Abigail Gingrande

Corporate Liaison

Abigail leads the MassCUE Corporate Partners team. She strives to attract, retain, and collaborate with current partners to build opportunities for corporate partners to engage with new school districts. Abigail provides expertise in these areas to help MassCUE develop leadership capabilities, scale business opportunities, and accelerate overall performance. Abigail is instrumental in leading MassCUE overall and Corporate Partners unit objectives in organizational and talent strategy, diversity efforts, program development, and financial operations to expand our nationwide impact on student achievement and teacher professional development.

Abigail earned her bachelor’s degree in public health from University of Massachusetts, Lowell, her master of public health from Simmons University, a second master’s degree in teaching (MAT) in English education for equity & justice from Boston University, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, and a continued education on receiving her doctoral degree in leadership organizations from the University of Dayton School of Education and Health Sciences in 2025.

Prior to joining MassCUE, Abigail managed the instructional designer’s portfolio where she provided standards expertise to build rigorous content that engages students and teachers and aligns with state standards and local contexts at Kids in Tech. She started in education in 2022 and found her passion – education and technology.

When she’s not on Zoom, Abigail can be found traveling the world with her girlfriends.

Kyra Hunter

Director of Operations

Kyra (k-eye-rah) is the Director of Operations for MassCUE. Her central responsibilities are to build strategic goals, improve profitability, build a sustainable infrastructure and aid in the organization’s growth. This includes exploring and expanding staff benefits, choosing a sustainable strategy for managing membership growth and retention, registration and email marketing, and maximizing efficiency of staff responsibilities and workflow as the organization grows.

These priorities are aligned with her strengths, as Kyra comes to us with 15 years of operations experience in both the beauty industry and CTVE cosmetology education. She has a consistent track record of not only growing organizations, but also building them from the ground up. Previous roles consisted of Area Manager and Lead Advanced Educator.

An incredibly involved mother to two teenagers, she is no stranger to the K-12 education system in Massachusetts, and is even a graduate of the Boston Public Schools herself! She’s obtained an Associates degree in Business Administration from Salem State College and a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising from Fisher College.

Kyra is the ultimate networker, particularly within her hometown area of Greater Boston. She currently resides in the South Shore area of Massachusetts.

Veronica Reed

Communications and Marketing Manager

Veronica, as MassCUE’s Communications and Marketing Manager, supports our social media and marketing plan. With experience in marketing communications and the non-profit world, she helps tell the stories of all the great things happening at MassCUE.

Brendan Scott

Administrative Assistant

Brendan found his way to MassCUE through his passion for education, equity, and policy. After graduating from Miami University of Ohio in 2020, Brendan relocated from Ohio to Boston. He became a freshman mathematics teacher and special education case manager in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In 2023, he earned his M.Ed. in Curriculum and Teaching from Boston University’s Wheelock School of Education.

Brendan supports our staff and Board of Directors through various forms of administrative actions from calendar management to scheduling. Brendan assists our marketing manager in website management.

Jen Thomas

Professional Learning and Program Coordinator

Jen Thomas is the Professional Learning and Program Coordinator for MassCUE. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Bates College in 2000, a Master of Arts degree in Musicology from Tufts University in 2002, and a Master of Science degree in Library Science from Simmons College in 2005. A passionate technology educator, she began her career as a library media specialist and later shifted into the role of instructional technology specialist. After almost two decades working in schools, she decided it was time to give back to an organization that supported her career and is now thrilled to be part of the MassCUE team. Jen is dedicated to empowering teachers and students and has a strong interest in planning and delivering professional development in all aspects of educational technology. Jen is a Google Certified Educator, Google Certified Coach, and Google Certified Trainer. She resides in Rhode Island with her husband, Charlie, and their three children, Cooper, Noah, and Caroline.