Our Team
Executive Director
Faculty & Staff
Adriana Batista-Guerra
Title: Early Childhood Coach
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: A.Batista-Guerra@umb.edu
Aiyauna Terry
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Aiyauna.Terry@umb.edu
Amanda Kelly
Title: Early Childhood Lead Coach
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Amanda.Kelly@umb.edu
Amanda Lopes
Title: Statewide Grant Manager
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Amanda.Lopes@umb.edu
Ana Teresa Farias
Title: Program Coordinator
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: AnaTeresa.Farias001@umb.edu
Becky DelVecchio
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Becky.DelVecchio001@umb.edu
Brenda Barreto Moya
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Brenda.Barreto001@umb.edu
Mary Blackman
Title: Statewide Coach System Manager
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Caroline.Blackman@umb.edu
Chelsea Cleary
Title: Program Coordinator
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Chelsea.Cleary@umb.edu
Clarence Little
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Clarence.Little001@umb.edu
Cristina Mendes
Title: Director, Outreach Recruit Retention
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Cristina.Mendes@umb.edu
Eric Burkes
Title: Assistant Coordinator
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Eric.Burkes@umb.edu
Erin Pelton
Title: Chief Financial Officer, IEEI
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Erin.Pelton@umb.edu
Giselle Roca
Title: Prof Learning Specialist
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Giselle.Roca@umb.edu
Heidi Ferrante
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Heidi.Ferrante@umb.edu
Kori Lantas
Title: Chief of Staff
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Kori.Lantas@umb.edu
Lindsay Beatty
Title: Research Associate
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Lindsay.Beatty001@umb.edu
Lynne Mendes
Title: Leadership Program Manager
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Lynne.Mendes@umb.edu
Mandy Chaput
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Mandy.Chaput@umb.edu
Maria Teixeira
Title: Early Childhood Leadership Coach
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Maria.Teixeira@umb.edu
Monica Veiga
Title: Early Childhood Leadership Coach
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Monica.Veiga@umb.edu
Natalie Calixto
Title: Fiscal & Program Assistant
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Natalie.Calixto@umb.edu
Nicole Restrepo
Title: Research Analyst
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Nicole.Restrepo@umb.edu
Nicole Vaillancourt
Title: Professional - Hourly
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Nicole.Vaillancourt@umb.edu
Shauna Trick
Title: Early Childhood Leadership Coach
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Shauna.Trick@umb.edu
Shu Sing Paul Wong
Title: Prof Learning Specialist
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: ShuSingPaul.Wong@umb.edu
Siffat Ara Sharmin
Title: Research Analyst
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: SiffatAra.Sharmin@umb.edu
Theodore Kokoros
Title: Statewide Training & Ind Nav Manager
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Theodore.Kokoros@umb.edu
Tiffany Millor
Title: Early Childhood Leadership Coach
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Tiffany.Millor@umb.edu
Yujin Lee
Title: Associate Director of Research
Department: Institute for Early Education
Email: Yujin.Lee@umb.edu
Affiliated Researchers
Professional - Hourly
Randy.Albelda@umb.edu
Alan Clayton Matthews
Professional - Hourly