M.A.G.E. Board of Directors

Officers for 2009-2010
Susan Dulong Langley Chairperson sdlangley@aol.com Term Expires 2010	Full Time Teacher of the Gifted & Talented for Framingham Public Schools' Sage Program; Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut's Master's Program in Gifted Education on Talent Development Within the Arts;Bachelor's degree in music education from UMass and a Master's in Education of the Gifted & Talented from UConn's Three Summers Program. 2002 recipient of the Highest Score on the Comprehensive Examination Citation at UConn. Winner of the 2008 New England Advocacy Award; Consultant.
Vicky Barr President Term Expires 2010	Graduated from Stonehill College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in elementary education and a minor in English; Completed my Master’s of Arts Degree from the University of Connecticut, with a concentration in Gifted Education and Talent Development; A member of Pi Lambda Theta, an international honors society for educators; Gifted Education teacher in Waltham, MA.
Andrea Roda Vice President Term Expires 2012	Middle School math teacher in Milford. She has a degree in English and Education from Wellesley College and a Master's in Education from Fitchburg State. She attended the UMass Amherst Javits course Introduction to Advanced, Talented, and Creative Learners and was the MA Delegate to the 2007 NAGC Affiliate Conference in Washington, DC.
Nancy Surgenor Treasurer Term Expires 2010	Nancy Surgenor is the Director of Admission at The Sage School in Foxboro, Ma, which serves the needs of academically gifted students from pre-K – eighth grade. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development with a concentration in Elementary Education from Wheelock College in Boston. Nancy taught in the public elementary schools prior to teaching Pre-K at Sage. After a year and one half teaching at Sage, Nancy moved into her current position as Director of Admission. She brings with her strong knowledge of education and ample experience with gifted students.
Brian Sheehy Secretary Term Expires 2010	Gifted & Talented teacher in the East Longmeadow Public Schools. Holds a degree in English from Westfield State College and a M.Ed. from American International College. Has taught at the primary grade level for thirty-one years in various school systems throughout Western MA as well as at the American School of Valencia Spain. Was part of the first group of teachers to attend the UMass-Amherst Javits course Introduction to Advanced, Talented, and Creative Learners and was also one of the teachers profiled in the PBS documentary series "Only A Teacher" which premiered nationally in the year 2001.
Laurence Osborne, Ed.D. Clerk Term Expires 2011	Boston University, EdD, NSF Fellowship Carnegie-Mellon ; NDEA Fellowship: Union College, Schenectady; NDEA Fellowship: Boston University. Forty five years teaching experience; Teacher in Quincy Public Schools; Gifted Education Committee, Quincy; MAGE Coordinator G/T Breakfast Meeting; NAGC Affiliate Conference.
Directors for 2008-2009
Diana Reeves Legislative Chair rdianam@aol.com Term Expires 2012	Chair Emeritus, Past President, thirty year MAGE member, founder of Mass. Future Problem Solving Program, former gifted and talented resource room teacher, Department of Education Office of Gifted and Talented, and presently a third grade teacher at the Gordon School. 1998 Rhode Island recipient of Presidential Award for Excellence in Elementary Science Teaching. Member of Rhode Island Education Commissioner’s Gifted and Talented Advisory Council. M.Ed. Boston University. CAGS, University of Conn, Teaching the Talented. Parent member NAGC Board.
Ruthanne Allen Term Expires 2011	B.S. Boston University; M.A. University of Connecticut. 30 Years in public education in Massachusetts, 16 years as Director of Barnstable Schools Gateway Program (Gifted and Talented Education with Able Youth) before retiring in December, 2003. Served on following boards: Gifted and Talented Advisory Council; Massachusetts Future Problem Solving Program Board, Destination Imagination and Odyssey of the Mind State Board; Board Member, Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School. Now serves Marstons Mills East Horace Mann Charter School Board of Trustees and Barnstable District Advisory Council.
Margaret Estes Term Expires 2011	Margaret Estes: Community activist currently working along with Stand For Children in securing funding for education today. As an offshoot to these activities she looks forward to focusing her efforts on lobbying the legislature to ensure that the State will mandate programs for the Gifted and Talented children throughout the public schools . She has a Bachelor's degree in social work from Buffalo State College. Has served in a variety of leadership roles with multiple organizations such as Stand for Children, the Framingham Creative Arts Committee, the Hemenway Elementary School PTO in Framingham and the Girl Scouts of America.
Sarah Kelley Term expires 2010	School Adjustment Counselor at North Beverly Elementary School in Beverly MA; Previously the school counselor at The Sage School, a school for academically gifted students located in Foxboro, MA with students ages 4-14 for four year; Bachelor's Degree in Spanish from Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN, and a Master's in Counseling and Psychology from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Co-facilitator of MAGE's Guided Discussion Group for Parents in the Triton School District.
Brian Sheehy Term Expires 2010	Gifted & Talented teacher in the East Longmeadow Public Schools. Holds a degree in English from Westfield State College and a M.Ed. from American International College. Has taught at the primary grade level for thirty-one years in various school systems throughout Western MA as well as at the American School of Valencia Spain. Was part of the first group of teachers to attend the UMass-Amherst Javits course Introduction to Advanced, Talented, and Creative Learners and was also one of the teachers profiled in the PBS documentary series "Only A Teacher" which premiered nationally in the year 2001.
Roberta Spivack Term Expires 2011	Roberta Spivack: MA from Cambridge College; BS & MS in Elementary Education and Reading from Southern Connecticut State College. Over 44 years in public education in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Developed and taught an after school and summer enrichment program in Milford, MA. Retired in 2006. Part time Barbara Wilson tutor for Milford Public Schools. Very interested in the brain, learning, and developing higher level thinking skills. Grandparent advocate.
Term Expires 2010