State Level Assistance

Made up of representation across the Northeast, the Network Advisory Group (NAG) is aligned with the vision of the Northeast Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Network to:

Establish the technical assistance network needed to deliver multi-tiered technical assistance to state education agencies to support state-level capacity for high fidelity, scaled, and sustained  implementation of the PBIS framework across 10 northeast states to improve social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes for all students, including those with disabilities. 

NEPBIS Evaluation Report

The 2026 NEPBIS Evaluation Report describes the network’s reach, outcomes, and technical assistance framework.

Access the report: NEPBIS Evaluation 2026

Eben McKnight,
State Education Resource Center

Kimberly Traverso,
Connecticut Department of Education

CT NEPBIS PAGE

Debby Boyer,
University of Delaware

Sarah Hearn,
University of Delaware

Susan Veenema,
DE Dept. of Education

DE NEPBIS PAGE

Courtney Angelosante,
University of Maine

Tracy Whitlock,
Maine Department of Education

ME NEPBIS PAGE

Rebecca Shor,
MA Department of  Education

Bob Putnam,
The May Institute

MA NEPBIS PAGE

Sharon Lohrmann,
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Amanda Philp
New Jersey Department of Education

Damian Petino
New Jersey Department of Education

NJ NEPBIS PAGE

Erin Brewer,
Technical Assistance Partnership for Behavior University at Albany, SUNY 

Tina Minehan
New York State Education Department

NY NEPBIS PAGE

Angela Kirby
Pennsylvania Training and Techinal Assistance Center

Kelly Swartwood
Pennsylvania Training and Techinal Assistance Center

PA NEPBIS PAGE

Samantha Brinz
RI Department of Education

Rosemary Reilly-Chammat
RI Departmet of Education

Ellen Reinhardt
West Bay Collaborative

RI NEPBIS PAGE