FY23 A.I. It's Not You, It's Your Executive Functioning

Stacy Linnehan is a special education teacher for the East Bridgewater Public Schools.  She began her career in education fifteen years ago as a classroom teacher and then transitioned to a special education teacher upon completion of a CAGS in Moderate Disabilities.  Within her district, she is an Inclusive Practice/UDL Coach, serves on the Professional Development annual Academy, and is the Acceleration Academy Coordinator. She has presented at the annual MassCUE Conference several times, sharing her knowledge of inclusive practices, assistive technology, and executive functioning. In addition, she presented at Northeastern University Virtual Residence Conference and has led numerous professional development workshops in various districts across Massachusetts. Stacy is licensed in Elementary Education, Moderate Disabilities, and Special Education Administration. She resides on the South Shore with her husband and two young children.

Megan McGovern has been a special education teacher for eleven years.  She began working at a therapeutic day school in Boston, supporting students with trauma, ASD, ADHD, PTSD, and ODD. She has been an inclusion specialist for East Bridgewater Public Schools for nine years. In addition to being a Junior Senior High School teacher, she is the Unified Coach, Senior Class Advisor, Yearbook Advisor, and Student Activities Coordinator. She is a district-wide Inclusive Practice/UDL Coach and has presented on various topics such as executive functioning, inclusive practices, microaggressions in school culture, and IEP development. She is licensed in Mild to Moderates Special Education PK-12 and holds a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Inclusive Instruction. Before her career in education, Megan worked for Staples Corporation in sales and human resources. Megan lives in Norton, Massachusetts, with her husband and their two children, Tommy and Theresa.

Lindsey Albernaz is a Certified Public Accountant, former auditor in the Governmental and Nonprofit public accounting sector and is currently the Business Manager for READS Collaborative located in Middleboro, MA. While starting her career out in public accounting in 2005, Lindsey transitioned into the public education beginning as the joint Director of Business and Finance for the Somerset Public Schools and Somerset Berkley Regional School District in 2014. She joined READS Collaborative in 2019. Lindsey holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in Taxation. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.