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Our Mission: To ensure that all Branford Children, birth through age eight years, are happy, healthy, safe, and successful, with a love of learning in school and in life. CLICK HERE TO VISIT
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About Us

Executive Director/Collaborative Coordinator- Jodi Kelly branford.becc@gmail.combranford.becc@gmail.comBECC Officers

Chair - Katherine Marsland, Ph. D. - Associate Professor of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, Affiliate Faculty, Yale Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy  kwmarsland@gmail.com

Vice Chair - Robin Comey - Partner, Starprompt robincomey@gmail.com

Secretary - Helen "Bimmie" Herget - Board of Recreation, Retired School Psychologist bimmiehrgt@gmail.com

Treasurer- Paul Dzialo - Director, Eastshore Region Adult & Continuing Education (ERACE)  pdzialo@branfordschools.org

 

Executive Committee

Health Committee Co-chairs

Wendy Miller wemiller@branfordschools.org

Barabara Naclerio bnaclerio@esdhd.org

Education Committee Chair

Sue Wharfe suewharfe@gmail.com

Safety Committee Co-chairs

Mario Sabatini msabatini1@earthlink.net

Ginger Vickstrom gvickstrom@branfordschools.org

Rountable/Kindergarten Transition Committee Co-chairs

Beryl Meiner booklover13@mac.com

Megan St. Pierre mstpierre@branfordschools.org

Community Engagement Committee Chair

Robin Comey robincomey@gmail.com

Policy Liassion and Governance Committee Chair

Bruce Storm, Ed. D. bruceestorm@gmail.com

 

BECC Advisory Board

Jennifer Alexander - Acting CEO, ConnCAN

Patricia Andriole -Executive Director, Branford Counseling Center

Andrew J. Campbell (ex officio) - Second Selectman, Town of Branford

Anthony DiLauro - Executive Director, Read to Grow

Judy Doyle - Owner, Ms. Judy’s Emporium

Rev. Sharon Gracen- Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church

Kathleen Higgins - Co-Director, Seedlings Teacher Collaborative

Dale Izzo - Assistant Director, Branford Parks and Recreation Department

Gina Lee - President and Founder, Food Allergy Education Network, Inc.

Beryl Meiner - Executive Director, Branford Early Learning Center

Michael Pascucilla - Director of Health, East Shore District Health Department

Sue Pavelko - Executive Director and Owner, Duck Pond Learning Center

Carly Rencsko - Youth Services Librarian, James Blackstone Memorial Library

Mario Sabatini - Board of Education, Branford Public Schools

Doug Shaw - Executive Director, Soundview Family YMCA

Megan St. Pierre - Kindergarten Teacher, Branford Public Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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