Gabriella Netsch

President

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Richard Kearney

Vice President

Bruce Renfro

Treasurer

Karren Meyer

Secretary

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Karren Meyer teaches driver education at Leland and Gray High School in Townshend, Vermont. She lives in Newfane, Vermont, with her husband Steven,  their daughter, Ainsley (18), and Oscar, a rescued hound the family adopted from the Humane Society. Her son, Patrick (23) finished his degree at Keene state College in December 2022 still brings his laundry home whenever possible.

Karren graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree in art education from the University of Massachusetts and has a Master's of Education from Cambridge College. She is well on her way to a second Master's Degree from Castleton University.

Karren is a board member of Grace Cottage Hospital, a board member of West River Valley Thrives, and is president of the Vermont Driver Traffic Safety Education Association. She is a past board member of The Moore Free Library.

As the Leland and Gray High School Refuse to Use Coordinator, Karren works with the local health coalition to ensure that Leland and Gray's students uphold their pledge to "Refuse to Use" alcohol, drugs, and tobacco products.

Since the 2020 closure of the local branch of the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, she volunteers her services to do third-party testing for Vermont driver's licenses.

In 2019, Karren was named Southern Vermont Driver Educator of the Year. In 2020, she was named Vermont Driver Educator of the Year, and in 2021, she received a National Teacher of Excellence Award.

Lindsey Townsend from the VT Governor's Youth Safety Council, who nominated Karren for the ADTSEA national award, commented, "There was never any doubt in my mind that Karren wouldn't be selected. Karren is inventive, creative, has a great presence, and has helped her school and community support driver education. These are essential and critical things in today's world."

Al Aubin

Vermont Representative

Cheryl Brehio-LaFond

Rhode Island Representative

Judy Cash

New Hampshire Representative

David Haley

Massachusetts Representative

Beth Kohler

Maine Representative

John Leeds

Rhode Island Representative

Melissa Manson

Vermont Representative

Justin McLane

Vermont Representative

Paul McNamara

Massachusetts Representative

Tammy Pregent

Vermont Representative

Amanda Scamman

Past-President

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Amanda Scamman is a certified occupational therapy assistant, certified driving instructor, and certified driver rehabilitation specialist. She has with 29 years of experience as an occupational therapy assistant and 23 years of experience working in the field of driver rehabilitation providing clinical and behind-the-wheel evaluations and training lessons. A 1993 graduate of New Hampshire Technical College in Claremont, Amanda received her standard driver education certificate through Keene State College in 2000. She became a certified driver rehabilitation specialist in 2003.

Amanda is President of NETSEA, serves on the conference development committee, and is a northeast ADED chapter representative. She is also the President of the Northeast ADED chapter. She served on the AOTA Driving and Community Mobility Specialty Certification Committee from 2004-2005.

Amanda has presented at many local NETSEA, ADTSEA, AOTA and national ADED workshops and conferences. She has also presented to occupational therapy programs at the University of New Hampshire, University of New England, and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In 2019, she assisted with hosting NMEDA's 7-hour CAMS workshop at the University of New England in Biddeford, ME.

Amanda joined the outpatient neuro-rehab team at Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital in April 2014 as their driving clinic coordinator. She provides a comprehensive medically-based driving program for driver evaluation, driver training, adaptive equipment, and educational services to people of all ages and abilities, promoting independence and mobility. 

Leony Simo

Massachusetts Representative

Sandy Sternberg

New Hampshire Representative

Craig Thomas

New Hampshire Representative

Tony Vine

Maine Representative