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(Public Safety) Commissioner Pablo Rivera was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Pablo Rivera has been a resident of Waterbury, Connecticut for almost twenty-two years. He and his wife Nancy M. Rivera are raising their 3 children, Joshua, Jonathan and Melitza. Mr. Rivera holds a Bachelors Degree in Human Services from Springfield College, and a Master in Education from Cambridge College. Mr. Rivera has been a Family Intervention Strategist for The Early Childhood Education Program for over ten years in the Waterbury Public Schools, as well as a Spanish Teacher for Adult Education Program. He also worked at United Way/Infoline as a counselor, and The Head Start Program as a Family Social Service Worker. Mr. Rivera is also serving as a Consultant for The W.Y.S. School Readiness Program and Y.M.C.A. Readiness Program. Mr. Rivera currently is a member of the following organizations: · National Member of the Board of Directors Title 1 Program · State Member of the Board of Director Title 1 Program · Parent As a Teacher Program by State of Connecticut · South End Neighborhood Association The Following are some of the organizations and activities he has been involved within the recent past: Member of the Naugatuck Valley Community Development, Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Action Council, Member of the Board of Directors Nilsa Marrero Cooperative, Member of the Board of Hispanic Student Union at Naugatuck Valley College, Member of the Board New Opportunity for Waterbury. He was appointed to the Commission in October 2005 by James A. Amann, Past-Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Connecticut.
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Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission 11/09/2009 |
