Board of Directors

Ellen Chambers, MBA
echambers@spedwatch.org
Ellen holds a BA degree in English from the University of Lowell, and graduated with honors from Bentley College’s MBA program. After completing advocacy training at the Federation for Children with Special Needs in Boston, she worked as a Special Education Advocate both privately and for a number of organizations, including the Disability Law Center of Boston. Ellen was Executive Director of the South Middlesex Arc (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens) and served on the Arc of Massachusetts’ Special Education Committee. Ellen is a recipient of the Diane Lipton Award for Outstanding Educational Advocacy on Behalf of Children with Disabilities given by the national Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, and the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Women of Justice Award. She resides in Pepperell with her husband and teenage daughter who has high functioning autism.

Lee Desmarais-Moitoso
ldesmarais-moitoso@spedwatch.org
Lee is a professional Special Education Advocate who has completed a program in Paralegal Studies at Newbury College. She has also completed the advocacy training course offered by the Federation for Children with Special Needs, and is now a Trainer and Presenter for the Federation. Lee volunteers as an Educational Surrogate Parent, representing disabled children in Department of Social Services custody who have no family overseeing their education. She has extensive experience working with adults with dual diagnoses (cognitive and mental health impairments) as well as with children with disabilities. Lee also spent seven years working as an Administrative Assistant for the Norton Public Schools Special Education Department. She lives in Norton.

Katherine Martin, J.D.
kmartin@spedwatch.org
Kathy received her J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, and she holds a B.A. in Political Science from Keene State College. She completed the Certificate Program for Women in Politics and Government at Boston College (now part of the UMass Boston McCormack Institute) where she received the Outstanding Alumna Award for Community Service. A member of the Mass Bar, Kathy has worked as a Compliance Officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination for the past 24 years and also served as the Commission’s liaison to the statewide council on disabilities for 5 years. She also recently launched a private practice: Exceptional Kids Advocacy. She is President of the Chicopee Public Schools Sped Pac and is a volunteer with the Western Massachusetts Special Olympics. She lives with her son Zachary, and their dog Corduroy, in Chicopee. 

Beth Pino-Mauch, RN, BSN
bpino-mauch@spedwatch.org
Beth is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience specializing in adult critical care. She received her nursing education at New England Deaconess Hospital and Boston College. She has worked at the Harvard Clinical Research Institute as a cardiovascular research nurse since 1996. She lives in Mansfield with her husband and their son who has Nonverbal Learning Disability and a Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

George Teixeira
gteixeira@spedwatch.org
George is a Tyco software and hardware applications engineer with over 27 years of experience in the customer service environment. He resides in Hudson with his wife and their 11 year old triplets, two of whom have special needs (autism and auditory processing disorder).

Ronald C. Zullo, CPA/MST
rzullo@spedwatch.org
Ron holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and an M.S. degree in Taxation, both from Bentley University. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Massachusetts. Ron runs his own accounting practice as a sole practitioner specializing in tax consulting and business advisory services. He is also a part-time lecturer in the Graduate Tax program at Northeastern University. Ron resides in Norfolk with his wife and two children, one of whom has Asperger Syndrome.