Leo Brehm

Leo currently serves as a School Business Administrator and has had a distinguished career in Massachusetts education. His roles have included CIO/CTO, director of technology, instructional technology specialist, and edtech entrepreneur. Driven by a passion for advancing education through technology and leadership, Leo currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning, and Creativity. Additionally, he held positions on the MassCUE Board of Directors, including terms as president and treasurer.

Jared Perrine

Jared Perrine is the Director of Technology at Narragansett Regional School District. He is a proud returning (interim) board member of MassCUE and a board member of METAA (state chapter of CoSN). He also has his Massachusetts CTO certification (based on CETL), is a member of the Digital Learning Advisory Council (DLAC), is a 2015 MassCUE Pathfinder, and is a 2024 MassCUE Shelley Chamberlain Community Service Award winner. Formerly a teacher, Jared has his M.Ed. from Lesley University in Instructional Technology.

Jacqueline Collins

Jacqueline Collins returns as Treasurer of the MassCUE Board of Directors, having previously served on the board for nine years, including eight as Treasurer. A National Board Certified Teacher in Career and Technical Education, she specializes in Business, Marketing, and Financial Services. Since 2006, Jacqueline has been a business teacher and instructional technology specialist at Mansfield High School. A passionate advocate for financial literacy, she co-authored the 2021 National Standards for Personal Financial Education. Throughout her career, she has held numerous leadership roles at both the state and national levels. She currently serves as an Innovation Educator Fellow with the STARTedUP Foundation.

Jacqueline holds a BSBA in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from Stonehill College, an MBA in Marketing from Marist College, and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instructional Technology from Framingham State University. She also earned a Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching from Endicott College.

Awards include:
– 2023 Knowledge Matters Career Compass in Marketing Award
– 2021 National Business Teacher of the Year
– 2015 Massachusetts Business Teacher of the Year
– 2016 & 2017 Finalist Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year
– 2017 Semifinalist Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
– 2019 Jump$tart Coalition Randy Lively, Jr. Pioneer Award
– 2019 Massachusetts NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing: Honorable Mention
– 2015 Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education

Ellen M. Driscoll

“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body, and soul.” –Charles Buxton

“Zealous” describes Ellen’s attitude toward life and learning. She has worked as an aide, substitute, and a high school technology teacher before becoming a Technology Systems Administrator for Barnstable and Plymouth. Ellen retired as Chief Technology Officer from Middleborough Public Schools. Her connection to MassCUE as an organization with its values and dedicated members has been central to her growth and devotion to technology and learning.

Ellen first discovered MassCUE as an elementary computer teacher and joined a SIG in 1994. She has witnessed and worked for the dramatic growth in MassCUE. Receiving the 2008 MassCUE Pathfinder Award was a lifetime achievement. In 2015, ISTE recognized Ellen’s work advocating for Technology in Massachusetts with a plaque at their annual conference in June in Philadelphia. Again in 2017, she was awarded the coveted ISTE Making IT Happen (Jacket) Award representing MassCUE.

Ellen has had the pleasure of serving as the secretary on the MassCUE Board for ten years and returns now to fulfill that role again as the Interim 2025 Secretary. She has served on the Conference Committee, Influence and Advocacy Committee and the founding Board of METAA. In 2008, she was appointed by the state Commissioner of Education to the Educational Technology Advisory Council for two terms. Ellen spent six years as an elected School Committee member representing the residents of Mattapoisett, where she still lives with her husband, John and rescue dog Pepe. Their three children have made them proud grandparents of nine young adults.

Dr. Susan Bisson

Dr. Susan Bisson is the Digital Learning and Libraries Coordinator for Watertown Public Schools.

Susan has always been an early adopter. She recognized the educational possibilities that technology generates after receiving an iPad cart through a grant when she was a fourth grade teacher.

One of Susan’s favorite projects was to have students photograph geometric shapes found on the playground—and then use them to create multimedia projects demonstrating what they learned. Susan is driven by the belief that students can use ed tech to become engaged critical thinkers with agency over their learning.

Susan is excited to be joining the MassCUE Board.

Drew O’Connors

Drew is in his second year as the Director of Technology for the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District.

Before his current role, he was a classroom teacher for 10 years, with the last five years at Minuteman, where he was the founding instructor for Multimedia Engineering, a vocational program teaching Radio, TV, Film, and Technical Theatre.

When not thinking about educational technology, Drew is an active board member of the MA Thespians, the state chapter of the International Thespian Society, and the Technical Director for Arlington Children’s Theatre. He and his husband have three dogs, Dax, Trip, and Tilly, named after Star Trek characters.

John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is the author of eight books on educational and assistive technology. His most recent book is Technology for English Language Learners. John currently works for Chelmsford Public Schools as the Chelmsford High School Librarian. He is a former staff member of MassCUE. John was the Social Media Ambassador for MassCUE from 2017 to 2019. He has been an active member of MassCUE serving on the Communication and Professional Development Committees.

Tracy Sockalosky

Tracy is the Assistant Principal of Dover-Sherborn Middle School.

Tracy is a past member of the MassCue Board of Directors and has been presenting at the annual conference since 2012. She has also presented for EdTech Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Learn Launch and several school districts in the region. Tracy earned her M. Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education and her Bachelors in History and History of Art from University of Michigan.

Tracy is a past member of the MassCue Board of Directors and has been presenting at the annual conference since 2012. She has also presented for EdTechTeacher, Learn Launch and several school districts in the region.

Prior to her role in building leadership, Tracy was a Social Studies teacher and Instructional Technology specialist with the Natick Public Schools for 11 years (2011-2022) and at the Carroll School in Lincoln for the ten years prior to that (2001-2011). She is also a United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow and USC Shoah Foundation Teacher Innovator.

Tracy holds a Master of Education in Organizational Leadership from Endicott College, a Master of Education in Mind, Brain and Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and an undergraduate degree in History and History of Art from the University of Michigan.

Melissa Zeitz

Melissa Zeitz is a teacher with over 20 years of experience in the Springfield Public School District, where she currently specializes in Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) for grades PreK-8, after many years of teaching Special Education.

Melissa is committed to fostering creativity and problem-solving in her students while empowering them to understand the world around them and become the innovators who shape a better future. Her influence extends beyond the classroom as she delivers DLCS and Edtech training to teachers at conferences nationwide, serves as the technology and resource coordinator for the CSforAll Springfield grant, facilitator for CSforMA, co authored the DLCS curriculum guide book for MA, and is Co President of CSTA Massachusetts chapter. She was honored with the PAEMST in 2018 and the CS Teaching Excellence Award in 2023, recognizing her passion and dedication to teaching computer science to elementary students.

When she is not wired in, she is dancing, traveling, and spending quality time with her friends and family.

Chris Parker

Chris is the Technology Director for Gateway Regional School District in Huntington. He has been involved in the educational technology field for 25 years working previously at Easthampton (MA) Public Schools and Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield. He has hosted the Western Mass Googlepalooza as well as Lunch and Learn Conferences for technology leaders in the western part of the state.

He transformed Gateway from an Apple-based district to a K-12 1:1 Chromebook District in 4 years and has led his district Technology Committee to provide personalized technology training at all levels in the schools.

Chris has also presented at both the MassCUE Fall conference and Googlepalooza.

Chris currently serves as a member of several other advisory boards involved in EdTech development. He can be reached on Twitter at @ChrisparkerTCO.