Commission Members

M. Alex Geertsma, M.D., F.A.A.P, Chair

Chairman of Pediatrics at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, and director of the Children's Health Center at St. Mary's

Appointed by: Governor

George A. Coleman, Vice Chair

Deputy Commissioner, state Department of Education

Appointed by: Governor

Mary Grace Reed, Secretary

Project management consultant, Mary Grace Reed, LLC

Appointed by: Senate President Pro Tempore

James P. Cordier, Treasurer

Director of Health and Social Services, Town of East Hartford

Appointed by: House Minority Leader

Laura Lee Simon, Chair Emerita

Appointed by: House Speaker

Biography

Mary K. Fox

Director of Birth to Three, Stamford and Greenwich

Appointed by: House Speaker

Robert Francis

Executive Director of the Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP)

Appointed by: Senate President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House

Andrew Gibson, Ph.D.

Founder and director of PACT (Parenting Angry Children and Teenagers) and author

Appointed by: Senate Pro Tempore

Donald R. Green

Assistant Attorney General, attached to the University of Connecticut Health Center

Appointed by: Senate President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House

Jordan E. Grossman, Ed.D.

Assistant Superintendent, Canton Public Schools

Appointed by: Senate Minority Leader

Alison Hilding

Appointed by: Senate President Pro Tempore

Josh Piteo

Appointed by: House Minority Leader

Barbara J. Ruhe

Attorney specializing in family matters

Appointed by: Senate Minority Leader

Ron D. Ward, J.D., M.A.T.

President, Greenville Family Zone, Norwich

Appointed by: House Speaker

Valeri Whitmer, Ph.D.

Management Consultant

Appointed by: House Minority Leader

Joette Katz

Commissioner of Children and Families

Designee: Dr. Brett Rayfor, Chief, Child and Adolescent Development and Prevention Team

Terrence W. Macy

Commissioner of Developmental Services

Designee: Rod O'Connor, legislative and regulations analyst

Dr. Jewel Mullen

Commissioner of Public Health

Designee: Rosa M. Biaggi, chief of Family Health Section

Stefan Pryor

Commissioner of Education

Designee: Harriet Feldlaufer, bureau chief for early childhood education

Roderick L. Bremby

Commissioner of Social Services

Designee: Sylvia Gafford-Alexander, project director

Leo Arnone

Commissioner of Correction

Designee: Jazmin Molina

Benjamin Barnes

Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management

Designee: Anne Foley, senior policy advisor

George C. Jepsen

Attorney General

Designee: Susan Pearlman, assistant attorney general

The Honorable Barbara M. Quinn

Chief Court Administrator