Maritza Tirú
(Education) of Waterbury, is the Director of
Career Development and Placement at Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical
College in Waterbury. She has taught English as a Second Language at the
college. She has a Master’s Degree from the University of Connecticut.
Ms. Tirú is well known in the community and is very involved in many
local organizations. These include: the Chamber of Commerce – Waterbury
Leadership Program, Community Vision for Waterbury, Vice-Chair of the
Educational Task Force, Literacy Volunteers of America – Waterbury
Chapter, Mayor’s Task Force Against Drugs, Spanish Action Council – Past
President 1992-1994, School-Based Health Center Planning Committee,
American Red Cross – Waterbury Chapter. Waterbury PRIDE-N.A.A.C.P., CT
Trails Girls Scout Council, Get Them Off Program (GTOP), Minority
Empowerment Coalition – Vice-President, Northwest Collaboration
Committee, UCONN Advisory Board, Waterbury Area Services Team, The
Displaced Homemaker Program Advisory Board and Youth Advocacy
Association of Greater Waterbury. Ms. Tirú was recently selected to
serve a two-year term to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She is
also the student advisor to the Black Student Union and the Hispanic
Student Union at the college.
Ms. Tirú was appointed to the Commission originally in 1995,
reappointed in 1996, and reappointed again in 1999 by former Governor
John G. Rowland and once again in 2003 by Governor M. Jodi Rell.