CCJEF Steering Committee

Elected at the 11th Annual Meeting of CCJEF 3-18-16

Municipal Representatives

  1. Hon. Sydney Schulman, Town of Bloomfield
  2. Hon. Joseph Ganim, Mayor, Town of Bridgeport
  3. John Elsesser, Town Manager, Town of Coventry
  4. Hon. Curt Leng, Mayor, Town of Hamden
  5. Hon. Luke Bronin, Mayor, Hartford
  6. Hon. Toni Harp, Mayor, City of New Haven
  7. Herb Rosenthal, Selectman, Town of Newtown
  8. Hon. Harry W. Rilling, Mayor, City of Norwalk
  9. Hon. Mark Lauretti, Mayor, City of Shelton
  10. Hon. David Martin, Mayor, City of Stamford
  11. Hon. Neil O’Leary, Mayor, City of Waterbury
  12. Hon. Ernest Eldridge, Mayor, Town of Windham

Boards of Education

  1. Michael Krause, Chairman, Branford Board of Education
  2. Christopher Wilson, Member, Bristol Board of Education
  3. Richard Murray, Member, Killingly Board of Education
  4. Sharon Beloin-Saavedra, President, New Britain Board of Education
  5. Peg Curtin, President, New London Board of Education

Designated Members

  1. American Federation of Teachers/Connecticut (AFT CT)
  2. Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)
  3. Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS)
  4. Connecticut Association of Urban Superintendents (CAUS)
  5. Connecticut Education Association (CEA)
  6. Connecticut Federation of School Administrators (CFSA)

Special Education Organization

  1. Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education (ConnCASE)

Non-Profit Organization Members

  1. Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition (BCAC)
  2. Christian Activities Council (CAC), Hartford

Representative for Parent-Teacher Organization Member

Business Organization Member

Representative for Parent Members

  1. Merrill Gay, New Britain

Representatives for At-Large Members

  1. Lee Erdmann, Hartford
  2. Marilyn Ondrasik, Stratford

Ex-Officio

  1. Alex Knopp, Esq., Yale Law School
  2. George Rafael, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM)