Massachusetts

Commissioner

J. Clarke Orzalli

Primary Point of Contact

J. Clarke Orzalli
23 Pearl Road
Nahant, MA, 01908
corzalli@gmail.com, ph (206) 459-3222

Secondary Point of Contact

Christine H. Cowen
Military Family Education Liaison, and the Military Connected Student Specialist
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Christine.H.Cowen@mass.gov, ph (781) 338-6301

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Laurel Wironen
School Liaison
Hanscom Air Force Base
laurel.wironen@us.af.mil ph (781) 225-1482
Website: https://hanscomfss.com/school-liaison/

Lacey Allen
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Eastern and Southern Region
lacey.allen.1@us.af.mil, ph (210)-965-4602

Chief State School Officer

Pedro Martinez, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Military Family Education Liaison

Christine Cowen, Military Connected Student Specialist Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col Jorge Jimenez, 66th Air Base Group Commander, Hanscom AFB, United States Air Force

State Council Members

RADM J. Clarke Orzalli, USN (RET)-Chairman
Andrea Gayle-Bennett, Deputy Secretary – Executive Office of Veterans Services
Representative Ken Gordon, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Kerri Anne Quinlan-Zhou Superintendent, Bourne Public Schools
Thomas Moreau, Assistant Secretary of Policy and Planning – Designee for Secretary of Education Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr.

Ex-Officio Members

Col Jorge Jimenez, 66th Air Base Group Commander, Hanscom AFB, United States Air Force
CAPT Patrick Sullivan, Commander USCG Base Boston – Coast Guard Liaison
CAPT Roger M. Masson, Commander USCG Base Cape Cod – Coast Guard Liaison
Julia Dennis, Lead Child & Youth Program Coordinator, Massachusetts Army National Guard
Phil Napolitano, Assistant Director, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)
Renee Williams, Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN)

State Council Meeting

November 27, 2017 Minutes
March 26, 2018 Minutes
November 29, 2018 Minutes
November 22, 2019 Minutes
November 20, 2020 Agenda | Minutes
November 30, 2021 Minutes
October 25, 2022 Agenda | Minutes
November 16, 2023 Agenda | Minutes
November 20, 2024 Agenda | Minutes
December 10, 2025 Agenda | Minutes (Draft)

Education Commission of the States – Find Your State Liaison

State Spotlight Video – Massachusetts (9:28)

Federation for Children with Special Needs | Connecting Families: Supporting Military Families
What is a School Liaison? (Laurel Wironen, Hanscom AFB)
Exceptional Family Member Program (Shana Wickham, Hanscom AFB)