Jennifer Davis Carey
Jennifer is the founding- Executive Director of the Worcester Education Collaborative. Jennifer received her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges. In 1998 she served as Special Assistant to Governor Paul Cellucci of Massachusetts, and a year later she became Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations under Governor Jane Swift. Dr. Carey served in Governor Mitt Romney’s and briefly in Governor Deval Patrick’s administrations as Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. From 2007 until 2009, she oversaw the development of education and training solutions at Commonwealth Medicine, a division of University of Massachusetts Medical School. Before joining Massachusetts state government, Dr. Carey worked at Ohio University, Harvard University and at Bancroft School, a independent K-12 school in Worcester. Dr. Carey is also the founding director of the Initiative for Engaged Citizenship, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides educational workshops about effective, meaningful participation in the public policy processes of the local, state and federal governments.
jdaviscarey@wecollaborative.org
Jamese Tatum
Jamese is a 2009 graduate of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and comes to the Worcester Education Collaborative after having served with AmeriCorps in New York City. A Worcester native, she has also worked at the Worcester Community Action Council and served as a mentor with the Upward Bound program at Worcester State University. Jamese’s interests include travel and figure skating (she is a national bronze medalist in synchronized skating). In addition to work with WEC, Jamese is also a student in the evening division of the Massachusetts School of Law. Jamese’s interest in education and understanding of the various communities that make up our city make her an asset to this organization.
Michelle Jones-Johnson
Michelle serves as Program Consultant to the Collaborative. She holds a Masters degree in Business and has broad experience in both the for-profit and not for profit sectors. An enthusiastic new resident to Worcester, she brings to our organization energy, wit, and a fearlessness with thinking outside of the box.
mjonesjohnson@wecollaborative.org