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Community Outreach

Student Leadership

Student leaders are an integral part to the success of community outreach programs. Program directors, trip leaders, and coordinators work together to plan alternative breaks, community service days, and semester-long programs. The coordinator positions also comprise the Executive Board, which works on projects that support student leaders and Community Outreach as a whole.

What does a Student Leader do?

Student Leaders work closely with program participants and community partners to ensure a meaningful service experience. They are responsible for volunteer recruitment, program planning, implementing service that meets self-identified community needs, and promoting reflection about social issues.

Student leaders are supported by a number of peer and professional resources. They attend a week of training before the start of the fall semester to develop leadership skills, build collaboration among student leaders, and prepare for their programs. Throughout the year they participate regularly in their programs and maintain frequent communication with Community Outreach staff and their community partners.

Executive Board

The Executive Board is composed of student coordinators who advise the Community Outreach staff. The Executive Board serves to:

  • Recognize the needs of the Community Outreach staff and leaders,
  • Act as a liaison among Community Outreach programs,
  • Develop student leadership,
  • Educate our peers by addressing concerns, and
  • Promote communication and facilitating new initiatives.

The Executive Board meets bi-weekly and welcomes feedback from Community Outreach student leaders and participants. Contact us at CoExecBoard@yahoo.com.

Executive Board Members

Name Title UConn Email
Tyson Carter Coordinator of Language and Literacy Programs uconn.co.ll@gmail.com
Alexandra Kuehnle Coordinator, Public Relations uconn.co.pr@gmail.com
Eddie Boynton Coordinator, Special Projects uconn.co.projects@gmail.com
Bryan Banville Coordinator, Alternative Break/Immersion Program uconn.co.altbreaks@gmail.com
Viviane Trinh Coordinator for Youth Development & Education (Children) Programs uconn.co.ydec@gmail.com
Maddie Williams Coordinator for Adolescent Development & Education uconn.co.ydea@gmail.com
Mary Duggan Coordinator of Health & Human Services uconn.co.hh@gmail.com

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Student Leaders

Youth Development & Education - Children

Name Title Program UConn Email
Caely Flynn Program Director Project Academic Advancement uconn.co.paa@gmail.com
Victoria Campo Program Director Windham Heights After School Tutorial Program uconn.co.windheights@gmail.com
Kimberly Gentile Program Director Natchaug School Tutoring uconn.co.natchaug@gmail.com
Rebecca Wilcox Program Director Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters uconn.co.bbbs@gmail.com
Caroline Stackhouse Assistant Program Director Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters uconn.co.bbbs@gmail.com
Maureen Davis Program Director Southeast After School Program uconn.co.southeast@gmail.com
Michelle Sullivan Program Director Campus Big Buddies uconn.co.bigbuddies@gmail.com
Emily Ramsey Assistant Program Director Campus Big Buddies uconn.co.bigbuddies@gmail.com

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Youth Development & Education - Adolescents

Name Title Program UConn Email
Melissa Marsh Program Director Horace W. Porter School Plus Program uconn.co.hpplus@gmail.com
Christopher Wood Program Director 4-H Lift uconn.co.4hlift@gmail.com
Tara O’Neil Program Director Big Friends uconn.co.bigfriends@gmail.com
Marie Hoyt Program Director Nathan Hale Homework Club uconn.co.nhhc@gmail.com
Stephanie Rua Program Director Mansfield Middle School Tutoring uconn.co.mms@gmail.com
Meghan Nanfeldt Program Director Stafford Teen Night uconn.co.teen@gmail.com
Marisa Ives Program Director Windham High School CAPT Tutoring uconn.co.capt@gmail.com

