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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 held on June 06, 2008, the following
members were in attendance:
- Susan
Graham, Thomaston Police Department
- Kim Gallo,
Assistant Principal, Region 14 Schools
- Rose
McLaughlin, Social Worker, LPC Chair, Thomaston High School
- Mary Raiola,
Director of Special Services, Watertown Public Schools
- Eileen
Bronko, Northwest Regional Mental Health Board
- Sarah
Bourden, Cheshire Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking, SPF-SIG
- Caryn
Olcik, Waterbury Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking, SPF-SIG
- Gina Ash,
Grants Coordinator, Town of Prospect
- Peter
Smith, Pastor, First Congregational Church, Town of Thomaston
- Eleanor M.
Carr, Waterbury Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc.
- Joseph E.
Futschik, President, Family Intervention Center
- Gretchen
Leeper, Beacon Hose Company #1
- Capt. Jerry
Scully, Naugatuck Police Dpt; Thomaston Board of Selectmen
- Michelle
Piccerillo, Director, Cheshire Youth & Social Services
- Doreen
Metzler, Counselor, Regional School District #16
- David
Pease, Prevention Activist, Get a G.R.I.P. CT Foundation
- Ronald J.
Pugliese, Naugatuck Police Department
- Sandy
Porteus, Executive Director, Family Service of Greater Waterbury
- Amanda
Hunyadi, Community Liaison, Waterbury Prevention Policy Board
- Lisa DeGoes,
Region 16 Prevention Task Force, Parent, BOE Member
- Erica
Kluge, Assistant Dean of Students & Resident Life, Post
University
- John
Wallace, Dean of Students, Post University
- Lisa Antel,
Director of Counseling Services, Post University
- Jeremy
Rodorigo, Community Relations & Business Development, AMR
- Jane
Lobdell, Executive Director, Naugatuck Youth & Family Services
- Christina
Reddington, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Wellspring Foundation
- Kelly
Cronin, Executive Director, Waterbury Youth Service System
- Erica
Norcross, Social Worker, Naugatuck High School
- Elizabeth
Snyder, Outreach/Crisis Counselor, Naugatuck High School
- Joe Gorman,
Supervisor of Health & Phys. Ed. for Waterbury Schools
- Nancy
Schnyer, Director of Pupil Services, Thomaston Board of Ed.
- Chris
Davis, Counselor, Thomaston Center School
- Leo
Bulvanoski, Local Prevention Council Chair, Region 14
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 held on June 06, 2008, the following
members were in attendance and/or elected to the Steering Committee:
- Chairman:
Gina Ash, Grants Director, Town of Prospect
- Vice-Chairman:
Jay Pugliese, Naugatuck Police Department
- Secretary:
Michelle Piccerillo– Director, Cheshire Youth & Social Services
- Treasurer:
Kelly Cronin – Executive Director, Waterbury Youth Service
System
- Maryanne Van Aken,
Parent Support Services Region 14
- Janet Storey – DMHAS
Prevention Unit
- Leo Bulvanoski–Board
of Selectmen, Bethlehem
- Jeremy Rodorigo –
American Medical Response & Resident, Beacon Falls
- Rose McLaughlin,
Social Worker, Thomaston Schools
- Eileen Russo –
Substance Abuse Treatment Consultant
- 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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