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Champion's Council

Board

Name Title
Michael F. Connelly Chairman
John N. Little Treasurer
Tokunbo Akinbajo Secretary
Zeanique L Barber
Rob Berman
Dan Browne
Wayne Chuang
Joanne Hastings
Brooke Karsten
Kate Liburdi
Robert Pitocco
Jim Walsh
Andy Cohen
Frank Scalise
Larry Greenberg

Leadership Team

Name Title Phone Email
Bob Rath President/CEO 860-761-7377 Bob.Rath@opp.org
Hector Rivera Chief Operating Officer 860-761-7343 Hector.Rivera@opp.org
Kimberly Williams-Rivera Director of Performance Management 860-761-7330 Kimberly.Williams-rivera@opp.org
Chanda Robinson Director of Pathways to Success 860-761-7325 Chanda.Robinson@opp.org
Rosa Plaza Director of Human Resources 860-761-7305 Rosa.Plaza@opp.org
Gerard Dawes Director of Youth Development Services, Opportunity High School 860-695-5999 Gerard.Dawes@opp.org
Cassandra Sullivan Manager of External Affairs 860-761-7371 Cassandra.Sullivan@opp.org
Jinelle Hooker Supervisor of Youth Employment Services 860-761-7315 Jinelle.Hooker@opp.org
Tokuji Okamoto Supervisor of Youth Business 860-761-7331 Toka.Okamoto@opp.org
Christine Murray Director of Finance 860-761-7320 Christine.Murray@opp.org
Scott Sugarman Director of Educational Initiatives 860-761-7345 Scott.Sugarman@opp.org
Sean Seepersad Senior Director of Research and Organizational Performance 860-761-7348 Sean.Seepersad@opp.org

Administration and External Affairs

Administration

Name Title Phone Email
Bob Rath President and Chief Executive Officer 860-761-7377 Bob.Rath@opp.org
Hector Rivera Chief Operating Officer 860-761-7343 Hector.Rivera@opp.org

External Affairs

Name Title Phone Email
Cassandra Sullivan Manager of External Affairs 860-761-7371 Cassandra.Sullivan@opp.org
Lauren Blake External Affairs Associate 860-761-7370 Lauren.Blake@opp.org
Katie Rock Policy & Development Specialist 860-761-7376 Katie.Rock@opp.org
Ashley Laferriere Policy Intern 860-761-7339 Ashley.Laferriere@opp.org

Finance & Human Resources

Name Title Phone Email
Christine Murray Director of Finance 860-761-7320 Christine.Murray@opp.org
Rosa Plaza Director of Human Resources 860-761-7305 Rosa.Plaza@opp.org
Amilcar Hernandez Bookkeeper 860-761-7302 Amilcar.Hernandez@opp.org

Research and Organizational Performance

Name Title Phone Email
Sean Seepersad Senior Director of Research and Organizational Performance 860-761-7348 Sean.Seepersad@opp.org
Kimberly Williams-Rivera Director of Performance Management 860-761-7330 Kimberly.Williams-Rivera@opp.org
Alyssa Carboni AmeriCorps VISTA Member,
Quality Assurance		 860-761-7309 Alyssa.Carboni@opp.org

Education Services

Name Title Phone Email
Melanie Ma Academic Specialist   Melanie.Ma@opp.org

Dasheena Robinson

 Academic Specialist   Dasheena.Robinson@opp.org
Joanna Carrasquillo AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Education 860-761-7303 Joanna.Carrasquillo@opp.org
Jacquelyn De Cormier AmeriCorps VISTA Member,
Replication		 860-761-7316 Jacquelyn.DeCormier@opp.org

Opportunity High School

Name Title Phone Email
Gerard Dawes Director of Youth Development Services, Opportunity High School 860-695-5999 Gerard.Dawes@opp.org
Julia Rivera

Administrative Assistance

 860-695-5990 Julia.Rivera@opp.org
Venica Blythe

Pathway Career Coordinator

860-695-6016 Venica.Blythe@opp.org
Kim Beale Post-Secondary Coordinator, Opportunity High School 860-695-6010 Kim.Beale@opp.org
Sharyn Lopez Youth Development Specialist, Opportunity High School 860-695-6012 Sharyn.Lopez@opp.org
Michael Nelson Youth Development Specialist, Opportunity High School 860-695-6014 Mike.Nelson@opp.org
Julia Samuels Youth Development Specialist, Opportunity High School 860-695-6013 Julia.Samuels@opp.org
Philip Drew Public Ally- Global Youth Service Day Coordinator 860-761-7304 Philip.Drew@opp.org

Employment Services

Name Title Phone Email
Jinelle Hooker Supervisor of Youth Employment Services 860-761-7315 Jinelle.Hooker@opp.org
Sam DeCarlo Youth Employment Specialist 860-761-7373 Sam.DeCarlo@opp.org
Robert Felder Youth Employment Specialist 860-761-7310 Robert.Felder@opp.org
Randall Ward Youth Employment Specialist 860-761-7373 Randall.Ward@opp.org
Bianca Wilson Youth Employment Specialist 860-761-7308 Bianca.Wilson@opp.org
Carmen Claudio Adult Ed Instructor 860-695-5878 Carmen.Claudio@opp.org

Youth Business Team

Name Title Phone Email
Tokuji Okamoto Supervisor of Youth Business 860-761-7331 Toka.Okamoto@opp.org
Julie Bergeron Youth Business Manager
Junior Art Makers		 860-761-7332 Julie.Bergeron@opp.org
Joanne Edwards Integrated Learning Trainer
Junior Art Makers		 860-761-7332 Joanne.Edwards@opp.org
Paul Gemme Youth Business Manager
River Wrights Boat Builders		 860-761-7381 Paul.Gemme@opp.org
Shanee Franks Integrated Learning Trainer
River Wrights Boat Builders 		860-761-7381 Shanee.Frankes@opp.org
Jamie McDonald Integrated Learning Trainer
M.U.S.E.		 860-761-7329 Jamie.Mcdonald@opp.org
Chaquan Jones Integrated Learning Trainer
M.U.S.E.		 860-761-7329 Chaquan.Jones@opp.org

Youth Development Services

Name Title Phone Email
Chanda Robinson Director of Pathways to Success 860-761-7325 Chanda.Robinson@opp.org
Karina Nieves Administrative Assistant 860-761-7350 Karina.Nieves@opp.org
Marlowe Barnes Youth Development Specialist 860-761-7368 Marlowe.Barnes@opp.org
Bildade Augustin

Youth Development Specialist- Post-Secondary Initiative

860-906-5234 Bildade.Augustin@opp.org
Nazmie Batista Youth Development Specialist 860-761-7309 Nazmie.Batista@opp.org
Brenda Colon Youth Development Specialist 860-761-7355 Brenda.Colon@opp.org
Angel Perez Youth Development Specialist 860-761-7322 Angel.Perez@opp.org
Roger Maybin Youth Development Specialist 860-761-7355 Roger.Maybin@opp.org
Steve Tabara Youth Development Specialist 860-761- 7314 Steve.Tabara@opp.org
Antoinette Brown Youth Development Specialist 860-761-7312 Antoinette.Brown@opp.org

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