The Academic Success Center

Meet the Staff

Where to Find Us

The Academic Success Center is on the third floor of McQuade Library. We are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and evenings by appointment.

For general questions, please email or call us at 978-837-5278. Individual contact information is listed below.

Our Staff

Peter Ellard
Dean of Student Success and Academic Support
Carlene Bell-Flanagan
Academic Accommodation Assistant, Accessibility Services
Ashley Callis
Graduate Office Advisor, Accessibility Services
Nora Cochrane
Assistant Director, Compass Program, Academic Success Center
Jennifer Evans
Director, Compass Program, Academic Success Center
Kristy Forrest ’15, MEd’16
Academic Advisor and Success Coach, Academic Success Center
Moriah “Mo” John, MEd’17
Accessibility Services Specialist
Robert Koch
Director, Writing Center, Academic Success Center
Nicole Labrecque-Blue
Assistant Director, Accessibility Services
Kate Loughlin, MEd’15
Academic Success Coach and Learning Specialist, Promise
Kelly Maccario
Administrative Assistant, Academic Success Center
Traci McCubbin
Academic Success Coach and Learning Specialist, Promise
Laura Priest, MEd’15
Assistant Director of Student Success, Academic Success Center
Sara Quagliaroli, MEd’13
Director, Promise, Academic Success Center
Jodi Rachins
Director, Accessibility Services
(On Maternity Leave Fall 2018 - please contact accessibilityservices@merrimack.edu or 978-837-5722 for assistance)
Diane Shaw
Associate Dean, Student Success
Rachel Silsbee, MEd’15
Assistant Director, Writing Center, Academic Success Center
Patricia Strazdins
Assistant Dean, Student Success, Academic Success Center
Annette Visconti
Office Manager, Academic Success Center

Our Faculty

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Michael F. Mascolo
Professor, Psychology

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