About

Rosemarie A. Lucey, M.Ed., AAC
Educational Success Coach

Rosemarie believes every student can strengthen their academic skills when they understand themselves as a person and a learner. She graduated magna cum laude from Lesley University with a master’s degree in special education. She holds three Massachusetts teaching licenses in Special Needs Pre-K – grade 9, Early Childhood Pre-K – grade 3, and Elementary grades 1-6. Rosemarie is passionate about education and engages in professional development opportunities each year. She is a certified Advanced Academic Coach with the National Tutoring Association (NTA) and completed the Landmark College Certificate Program in Learning Differences and Neurodiversity: Specialization in Executive Function.

Rosemarie has 20+ years of experience in education with diverse teaching experiences ranging from preschool to college. She taught in Massachusetts public schools for 12 years in grades pre-K to six in both special education and regular education. Rosemarie spent 8 years at the collegiate level as an adjunct professor in the School of Education and an academic coach in the Student Support Center before launching her private practice. As an academic coach, Rosemarie provides 1:1 coaching to strengthen executive function skills by facilitating self-awareness while teaching and modeling new strategies and tools for academic success.

Rosemarie served her community as a member of the Topsfield Elementary School Committee for two terms, 2009-2015. She also served on the Tri-Town School Union Committee and the School Improvement Plan Committee. 

In addition to her teaching experience, Rosemarie worked in the corporate environment for ten years as a human resources manager in the pharmaceutical industry. In that role, she used her teaching and organizational expertise to establish training for employees and to collaborate with various departments on company-wide issues for uniformity and consistency of process and procedures. 

In her free time, she enjoys being with family, being active with tennis, pickleball, Crossfit, hiking and skiing, and creative outlets with crocheting, sketching, baking, and helping family & friends with organizing projects. 

Publications / Presentations

“Understanding Executive Function and How it Impacts ADHD, Academics, and Daily Living” Landmark College Capstone Project
Presenter: Rosemarie A. Lucey, Summer 2025

“Understanding Executive Function and Strategies to Support Students” Sponsored by Endicott College, Academic Coaching
Presenter: Rosemarie A. Lucey, Summer 2022

Article: “The Coach and the Procrastinator” by Rosemarie A. Lucey, M.Ed.
National Tutoring Association, The Tree Newsletter, Winter 2021-2022

Article: A New Coaching Type? Meet “The Chameleon” Co-Author
National Tutoring Association, The Tree Newsletter, Summer 2021

“Helping Your Child Tackle School Projects: Tools and Strategies for Strengthening Executive Function” Sponsored by Tri-Town Council
Co-Presenter: Rosemarie A. Lucey and Stephanie Meghan, 2018

“Executive Function Overview” Sponsored by Endicott College, Academic Coaching
Presenter: Rosemarie A. Lucey, 2016

Professional Development

2024-2025

Landmark College – Graduate Certification Program Learning Differences and Neurodiversity: Specialization in Executive Function

2023

Working Memory: You’re in Trouble without it! Information and Strategies for Teachers – Webinar
Presenter: Lydia H. Soifer, PhD

Practical Applications of Executive Functions – Webinar
Presenter: Lydia H. Soifer, PhD

The Science of Reading: What We Know & How to Implement it – Webinar
Presenter: Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D.

2022

The Science of Reading Path – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators

A Diagnostic Approach to Reading Instruction – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators

Scaffolding Written Language for Students – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators

Instructing ELL Students with LD – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators

Solving the Dyslexia Paradox, Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Nadine Gaab

Strategies for Students with ADHD, Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Edward Hallowell

Science of Reading What You Need to Know, Webinar
Presenter: Hannah Stroud

Dyslexia Evaluation What Signs and What Assessments, Webinar
Presenter: Marianne Nice

2021 

Understanding Students with Dyslexia – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators

Dr. Edward Hallowell’s ADHD Making Life Vast and Full, Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Edward Hallowell

Dyslexia Myths, Facts and Interventions, Webinar
Presenter: Marianne Nice M.S, CCC-SLP, C-SLDS

2020

Advanced Academic Coach Certification
National Tutoring Association (NTA)

“Developing Reading and Writing Skills in Students with Executive Function”, Webinar
Presenters: Sarah Ward and Kristen Jacobsen

A Motivational Strategy That Works “I’m not telling you this will be easy…I’m telling you this will be worth it.”, Webinar
Presenter: Rick Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed

Maryanne Wolf Keynote: “Deep Reading and the Digital Culture”, Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Maryanne Wolf

“Cognitive Distortions, An Overview” Endicott College, Center for Academic Coaching
Presenter:  Rosemarie A. Lucey

“Best Practice in Remote Teaching” Endicott College Faculty Institute Remote Teaching Excellence
Presenters: Endicott College Faculty

2019

Advanced Academic Coach Training
Endicott College, National Tutoring Association (NTA)

2017

Executive Function Impact on Learning – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators 

Language-Based Learning Disabilities; Strategies for Success – Graduate Credit Course
Landmark Outreach Professional Development for Educators

Contact

Rosemarie A. Lucey

Topsfield, MA

(978) 790-0873