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Committees & Membership...
Central Naugatuck Valley Regional Action
Council
The membership of the CNVRAC is meant to reflect the twelve
communities and constituencies that it serves. In order to maintain
a balanced representation of each of the twelve towns in the service
area, membership should include at least one person who lives or
works in each town. Membership includes chief elected officials,
chief law enforcement officials, superintendents of schools and
general assembly members or their representatives, substance abuse
providers from the service area, as well as one representative from
the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the
Department of Children and Families. Membership may also include,
but is not limited to, representatives from the business community,
religious organizations, youth service bureaus, the media, youth and
adult consumers, local prevention council members, health care
professionals, other professional groups and state agencies.
At the Annual Meeting of
the CNVRAC held on June 15, 2007 the following members were in
attendance:
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Maryanne Van Aken,
Parent, Woodbury-Bethlehem LPC Member
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Debra Olsen,
Community Relations Coordinator, Arms Acres
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Richard Beebe,
Parent, Teacher, Westover School
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Meghan Beebe, Student
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Susan Graham,
Thomaston Police Department
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Terry Springster,
Nonnewaug High School
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Ralph Miro, EMS
Coordinator, Waterbury Hospital
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Kim Gallo, Assistant
Principal, Region 14 Schools
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Betsy Hackett, WATCH
LPC Chair, Watertown Board of Education
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Rose McLaughlin,
Social Worker, LPC Chair, Thomaston High School
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Mary Raiola, Director
of Special Services, Watertown Public Schools
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Mayor Mike Bronco,
Borough of Naugatuck
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Sarah Bourden,
Cheshire Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking, SPF-SIG
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Kelly Anderson, Peer
Connection Program, Nonnewaug High School
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Linda Janowitz,
Waterbury Public Schools
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Alicia Jones,
Woodbury Middle School
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Doriene Wester,
Social Worker, Woodbury Middle School
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Jill Fontanella,
Social Worker, LPC Member, Wolcott High School
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Joy Geraci, Social
Worker, Region 14 Schools
CNVRAC Steering
Committee
The purpose of the Steering Committee is to control and
manage the affairs and funds of the CNVRAC. Though under fiduciary,
and therefore legally governed by the Board of Directors of the
Family Intervention Center, Regional Action Councils were created to
be at the service of the communities that they support. The Steering
Committee of the CNVRAC is comprised of an Executive Committee:
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, as well as
Chairpersons of each of the Standing Committees of the CNVRAC, and
up to six additional at-large members.
At the Annual Meeting of
the CNVRAC, held on June 15, 2007, the following members were in
attendance and/or elected to the Steering Committee:
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Chairman: Celia
Urbano – Assistant to the Director, Naugatuck Youth Services
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Vice-Chairman: Gina
Ash – Grants Director, Town of Prospect
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Secretary: Michelle
Piccerillo– Director, Cheshire Youth & Social Services
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Treasurer: Kelly
Cronin – Executive Director, Waterbury Youth Service System
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Mary Kate Mason –
DMHAS Prevention Unit
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Leo Bulvanoski–First
Selectman, Bethlehem
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Jeremy Rodorigo –
American Medical Response & Resident, Beacon Falls
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Mary Raiola –
Director of Special Services, Watertown Board of Education
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Ronald J. Pugliese,
Jr. – Patrolman, Naugatuck Police Department
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Eileen Russo –
Substance Abuse Treatment Consultant
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Prevention Committee
Chair: Jill Fontanella, Social Worker, Wolcott High School
CNVRAC Prevention
Committee
The purpose of the Prevention Committee is to assist the
Executive Director in assessing prevention needs and assets in the
Central Naugatuck Valley; to develop, implement, and evaluate an
Annual Substance Prevention Plan; and to promote the development and
coordination of needed prevention services in the area. Members of
the Prevention Committee meet for the purpose of networking,
resource development, and collaboration of efforts. This year, the
Prevention Committee is convening area Social Workers and School
Counseling Professionals. Contact Jill Fontanella for more
information: 203-879-8164,
ext. 33.
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