Board Members

Nicole Hague

Secretary

Nicole Hague has spent much of her life exploring what helps people learn, grow, and thrive. She has a B.A in Business Management from Providence College. After college she also completed multiple certification programs for coaching from The Integrative Wellness Academy, High Performance Academy, and Heroic Coach Certification.

Nicole’s journey has been shaped by resilience, reinvention, and a deep appreciation for what truly matters. After overcoming challenges early in life, Nicole learned the value of determination, personal responsibility, and creating opportunities where none seemed to exist. She worked multiple jobs through college before building a successful career in event marketing, regional sales, leadership development, and entrepreneurship.

Along the way, experiences including cancer diagnoses, family loss, extensive travel, and eventually motherhood profoundly reshaped her perspective on health, happiness, education, and what it means to live a meaningful life.

Nicole's professional experience spans marketing, sales, leadership development, entrepreneurship, coaching, digital education, and publishing. Across each chapter, a common thread has remained: a passion for personal growth, well-being, and helping others discover and develop their potential.

As a mother of two daughters, Nicole cares deeply about learning environments that spark curiosity, nurture the whole child, and foster a lifelong love of learning. She believes children are most empowered when they are encouraged to think independently, discover their strengths, and develop confidence in who they are.

Outside of her work, Nicole enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, staying active, traveling, and embracing every opportunity to learn something new. 

Traci Korhonen, Ed.D.

FOUNDER & treasurer

Traci Korhonen started Dream AcadeME in 2013 to create opportunities for children to learn from the lens of their dreams while meeting their needs. In order to build this type of learning dynamic, Traci viewed the parent-teacher partnership as a vital component to the model’s success. Over the years as Dream AcadeME was formed into a nonprofit, the business expanded because of word of mouth from parents. Traci remains forever grateful to these families who were the cornerstones of Dream AcadeME’s early days and its success.

Since founding Dream AcadeME, Traci has worked with school choice initiatives to support public charter schools and education freedom. She was the visionary and founder of a chartered public school in southern NH and worked with families to build and offer a microschool in the same area.

Traci believes the that the industrialized model of education where children and families are separated all day is phasing out. Instead, more intimate school communities similar to one room schoolhouses with multiple ages are replacing the large buildings with long hallways where children were separated by age.

Traci reimagines education by looking at what families and children want/need and evolving in the face of challenges. Although research is slow to be integrated into the real world, we now know much more about psychology, child development, motivation, biology, and sociology to create a model that is unique and adaptable for all children. A place where children love to come to learn, and where families feel confident in their school choice.   

Success is bred from curiosity and wonder, finding out what you are good at and love, and bringing those aspects into your work and life. In Traci’s humble opinion, children need more wonder with time outdoors and less time on devices. Technological devices limited to intentional and restricted supervised use as a learning and research tool. A tool that invites children to be inventors and engineers. Technology expands beyond computers and ipads to real tools and other machines that allow children time and space to bring their ideas to life. The technology is a small piece, but it is not the center of education. What is at the center is the child and their interests, needs, and what is developmentally appropriate. 

Students developed as lifelong learners with emotional intelligence believe that they can make a difference in the world doing what they love. They need to spend a lot of time outdoors at all ages! Indoors they need a comfortable space, warm and cozy, like a home with intimate spaces for discussions and small group work. Outside there are quiet areas in nature for independent study, access to animals, and for mindfulness that develops the heart, mind, and soul of the child.

Students also need to be taught about the connection between their mind and their body, their gut and their brain. They will understand how a mind and body will feel stressed, depleted, depressed, anxious, etc. when it is low in certain nutrients and minerals and overloaded with toxins in the environment. They need to learn how animals and healthy soil are the source of these nutrients and minerals and understand the importance of biodynamic growing practices that enrich their food. Assuming a child needs to change their behavior without looking at their diet and surrounding environment is illogical. Traci believes we can cultivate mental and physical health by empowering students with skills and knowledge that will improve their overall wellbeing for a lifetime.

