Staff

Connecticut State Independent Living Council, Inc.



  • Daria Smith:  Executive Director

  • Debbie Melaragno : Administrative Assistant
  • Katie Blicharz: Graduate Intern

  • Greg DeFrank: Staff Accountant

  • James Quick, President

  • Kay Carver, Vice President

  • Len Krizan, Treasurer


Center for Disability Rights



  • Marc Anthony Gallucci:  Executive Director, Chief Advocate

  • Carmen Correa: ADRC Coordinator

  • Rick Famiglietti: Senior Transition Advocate

  • Sandra J. Roberts: Supervising Advocate

  • Jill D. Shiloski, Special Projects

  • Jessica Sirella, ADRC Advocate

  • Susan Fortuna, Butterfly Mechanic

  • Timothy Parkes, Junior Transition Advocate

  • Ralph I. Villers, III, Junior Transition Advocate


Disability Network of Eastern Connecticut



  • Catherine Ferry: Executive Director

  • Jodi Furnia: Transition Coordinator

  • Brynn Hickey, Outreach Coordinator

  • Bea Moeller, Administrative/Data Coordinator

  • Keleign Arian

  • Kim Bond

  • Linda Fafard

  • Julie Moretti

  • Heather Dunn, Secretary

  • Michael Hoyt, SFTP Transition Coordinator

  • Maeve Riden


Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc.



  • Maggie Negron Boyce (Staff)-Assistant to Director for Direct Services

  • Anthony La Cava (Staff)-Executive Director

  • Stephanie Mastrolillo (Staff)-Assistant to Director for Administration

  • Fran Sinish (VISTA Staff)-Nursing Facility Transition Assistant

  • Walter Valites (Staff)-Consumer Advocate – Technology

  • Victor Xavier (Staff)-Nursing Facility Transition Coordinator


 

Independence Northwest



  • Mary Ann Cortina, Admin. Assistant

  • Bob Gorman, IL Advocate/Assistive -Technology/Information and Referral

  • Eileen Healy, Executive Director

  • Scott Robbins, Program Director

  • Carolyn Sanzel, IL Advocate/Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) and Deaf

  • Michael Warburton, IL Advocate/Nursing Facility Transition Coordinator

  • Ron Sparks, Advocate/State Funded Transition Services

  • Nancy Howell, Housing Coordinator for HOPWA

  • Independence Unlimited


  • Gary Allen – Advocate/Assistive Tech Specialist

  • Evelyn Baez* – Transition Coordinator

  • Denise Bastura – Administrative Assistant
  • Dom DeNigris* – Transition Coordinator Julie Hartage* – Transition Coordinator
  • Juan Hernandez – Information and Referral Specialist

  • Claudia Keeley* – Transition Coordinator/Trainer

  • Candace Low – Executive Director

  • Claudine (Perish) Reid* – Transition Coordinator

  • Sue Salters – Advocate/Community Inclusion Coordinator
  • Jade Vail – Advocate/Peer Support Group Facilitator
  • Amy Vignone – Americorps VISTA Volunteer

    *Suite 11 – Phone Number (860) 523-3514, Fax (860) 523-3521