Welcome to District 1

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, and United Kingdom.

  • Jodi Neal
  • District 1 Director

    Jodi Neal
    Creative Services, Director
    Community College of Baltimore County
    (443) 840-5227

 The District 1 Executive Council

Assistant Director

Jonathan Fonseca
Digital Marketing Specialist
Cape Cod Community College, Massachusetts
(774) 330-4651

Medallion Awards Co-Coordinators

Laura Batchelor
Chief Marketing Officer
Atlantic Cape Community College, New Jersey
(609) 343-5086

Conference Co-Coordinators

Elizabeth Cooper
Associate Director of Public Relations
MassBay Community College, Massachusetts
(781) 239-2636

Keith Paul
Executive Director, Marketing Communications 
Northern Essex Community College, Massachusetts 
(978) 556-3862 

Conference Content and Programming Coordinator

Patrick Stone
Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing
Cape Cod Community College, Massachusetts
(774) 330-4714

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

Michael Elspas
Assistant Director of Creative Services
Community College of Baltimore County, Maryland
(443) 840-4502

Leadership Coordinator

Jill Bennett
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland
(410) 777-2191

Member Outreach/State Representatives 

Dan Baum
Executive Director, Public Relations and Marketing
Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland
(410) 777-2011

Tom Burn
Creative Director
Delaware Technical Community College
(302) 259-6095

Drew Fawcett
Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement
Suffolk County Community College, New York
(631) 451-4879

Kristina Henk
Director of Marketing
Community College of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 751-8449

Jan Kirsten
Executive Director of College Relations
Ocean County College, New Jersey
(732) 255-0400, ext. 2071

Michael Parente
Public Relations Officer
Community College of Rhode Island
(401) 825-1249 

Keith Paul
Executive Director, Marketing Communications 
Northern Essex Community College, Massachusetts 
(978) 556-3862 

Charlene Tappan
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Manchester Community College-Connecticut
(860) 512-2912

Leslie Tennant
Director of Communications
Community College of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
(724) 480-3552

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