Susan Hartnett
Executive Director

Susan joined the Center as our new Executive Director at the end of the summer of 2009. She has been active in the local cultural scene for nearly three decades, including a ten-year stint as the Director of the Boston Center for the Arts and five years in Boston City Hall, as Director of Economic Development for the Boston Redevelopment and then as Director of the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events.

Kadri Brattvet
Controller

Kadri's been with us for 30 years running. She currently manages the financial office. The secret to her longterm relationship with CCAE? "I like all the people i work with, the people i have contact with: staff, faculty, the board. I like the variety of the work, too."

Will McMillan
Assistant Director

Will has grown through the ranks at CCAE. He started as a part-time events person, then took over CCAE's public relations and most recently has been focusing on advancement issues. He loves to write thank you cards and sing.

Michael Cicone
Education Director

Michael oversees the production of our catalog and the administration of our classes and programs.

Obi (Wan) Carrion
Registrar

Obi runs the registration office. You'll often see her smiling face in the office or at the front desk when you walk through our door. "I like keeping our students happy. When people leave here it's my job to make sure they're smiling and satisfied."

Scott Hall
Systems Administrator

Scott keeps the technical systems up and running, and is often running himself between our 3 buildings as issues arise.

Paul Lucci
Plant Manager

Paul keeps our historic buildings together and running. Our resident poker player, you'll often see him around the building, calmly handling the business of the day.

Malene Council
Registration Assistant

Malene helps register students for classes. "I like the homey feeling that everybody gets along here; it's like a home away from home."
Music she's currently listening to: "an R&B and hip hop mix."

Kevin Finn
Assistant Registrar

Kevin oversees our customer service with Obi. "CCAE provides an opportunity for low cost high quality educational opportunites getting to work with really good people and interesting faculty, it's a way to keep adult education affordable."

Jerome Berkeley
Bookkeeper

Jerome manages the finances with Kadri and is a self-described hated figure in the house. "I have to be a jerk about the details. But CCAE has an openness in the environment that lets people just be themselves, and flourish."

Judith Klausner
Program Planner

Judith Klausner is the Program Planner for the Arts, Crafts, Fibers, and various other disciplines at the CCAE. She is a proud Cambridge townie with a love for small, intricate, and overlooked things. When not at the Center, she can often be found making sculptures or playing with bugs (or making sculptures out of bugs). She enjoys playing with her food, both recreationally and professionally.

Jason Tetreault
ESL Program Coordinator

Stephen Jason Tetreault has a Master's degree in Education from the University of Rhode Island and has been teaching English as a Second Language to students of all levels since January 2001. In addition to serving as the program coordinator for the ESL program here at the Center, Jason teaches ESL at the CCAE.