Dr. Leslie Vicente is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where she completed her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Public Policy in May 2019. Her professional goals are to maximize partnerships to build local and regional partnerships, advance existing non-profit organization, government, and business relationships that improve educational outcomes for students in...
Profile Category: Executive Director
Stephen Ferreira
Stephen currently lives in New Bedford with his wife. He has been a realtor and Notary Public for over 30 years. In the past Steve has held several Presidencies in different organizations, most recently as President of the Discovery Language Academy where he had been a board member for several years. He was also President of...
Michael Tavares
Michael resides in East Freetown. He is currently the Vice President of Discovery Language Academy. He was also the former President of the Prince Henry Society and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Zeiterion Theater. He is very honored and proud to say that he was one of the initial founders of the...
Dr. Gloria de Sá
Gloria de Sá is an immigrant from the Portuguese Mainland who has lived in New Bedford since 1971. She has a PhD in sociology from Brown University and is a former (retired) associate professor of sociology and faculty director of the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her academic research and publications...