Our Staff
Ginger Comeau
Director of Enrichment & Community Services
Ginger has been an employee of New England Village since 1998 and, since 2005, has managed the overall operations of the Sollar Wellness Center including supervising the team of specialists also profiled on this page. She is responsible for developing enrichment and community programming for people of all abilities. In 2017, she received an official citation from the Massachusetts Senate in recognition of her outstanding work in promoting inclusive communities through community partnerships and social inclusion. An active member of the local Pembroke community, Ginger has served in various town leadership roles including as a Girl Scout Leader, VP of Pembroke Youth Basketball, Pembroke Recreation Commissioner, and Pembroke 300th Anniversary Committee. She holds a B.S. in Family Studies from the University of New Hampshire.
Contact Ginger at: gcomeau@newenglandvillage.org
Melanie Rose Zagwyn
Art Director
Melanie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and began her career with New England Village as a consultant in 2000. Her motto is “process not product” as she stresses technique over outcome. She brings an abundance of thoughtful and creative projects to the classes that she teaches. Her patience and instruction style encourages even the most hesitant of artists, which allows them to stretch their creative muscles and take chances with their projects. She has presented at various conferences and coordinated several art shows for New England Village participants.
Contact Melanie at: mzagwyn@newenglandvillage.org
Sean Carr
Music & Aquatics Instructor
Sean is the Music & Aquatics Instructor and began his tenure with New England Village in 2002. He recently earned his certification in Drum Circle Facilitation and it is not unusual to find him holding his djembe drum circles in and around the community. He is also a Certified Aquatics Group Fitness Instructor and when he is not playing his guitar or drums, he is serving as an instructor in his water fitness classes. The classes are open to members of the community of all ability levels. Sean’s fun instructional style offers participants in his class an enjoyable and beneficial workout.
Contact Sean at: scarr@newenglandvillage.org
