BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2009 Glastonbury Education Foundation Board Members: (from left to right) Peter Billard, Richard Risinger, David Megaw, Mary Beth Cardin, Janey Ostrowski, Jodi Lussier, Jane DeMaio, Diane Lipes, Julie Thompson, Seth Jacoby, Sandy Hogan, Joseph Jaconetta, Becky Freiberg, John Lord, Margaret Wilcox, Steven Melocowsky, Michael McCafferty, Tom McGraw, Jeff Segal, Dr. Alan Bookman.   (For a complete listing of board members, please see information below).

2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Joseph Jaconetta, Chairman
Jeff Segal, Vice Chairman
Jane DeMaio, Treasurer
Diane Lipes, Secretary

Mary Beth Cardin, Member at Large

Peter Billard
Robert DeCrescenzo

Tatiana Geist
Reeta Gulati
Sandy Hogan
Seth Jacoby

Brian Koppy

John Lord
Russ Malz

Tom McGraw
David Megaw

Steven Melocowsky

Michael McCafferty

Michael Mulquin
Kristin Muschett

Janey Ostrowski
Richard Risinger

Julie Thompson
Margaret Wilcox

Ex-Officio
Susan Karp, Town Council
Lorraine Marchetti, Board of Education
Alan Bookman, Superintendent of Schools
Peter Jay Alter, Probate Court
Jodi Lussier, Glastonbury PTSO

Advisors
Gloria Avitabile
Jeffrey Brown

Marti Curtiss
Suzanne Galvin
Nancy La Perla
Robert Rader

Heather Summers

Ira Yellen

Program Administrator
Becky Freiberg

Board Structure: How We Work
The foundation is governed by a board of directors and is led by the executive committee that is made up of its four officers and an at-large board member. To optimize commonly held goals, the all-volunteer board includes, on an ex officio basis, representatives from the Board of Education, Town of Glastonbury, Glastonbury PTSO, and the Probate Court.

It should be stated clearly, however, that the foundation exists as a non-political entity independent of both the Board of Education and the schools. The foundation's work may supplement current Board of Education priorities but is not a substitute for them. Nor is the foundation simply a routine alternative funding source for the schools. Our aim is to seed pilot projects not considered to be a normal part of the annual school budget.

At the same time, the foundation does not seek to overlap organizations such as the Parent Teacher Organizations, etc. We strongly support all efforts to promote education in Glastonbury and wish to concentrate our work in areas where a need is not being met.