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