Members

 

NECC STAFF

Kristine Cicchetti, Regional Director, Killingly Parent

Christine Rosati Randall, Regional Outreach Coordinator, Killingly Parent

PARENT AMBASSADORS
Kelly Robbins, Parent Ambassador, Woodstock Parent, covering Putnam & Thompson

Renee Toper, Parent Ambassador, Plainfield Parent, covering Plainfield, Sterling & Canterbury

Melissa Kennedy Parent Ambassador, Killingly Parent, covering Killingly & Brooklyn

Elizabeth Redman, Parent Ambassador, Plainfield Parent, covering Plainfield, Sterling & Canterbury

Council Co-Chairs:

  • Melinda Smith, Thompson Superintendent

  • Steve Rioux, Putnam Superintendent

Northeast Early Childhood School Readiness Voting Council Members:

Northeast Early Childhood Council (NECC) Members 2023-2024

LT = Leadership Team

Mary Calorio, Killingly Town Manager
Link Cooper, Sterling First Selectman
Kevin Cunningham, Plainfield First Selectman
Chris Lippke, Canterbury First Selectman
Barney Seney, Putnam Mayor
Austin Tanner, Brooklyn First Selectman
Amy St. Onge, Thompson First Selectman
Sarah Carey, Canterbury Public Schools (LT & Superintendent Designee)
Patty Bryant, Director Putnam Family Resource Director (LT & Superintendents Designee)
Courtney Langlois, Canterbury (LT)
Sally Sherman, Killingly Director of Family Resource Center (LT & Superintendent Designee)
Paul Brenton, Plainfield Superintendent (LT)
Margaret Pearson, Sterling Director (LT & Superintendent Designee)
Steve Rioux, Putnam Superintendent (LT & Council Co-Chair)
Patricia Buell, Brooklyn Superintendent (LT), McKinney Vento Liaison
Susan Nash-Ditzel, Killingly Superintendent (LT)
Ted Friend, Sterling Superintendent
Chris Bitgood, Canterbury Superintendent
Melinda Smith, Thompson Superintendent (LT and Council Co-Chair)
Melissa Kennedy, Parent and Parent Ambassador (LT)
Tammy Miner, Parent Plainfield (LT)
Kelly Robbins, Parent and Parent Ambassador (LT)
Renee Toper, Parent and Parent Ambassador (LT)
Kayla Burgess, Parent
Stefanie Haynes, Parent
Vanessa Ball, Parent
Jenna Lowell, Parent
Jessica Duffy, Parent
Keely Macalister, Parent
Stephanie Donovan, Parent
Sara Howley, Parent
Diane Gozemba, Director EASTCONN
Kim Mansfield, EASTCONN (LT)
Jill Bourbeau, TEEG (LT)
Barbara Tetreault, Plainfield Preschool
Mark Weaver, Brooklyn Principal
Kristen Hempel, EASTCONN Adult Education
Cathy Lane, Plainfield FRC (LT)
Paula Graef, Brooklyn Principal
Sarah Gustaseven, Putnam Plastics – Local Business

Non-Voting Members:
Maryellen Jones, Thompson School Readiness Liasion
Melanie Smith Cervera, Brooklyn, Plainfield, Putnam, and Sterling School Readiness Liasion (LT)
Emily Ross, Killingly School Readiness Liasion (LT)
Christine Rosati Randall, Canterbury School Readiness Liasion

Updated March 2024