Board of Trustees

Matt Barroso – Secretary

After spending most of my life in New York City, I moved to New Hampshire in 2019, fresh out of middle school, and began attending MC². As a student throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I witnessed and experienced many changes within the school and the community. When in-person learning resumed, I took the opportunity to immerse myself more deeply in the MC² community and became a role model for other students. From the beginning, the school had a very welcoming energy, and I wanted to maintain that as new students arrived. MC² has supported me tremendously, and my career in the automotive industry would not be possible without my internship at Monadnock Ford, where I now hold a full-time position in the sales department. Now, it’s time for me to give back to the community, and I am honored to serve as a member of the MC² Board of Trustees.

Savannah Drowne – Treasurer

I am an Alaskan Native, raised in Massachusetts, then briefly moved to New Hampshire, prior to moving back to Massachusetts. I am a graduate from Franklin Pierce University 20’, with BA in English, minor in Accounting, and am currently pursuing my MBA-Leadership at Southern New Hampshire University. I am passionate about the growth and development of children, and serve on the Board of Trustees at MC2 because I support the unique mission, vision and values of the school, and am fascinated with the teaching model that empowers students. I am currently an Associate Treasurer Analyst for C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, and serve on the Board of Directors as Secretary for Hundred Nights, Inc. 

Jocelyn Goldblatt – Vice Chair

As an MC2 parent I’m deeply committed to the school’s mission and appreciate the positive impact on my child’s personal growth and development.

Over the last decade, I completed my MA in Community Development Policy and Practice, led local non-profits, including a nature-based preschool and a recovery community organization, and continued to do freelance work for several STEM-based coalitions. I currently serve as the Executive Director at the Cheshire Children’s Museum and am a PhD student in Leadership & Change at Antioch University.

My career began in technology, serving as a Nuclear Power Electronics Technician in the US Navy before contributing to early cell phone manufacturing and later automating back end accounting functions for capital markets at First Union/Wachovia. After completing an undergraduate degree in Political Science, I shifted my focus to healthcare economics and technology. My work has included advocacy for basic research funding and other policy issues in Washington D.C. relevant to the Materials Research Society, the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and other STEM-focused coalitions. I worked on a contracted team for the establishment of CMS Medicaid pay-for-performance measures and helped healthcare organizations transition during the Affordable Care Act’s implementation.

My personal, professional, and academic experiences have consistently highlighted the vital role of community in preventing trauma-related health complications and building resilience. I’m excited to bring my diverse background to MC2, recognizing its vital role as a hub for community, family, and our local economy, and I’m honored to serve as a Trustee.

David Guion

As a young man, I found my way to the predecessor to Making Community Connections Charter School. The educators that I had the pleasure of irritating had an enormous impact on my growth and development. The foremost lesson that eventually made its way through the paper armor of teenhood was that of Community. At MC2, Community serves as the fertile soil in which the seeds of an education and a love of learning can be planted and nurtured to fruition.

It’s this sense of community that I have brought with me, that allowed me to have success throughout my career. When it came time for my wife and I to look at high schools for our son, we knew that MC2 would be exactly what he needed to reach his potential. I am happy to serve on the MC2 Board of Trustees, and give back to the community that gave me so much.

Kathleen (Katie) Hamon – Chair

I grew up in the Monadnock Region before heading to Dartmouth College for a B.A. in Mathematics. Since then, I have worked in the field of education, interning for a summer at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH before heading to Beverly, MA to teach math, literacy, and technical theater at Landmark High School. While there, I earned my teaching license and an M.S.Ed. in Moderate Special Needs from Simmons College. After eight years teaching in the classroom and simultaneously working with Landmark Outreach for much of that, I moved out west to get an M.A. in Policy, Organization & Leadership Studies from Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.

While working for the CK-12 Foundation to support students and educators through curriculum enhancements, training, and professional development, including development of the CK-12 Certified Educator Program. I was able to move back east in 2017, first to Massachusetts and then back home to the area, where I reconnected with family and friends, and got involved with MC2. I now work for Aquifer, a nonprofit that provides a learning platform for health professions students to build clinical reasoning and other skills. I am grateful for this opportunity to support MC2’s amazing program and help drive change in a field for which I am passionate and believe true differences can be made in people’s lives. 

Chris O’Reilly – Executive Director

I completed my undergraduate work at Keene State College and attended both Antioch University and Plymouth State University where I earned my graduate and post-graduate degrees.

In my former professional life, I was a small business owner, worked in the residential and commercial construction trades, and was a technician in the recreational motorsports industry. I enjoy spending time with my family, hiking, kayaking, and cycling whenever I get the chance.

I look forward to continuing to serve the students and families in our community with an opportunity to engage in a student-centered learning environment that fits their individual needs.

Julie Robinson

I am honored to serve as a member of MC2’s Board of Trustees. As a first-generation college student, I earned a BA in Pre-Med and Music from the College of the Holy Cross and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Sherman College of Chiropractic.

My teaching career began in K-8 music education before transitioning to science and theater at Foxborough Regional Charter School in Massachusetts for 5 years. For the past 19 years, I have focused on teaching college-level science, allied health, and bioethics courses. I am currently a Professor of Biological Science at River Valley Community College, where I teach biology and health science courses and serve as Program Director for the Liberal Arts Science Concentration degree and the HCAP certificate.

I am passionate about improving access to education through Open Educational Resources (OER) and have authored three OER lab manuals for Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, and Human Biology. I also enjoy designing creative, interactive
learning experiences, including escape-room-style educational activities.

Cory Rogers

Bio forthcoming