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Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education (ConnCASE) conducts all appropriate executive business, develops policies, advises on and approves the annual budget and assumes such other responsibilities as are appropriate.

The 2026 - 2027 ConnCASE Board of Directors:

President:

Aimee Turner
Wallingford Public Schools
aturner@wallingfordschools.org 

Past President/Legislative Chairperson:

Kathie Gabrielson
Winchester Public Schools
katharine.gabrielson@winchesterschools.org

President-Elect:

Josh Martin
East Granby Public Schools
jmartin@eastgranby.k12.ct.us

Secretary:

Shamim Patwa
Mansfield Public Schools
patwas@mansfieldct.org 

Treasurer:

Patti Hess
Tolland Public Schools
phess@tolland.k12.ct.us

RESC Representative:

Kevin Keating
ACES

Membership Chair:

Meghan Pogonelski
Easton, Redding & Region 9

Building Administrator Liaison:

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Region 1 Representatives:

Barbara McLean
Canton Public Schools

Cassandra Murphy
Glastonbury Public Schools

Region 2 Representatives:

Abby Cole
Brooklyn Public Schools

Becky Lopes
Putnam Public Schools

Region 3 Representatives:

Melissa Caballero
West Hartford Public Schools

Katie Krasula
Simsbury Public Schools

Region 4 Representative:

Elizabeth Battaglia
Madison Public Schools
(Mentoring Chairperson)

Region 5 Representatives:

Jennifer Keane
Region 13 Public Schools

Mary Edo
Orange Public Schools

Sara Collette
Milford Public Schools

Region 6 Representatives:

Tracy Edwards
Weston Public Schools

Michael Rizzo
Westport Public Schools
(Mentoring Committee)

State Department of Education Liaison:

Bryan Klimkiewicz
State Director of Special Education
Connecticut State Department of Education

Executive Director:

Yvette Goorevitch
yvette.goorevitch@gmail.com

ConnCASE Representatives

SAC Representative:

Eve Hurley
Colchester Public Schools

CEC/CASE Liaison:

Lisa Hughes
Norwich Public Schools

SERC Representative:

Nikki Hendry

RESC Representative:

Kevin Keating
ACES

CAPSEF Representative:

Shawn Cyr
Behavioral Health Network 

Related Services Representative:

Tom Brant
Amity Regional 

Association Executive:

Allyson Brunetti - (Alyssum Management Company, LLC)
ConnCASE

PO Box 1381
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone: (860) 710.8197
info@conncase.org

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