Our Executive Board

Christopher Pollet
Chris has retired from public education after 35 years of working as a social studies teacher, assistant, principal and 17 years as a middle school principal. He has his CAGS in Educational Leadership from the university of New Hampshire and has served as an adjunct professor at both University of New Hampshire and Southern New Hampshire University. He has been on the NHAMLE Board since 2005. 

Tara Evans
Tara Evans is a career long middle school science teacher, starting in 1998.  She is currently teaching at Kearsarge Regional Middle School.  Tara's middle school teaching passion exploded while working as a para during the 1997-1998 academic year.  While not the career she would have predicted for herself, she knew instantly it was for her. Tara has an M.Ed in Education  and a CAGS in Educational Leadership.  Tara started with NHAMLE as a board member in 2015. 

Karen Lintner
Karen Lintner has been a middle school teacher for 36 years, starting her career in Gary, Indiana, before moving to New Hampshire in 1997. She has taught social studies and math for grades 6-8 and has presented for the New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics and New England League of Middle Schools. Karen also led a differentiated instruction workshop in Tennessee. Since 2019, she has served as secretary of NHAMLE and teaches 7th-grade social studies at Kearsarge Regional Middle School. 

Katherine Foecking
My name is Katherine Foecking. I live in Antrim, NH with my husband, three children, and small farm. I teach 8th grade Math and Science at Weare Middle School. have worked in education for 25 years, 16 of which have been in public education. I have worked as a paraprofessional, a classroom teacher, and an administrator. I recently earned my EdD from Northeastern University.  

Tim Carignan
Timothy Carignan is a 4th-grade teacher at Haverhill Cooperative Middle School in North Haverhill, NH. With 17 years of teaching experience, mostly in upper elementary and middle school, he is passionate about education and aspires to be a school administrator. Currently, he is halfway through an Ed.D. in School Administration and Supervision. A Gulf War veteran, Tim served over 20 years in the Army, including combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He later became an instructor at West Point before retiring in 2013. Returning to the classroom, he often jokes he’s just exchanged one battlefield for another. 

Justin Cassarino
Justin Cassarino is the Principal of Walpole Schools, overseeing three buildings from PreK to eighth grade. He began his teaching career at Walpole in 2012, starting as a first-grade teacher and later moving to fifth grade. Justin became principal in 2020 and is passionate about the exceptional students, teachers, and community. In 2024, he won the A+ Administrator award and joined the NHAMLE board, where he aims to support middle school students and educators. 

John D’Entremont

John is a career educator with experience in both private and public schools, holding teaching and administrative roles. He earned his political science and history degree from Union College, followed by a master's in teaching and a doctorate in educational leadership from New England College. His research focuses on leadership, trust, and change. John is also an adjunct professor, NELMS presenter, mentor, and currently serves as Principal of Lyme School and a Lebanon, NH School Board member  

Bob Griffin