Board of Directors

2024–2025 NECTFL Board of Directors

Past Chair

James Wildman
Glastonbury High School (CT)

Chair

Jill Schimmel,
NYC Department of Education (NY)

Vice Chair

Beckie Bray Rankin
Lexington High School (MA)

Class of 2025

Celia Liu, Ph.D.

The College of New Jersey (NJ)

Matthew Mangino

Wethersfield High School (CT)

Beth Slocum

Genessee Valley Educational Partnership, (NY)

Class of 2026

Joseph Parodi-Brown

Marianapolis Preparatory School (CT)

Jennifer Short

Red Clay School District (DE)

Thomasina White

School District of Philadelphia [retired] (PA)

Class of 2027

Maria Quintanilla

New York City Public Schools (NY)

Sarah Steverman

Westerly Public Schools (RI)

Kelley Webb, Ph. D.

Hanover County Public Schools (VA)

Class of 2028

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Northeast Conference. Each year, three new directors are elected by the NECTFL Advisory Council to a four-year term. The board meets five times per year to steward the mission and vision and to provide service and guidance to the profession.

The board is made up of twelve elected directors and three officers: the conference chair, the immediate past chair, and the vice chair. Each year, a new vice chair is selected from the three “graduating” directors in the fourth year of their term.

Each summer, the NECTFL Nominating Committee solicits the Advisory Council members for potential board nominations. The Nominating Committee selects a slate of three candidates, which is then presented to the full board for its approval. Once approved by the board, this slate is voted upon by the members of the Advisory Council.