DYS Board of Directors:
Gregory Klein, Chairperson
Bill Fasano, Vice Chairperson
Carolyn Ridenour, Treasurer
Beth Agen, Secretary
Vanessa Ivancso, Member-At-Large
Billie Anderson
Brian McGuigan
Diana Galletta – Bruno
Foster M. Crawford
Mary E. Levasseur
Nancy Whitfield
Sarina Manibanseng
Peter Tragni
Lisbeth Rivas
Fred Weissman
DYS Staff:
Julie A. Schmitter, MPA Executive Director
Dr. Sol Lee, MD, Medical Director
Joe Arconti, MS, LPC Clinical Director
Diane Doling, Operations Director
Judy Perez, Office Clerk/Receptionist
Counselors/Project Directors
Kirk Bass, MS, LPC, LCADC Counselor
Jackie Dudas, MS Counselor
Marie Kuntz, MA, LPC, CAC, Counselor
Joyce Jaffee, MA, MFT Counselor
Tom Thomasseen, Earn-A-Bike, YES, and Community Based Life Skills Project Director
Greg Perone, BA, TARGET Project Director
Sarah Haynes, MS, TARGET Project Assistant
Victoria Baran, BS, TARGET Literacy Instructor
Sarah Bruno, BA, TARGET
Dubravka Vidmar, M.S., Mentoring Project Director
Michelle Pais, Community Based Life Skills Para – Professional
Boys’ Leadership Project Director
Juan Matias Muniz, BA – Teacher Certification in Foreign Language K – 12
Christopher Saunderson, MS in Early Childhood Education
GAL’s Club Project Director
Samantha DiFalco, BA, Project Director
Alexsandra Penalbert, BA, Project Assistant
Interns
Samantha DiFalco, BA, MS Candidate Marriage and Family Therapy, Central Connecticut State University
Gregory Perone, BA, MS Candidate Community Counseling, Western Connecticut State University