies
- Mary Ellen Sorensen, President, Spofford Pond School, Boxford, MA; quadow@comcast.net
Southeast Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies
- Frederick D. Cole, Executive Secretary, South Dartmouth, MA; (508) 996-4273
South Shore Council for the Social Studies
- Bruce Field, President, Wrentham, MA; blsbfield@comcast.net
South Shore Social Studies Supervisors
- Steven Blette, Representative, Silver Lake Regional High School, Kingston, MA; sblette@slrsd.org
Western Massachusetts Regional Council for the Social Studies
- Tonya Aitken, Hampshire Regional H.S., Westhampton, MA; aitken@crocker.com
Massachusetts History Day Program
- Robert J. Jones, Co-Chair, Applewild School, Fitchburg, MA; bjones@applewild.org
- William Szachowicz, Co-Chair, Brockton, MA; mahistoryday@yahoo.com
- John M.Hassan, Treasurer and MCSS Newsline editor, Dracut, MA; jmh718@comcast.net
Ex-Officio Members
- Marian Desrosiers, NCSS Board Member, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI; deerjumphill@verizon.net
- Amy Durgin, Massachusetts Geographic Alliance Representative, Hobomock Elementary School, Pembroke, MA; ad92154@mac.com
- Algot Runeman, Webmaster, King Philip R.S.D. retired, algot.runeman@verizon.net
MEMBER EMERITUS
- Former Secretary: Barbara Ann Tucker, Worcester, MA
MCSS Past Presidents
2012-2013
- Terrence O’Donnell, 1969-70
- Alberta Sebolt, 1970-71
- Charles Mitsakos, 1971-72
- George G. Watson, Jr., 1972-73
- Patricia Glasheen, 1973-74
- Carl Stasio, 1974-75
- John Hadden, 1975-76
- Donald (Sal) Salvucci, 1976-77
- Barbara Capron, 1977-78
- Anton Lahnston, 1978-79
- Henry Hicks, 1979-80
- William Spratt, 1980-81
- Janna M. Bremer, 1981-82
- Christian Castendyk, 1982-83
- Sarah Madison, 1984-85
- Joseph Lezon, 1985-86
- June R. Coutu, 1986-87
- Richard Aieta, 1987-88
- Virginia Ahart, 1989-90
- Debra J. Miller, 1990-91
- Peter A. Santos, 1991-92
- Karen E. Thompson, 1992-93
- James J. Harrington, 1993-94
- John Papadonis, 1994-95
- Claire Austin, 1995-96
- Carlyjane Dunn, 1996-97
- Thomas MacDonough, 1997-98
- Mary Ellen Sorensen, 1998-99
- Susan Szachowicz, 1999-2000
- Shaun Bresnahan, 2000-01
- Richard J. Meegan, 2001-02
- Valerie J. Degnan, 2002-03
- Wendell C. Bourne, Jr., 2003-04
- Kathleen Babini, 2004-05
- Judith G. Heine, 2005-06
- Dorothy J. Verheyen-Cudjoe, 2006-07
- Roger Desrosiers, 2007-2008
- Sue Keane, 2008-2009
- Jennifer Sears, 2009-2010
- Janice Fairchild, 2010-2011
- Bob Kostka, 2011-2012