Staff Directory

All phone numbers are in the 860 area code.

Office of the Commissioner
Commissioner of Higher Education Michael P. Meotti, Commissioner, 947-1801, Meotti@ctdhe.org Malia Sieve, Assistant Director, 947-1801, MSieve@ctdhe.org Jan Kiehne, Senior Consultant, 947-1801, JKiehne@ctdhe.org Lisa L. Negro, Executive Assistant II, 947-1801, LNegro@ctdhe.org Agency Communications, Education & Employment Information Center, & Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Constance Fraser, Director, 947-1801, CFraser@ctdhe.org Rosanne Alicata, Consultant, 947-1810, RAlicata@ctdhe.org Wendy H. Holleran, Consultant, 947-1810, WHolleran@ctdhe.org Nancy J. Walsh, Consultant, 947-1810, NWalsh@ctdhe.org Internal Administration Toby J. Bates, Director, 947-1842, TBates@ctdhe.org Joanne Weisskopf, Director, 947-1842, JWeisskopf@ctdhe.org Sonia L. Gagne, Senior Associate, 947-1842, SGagne@ctdhe.org Samuel Billings, Senior Associate, 947-1829, SBillings@ctdhe.org Suzette Dancosse, Senior Consultant, 947-1842, SDancosse@ctdhe.org Huyen Woods, Consultant, 947-1842, HWoods@ctdhe.org Janet Skelton, Professional Assistant, 947-1300, JSkelton@ctdhe.org Research, Policy & Financial Analysis Nancy L. Brady, Director, 947-1848, NBrady@ctdhe.org John T. Pothier, Associate Director, 947-1842, JPothier@ctdhe.org Mark French, Associate Director, 947-1855, MFrench@ctdhe.org Scott Ciecko, Senior Associate, 947-1848, SCiecko@ctdhe.org Linda K. Diamond, Senior Associate, 947-1855, LDiamond@ctdhe.org Lynne M. Little, Executive Assistant I, 947-1848, LLittle@ctdhe.org Judy-Ann Staple, Associate, 947-1855, JStaple@ctdhe.org
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner Jane A. Ciarleglio, Deputy Commissioner, 947-1833, JCiarleglio@ctdhe.org Annmarie E. Davis, Executive Assistant I, 947-1833, ADavis@ctdhe.org Academic Affairs Patricia P. Santoro, Director, 947-1816, PSantoro@ctdhe.org Christine Thatcher, Associate Director, 947-1822, CThatcher@ctdhe.org Carlota Schechter, Senior Associate, 947-1815, CSchechter@ctdhe.org Robert Ficeto, Senior Associate, 947-1833, RFiceto@ctdhe.org Jason Stevens, Senior Consultant, 947-1816, JStevens@ctdhe.org Patrick Fox, Consultant, 947-1816, PFox@ctdhe.org Michael Criscuolo, Consultant, 947-1816, MCriscuolo@ctdhe.org Amy E. Hughes, Executive Assistant I, 947-1822, AHughes@ctdhe.org Alternate Route to Certification Maria L. Kot-Davoodi, Director, 947-1300, MDavoodi@ctdhe.org Teri Nixon, Consultant, 947-1300, TNixon@ctdhe.org Connecticut Commission on Community Services Jacqueline Johnson, Director, 947-1827, JJohnson@ctdhe.org Jaimy H. Blazynski, Consultant, 947-1827, JBlazynski@ctdhe.org Nikki S. DiPietro, Consultant, 947-1832, NDiPietro@ctdhe.org Teresa P. Berrincha, Professional Assistant, 947-1827, TBerrincha@ctdhe.org Educational Opportunity & Gear Up Arthur Poole, Director, 947-1833, APoole@ctdhe.org Harold A. Davis, Associate Director, 947-1833, HDavis@ctdhe.org Karry Ballard, Consultant, 947-1833, KBallard@ctdhe.org Ana C. Pagan, Associate, 947-1833, APagan@ctdhe.org Croilot Semexant, Associate, 947-1833, CSemexant@ctdhe.org Terry Walden, Associate, 947-1833, TWalden@ctdhe.org Cheryl Wilson, Associate, 947-1833, CWilson@ctdhe.org Bianca Goglas, Professional Assistant, 947-1833, BGoglas@ctdhe.org International Exchange Programs Renate A. Seitz, Director, 947-1303, RSeitz@ctdhe.org