Noah Boudreault

CHAIR

Noah is a proud father of three amazing kids, ages 9 to 16, and has been lucky enough to share the last 20 years with his incredible wife. Family means everything to him, and it’s what drives much of the work he does, both professionally and in my community. By day, Noah serves as the Chief Technical Officer for a well-respected law firm in the Boston area. He leads our tech strategy and innovation efforts, helping our teams work smarter and stay ahead in a rapidly changing legal landscape.

Outside of work, Noah has always been passionate about giving back. Over the years, he’s coached various sports and also served on several town and school committees, including three years on the school board most recently. Noah has also been involved with the Town Capital Improvement Committee, School Policy Committee, School Budget Committees, School Facilities Committees, and the School Community Engagement & Communication Committee. Through each of these roles, Noah’s focus has been on making thoughtful, forward-looking decisions that strengthen our community.

One of Noah’s core beliefs is that every child deserves access to high-quality, well-rounded educational opportunities. He believes that a community should create and offer as many different educational avenues for our children as possible since every child learns differently and deserves to succeed. Noah is committed to doing his part to ensure our region continues to grow and invest in the future of our students and schools.

Chesley Marvin

Board Member

Chesley is a Principal Data Engineer at Fidelity Investments in Merrimack, NH, where she is heavily involved in employee resource groups, leading multiple committees and organizing a wide variety of large-scale events over the past 10 years. Conducting interviews and leading projects has contributed to her passion for building strong, diverse teams.

Chesley has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College (MA) with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Teacher Education. Her particular interest is in the psychology of motivation and how we can harness the power of intrinsic interest to foster improved learning and performance outcomes. In addition to her decade of service in the technology industry, her experiences working with the TXRX Labs non-profit makerspace and teaching computer science to middle school aged children through jrCode Academy lend a practical approach to computer science education. 

Chesley is a graduate of the NH Parent Leadership Training Institute, a non-partisan organization that equips families and other decision-makers with innovative tools and opportunities to advocate for children. She founded the NH chapter of Say Yes to Recess in 2025, a rapidly growing movement that aims to provide children more recess in public schools by addressing shortcomings in state policy. During her time as a cheesemaker at Abbot Hill Creamery, Chesley was responsible for product production, sales, and accounting.

Chesley grew up in the suburbs of Houston, Texas and was a dedicated lacrosse player from grade three through college. She has two young daughters who attend nature schools in NH. A team player at heart, she is excited to bring her expertise in technology and passion for community to a project that prioritizes respecting children’s uniqueness and agency in their education.

Leslie Klein

Board Member

Leslie was born in Mexico City and spent much of her life in New York and Los Angeles immersed in the arts and symphony world. Music has been a lifelong passion and guiding force in her life. Leslie studied music in Vienna and had the privilege of performing with sixteen symphony orchestras between the ages of nine and seventeen as a pianist.

Her late husband, Kenneth Klein, was an international symphony conductor, and together they spent nearly fifty years traveling the world alongside our son, embracing a life deeply rooted in music, culture, and artistic expression. Those experiences shaped her belief in the transformative power of the arts, meaningful education, and nurturing curiosity and joy in young people. She believes strongly in creating an environment where children feel safe, seen, heard, encouraged and excited to explore their unique gifts and interest.

Leslie also serves on the board of The Music Guild, one of Southern California’s oldest chamber music organizations dedicated to world-class performances, music education, and expanding access to the arts for future generations. Today, she lives in Los Angeles with her cats, Prince and Princess, and her dog, Dolly, while continuing to support her son’s artistic career.

Leslie came to know Dream AcadeME through tutoring and was immediately inspired by the organization’s heart-centered approach to learning and community. Leslie is honored to bring her life experiences, artistic background, and passion for education and mentorship to the Dream AcadeME Board.

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