Board

NHAGE Board Member Bios
President, Director, Michele Munsen	Michele Munson, a lifelong educator with 39+ years of experience, has worked as a classroom teacher, gifted and talented coordinator, NH Dept. of Education consultant and Bureau administrator, curriculum specialist, assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools. Named Gifted Educator of the Year in 2005, she has been a devoted advocate for children and creativity, developing programs such as the Connecticut Invention Convention and Innovations Across Generations with General Electric Corp. She also chaired the National Young Inventors and Creators Program sponsored by the US Patent and Trademark Office, US Copyright Office, and Office of the Book for five years. Michele has authored numerous articles and collaborated in many publications on inventing with children. As an active board member of the National Inventive Thinking Association (NITA) for over ten years, she assisted in the development of training programs and conferences to advance inventive thinking and pre-engineering skill development. Michele has presented regionally, nationally, and internationally on using invention to enhance thinking and creativity and promoted hundreds of children’s efforts. She is currently on the New Hampshire Governor’s – Pre-engineering Technology Advisory Council (PETAC) working to expand educational and career opportunities for all children. Her most recent project was co-directing the 2008 UNH Tech Camp
Vice President, 2003 NECGT Co-chair, Barbara DeVore	Barbara is enjoying retirement after two decades as a gifted education specialist in the Merrimack, NH, public schools. She has a M.Ed. with a specialty in Gifted and Talented Education from Notre Dame College. As an NHAGE Director, past Secretary and Vice President, Barbara initiated participation in the Excellence in Education Awards (EDies) and the NHAGE web page. She served as co-chair of the 2003 New England Conference. Barbara received the Friend of the Gifted Award in 2001 and the Excellence in Education Award for Gifted Education in 2003.
Secretary, Karen Landsman	Karen Landsman has been on the NHAGE Board as Secretary since 2006. With a BA in Elementary Education from Notre Dame College and her Masters of Education from Plymouth State University, Karen taught in the classroom for eight years before becoming the Enrichment Coordinator/Library Media Specialist in Dunbarton for an additional eight years. There she coordinated the Destination Imagination Program, the Young Inventors Program, the Artist-in-Residence Program and many shows and plays using an Integrated Arts model. Karen has recently taken a new direction, accepting a position with the Hooksett School District where she is the Media Technology Integration Specialist at Underhill School. Karen believes technology offers many opportunities for students to be self-directed 21st century learners, and for teachers to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students, including those high-potential learners who crave& nbsp;the challenge.
Director, Treasurer, Julie Ramsey	Julie Ramsey has been a NHAGE Board member and its Treasurer since 2003. She has been very involved in the planning for the 2009 NECGT as its Co-Chairperson. Julie has been a teacher since 1980, first at Sunapee Jr/Sr High School and now in Derry as a PACE teacher. She teaches advanced math and enrichment classes. She received the Friend of the Gifted Award in 2008 at the NECGT and was one of the finalists in 2007 for NH Teacher of the Year. She holds a Masters Degree in Education from Notre Dame College.
Maurine Eagan	Maurine Eagan is an educational consultant, bringing over 20 years of experience working with children to her private practice in Bedford, NH. She embraces a holistic approach and specializes in supporting the emotional, social, physical, and educational needs of gifted and creative children. Maurine is a certified practitioner in the Annemarie Roeper, Ed.D. Method of Qualitative Assessment for Giftedness and holds B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences and M.Ed. from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Maurine offers assessment, educational planning, parenting support, and educational workshops. She teaches families relaxation methods including therapeutic touch and imagery.
Director, EDies Chair, Teresa Morris	Teresa Morris is in her third year as the Gifted and Talented Coordinator for the Jaffrey-Rindge School District in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Mrs. Morris moved to New Hampshire from Skokie, Illinois where for the past 16 years she was an elementary teacher for the Evanston/Skokie School District in Evanston, Illinois. In 2006, she was the recipient of the “Most Inspiring Teacher Award,” sponsored by the Evanston Community. Mrs. Morris holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Teaching, earning both degrees from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Director, Carol Foley	Mrs. Carol Foley is the Gifted and Talented Coordinator at the Ellis School (K-8 Public- Fremont, NH) after having taught in formal education for 18 years. She taught for 9 years at the elementary level with primary classes, prior to teaching science and math at the middle school level. She holds an undergraduate degree in BioBehavioral Sciences (a triple major of biology, anthropology and psychology, with a math minor) and has multiple Masters degrees in Counseling Psychology, Social Work and Environmental Science. Carol is on several boards: the New Hampshire Environmental Educators board; the NH Association of Middle Level Educators Board, the New Hampshire Young Inventors Consortium; She is the State-wide Coordinator for Let’s Get Real Academic Competition and also Reader’s Digest Word Power Contest, as well as River of Words.