Staff

State of Connecticut Seal

The Connecticut General Assembly

Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee

State of Connecticut Seal

Staff Members

Carrie E. Vibert, Director

J.D. Washington University School of Law; B.A. (Government) Georgetown University; Special Assistant, U.S. Senator John C. Danforth; Law Clerk, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance, Alton, IL; Intern, Connecticut General Assembly; Member, Connecticut Bar.

Catherine M. Conlin, Chief Analyst

M.A. (Political Science) University of Connecticut; B.A. (Political Science) University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; Training Coordinator, University of Connecticut; Instructor of Political Science, University of Connecticut; successfully completed the Connecticut Executive Management Program.

Jill E. Jensen, Chief Analyst

M.A. (Political Science) Eagleton Institute of Politics (Eagleton Fellow), Rutgers University; B.A. (Sociology) University of Connecticut; Professional Development Certificate, Connecticut General Assembly Training and Development, January 2001; Legislative Intern, Office of Legislative Research, Connecticut General Assembly.

Brian R. Beisel, Principal Analyst

M.P.A. (Public Administration) University of Connecticut; B.A. (Political Science) Villanova University; Research Fellow, Office of Legislative Research, Connecticut General Assembly; Intern, Connecticut Office of Policy and Management; Intern, U.S. Senator John Heinz.

Michelle Castillo, Principal Analyst

J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law; B.S. (Psychology) Trinity College; Research Analyst, Office of Legislative Research, Connecticut General Assembly; Research Assistant, Trinity College.

Maryellen Duffy, Principal Analyst

M.P.A. (Public Administration) HUD Fellow, University of Hartford; B.A. (Government) Smith College; Community Development Intern, Town of West Hartford.

Miriam P. Kluger, Principal Analyst

Ph.D., M.A. (Applied Psychological Research and Evaluation) Hofstra University; B.A. (Experimental Psychology) Stony Brook University; Senior Vice President of Research, The Village for Families & Children, Inc. of Hartford; Health Care Analyst, Queens Hospital Community Mental Health Center, Jamaica, NY.

Scott M. Simoneau, Principal Analyst

M.P.A. (Public Administration) University of Connecticut; B.A. (Political Science/Public Administration) Rhode Island College; Performance Auditor, State of New Hampshire; Administrative Aide, Providence Water Supply Board (R.I.); Administrative Aide, Department of Administration, City of Providence (R.I.); Mayor's Aide, City of Providence (R.I.); Management Intern, Town of Windsor (CT).

Michelle Riordan-Nold, Legislative Analyst II

M.P.P (Public Policy) University of Chicago; B.A. (Mathematics) Boston College; Healthcare Analyst, Connecticut Hospital Association; Finance Associate, JPMorgan Chase; Research Assistant, Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago; Fellow, City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management; Intern, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Janelle Sagness, Legislative Analyst II

M.P.A. (Public Affairs) Princeton University; B.A. (Political Science) St. Olaf College; Intern, New Jersey General Assembly; Research Assistant, MDRC; Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, St. Olaf College; Intern, U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone.

Bonnine T. Labbadia, Executive Secretary

A. S. (Legal Secretarial) Middlesex Community College. Former work experience includes: Legal Secretary, Middletown, CT; and Medical Secretary, Middletown, CT.