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Health & Human Services

Name Title Program UConn Email
Jackson Herget Program Director Windham Hospital Volunteer Services uconn.co.windhosp@gmail.com
Sara McKechnie Assistant Program Director Windham Hospital Volunteer Services uconn.co.windhosp@gmail.com
Joshua Faucher Program Director Collegiate Health Service Corps uconn.co.chsc@gmail.com
Yuk-ting Li Site Manager Danielson & Covenant Soup Kitchen Clinic uconn.co.chsc@gmail.com
Emily Pearson Site Manager Mansfield Senior Center uconn.co.msc@gmail.com
Samantha Palmer Site Manager Mansfield Nursing and Rehab uconn.co.mcnr@gmail.com
Akina Warner Program Director Generations Family Health Center uconn.co.ghc@gmail.com
Eileen Semancik Assistant Program Director Generations Family Health Center uconn.co.ghc@gmail.com
Jacqueline Luginbuhl Site Manager UConn Homelessness Project - Holy Family Shelter uconn.co.holyfamily@gmail.com
Lucia Roberts Program Director Campus Connections uconn.co.campconn@gmail.com
Tiffany Phillips & Aseel Eid Program Director(s) SOS Food Recovery uconn.co.foodrecovery@gmail.com
Kamie Sylvester Program Director Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) uconn.co.waim@gmail.com
Vanessa Barber Site Manager UConn Homelessness Project - No Freeze uconn.co.nofreeze@gmail.com
Katherine Wallender Site Manager UConn Homelessness Project - Cornerstone uconn.co.cornerstone@gmail.com
Patty Sandoral Site Manager UConn Homelessness Project uconn.co.farmed@gmail.com
Sara Hodis Program Director UConn - Bergin Collaborative uconn.co.ucbergin@gmail.com

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Language & Literacy

Name Title Program UConn Email
Kate Grayeb Program Director Mansfield After School Program uconn.co.masp@gmail.com
Sandie Gong Program Director Cross Cultural Connections uconn.co.convopartners@gmail.com
Romana Haider Assistant Program Director Cross Cultural Connections uconn.co.convopartners@gmail.com
Kristina Koprowski Program Director Jumpstart uconn.co.jumpstart@gmail.com
Amanda Ness Volunteer Coordinator Jumpstart uconn.co.jstartvols@gmail.com
Jackie Holowczyk Team Leader Jumpstart at YMCA uconn.co.valley@gmail.com
Christopher Robinson Team Leader Jumpstart at Hockanum Valley uconn.co.hockanum@gmail.com
Chris Martin Team Leader Jumpstart Head Start uconn.co.headstart@gmail.com
James Ngo Team Leader Jumpstart Mansfield Discovery Depot uconn.co.mdd@gmail.com
Kara LaMonica Program Director America Reads at Willington Center School uconn.co.wcs@gmail.com
Laura Harris Program Director America Reads at Windham Center Elementary School uconn.cowindcenter@gmail.com
Andrew Ligsay Program Director America Reads at Willington Nursery uconn.co.arpreschool@gmail.com
Anuja Kanaskar Program Director English as a Second Language (ESL) Family Literacy Program uconn.co.esl@gmail.com
Felicia Bartolomeo Program Director America Reads at Kinsella School uconn.co.kinsella@gmail.com
Brenna Dunnack Assistant Program Director America Reads at Kinsella Elementary School uconn.co.kinsella@gmail.comm
Rebecca Mears Program Director America Reads at Southeast Elementary School uconn.co.setutors@gmail.com

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Alternative Breaks & Immersion Programs

Name Title Issue/Focus Location UConn Email
Angela Hemp Trip Director Homelessness Fall Boston uconn.co.bostonfall@gmail.com
Ryan Brown Trip Director HIV/AIDS Fall New York uconn.co.nyfall@gmail.com
Ashley Hazelton Assistant Trip Director HIV/AIDS Fall New York uconn.co.nyfall@gmail.com
Shannon May Trip Director Arts and Culture Fall Providence uconn.co.providence@gmail.com
Kerrie Canavan Trip Director Hurricane Relief New Orleans uconn.co.winterrelief@gmail.com
Alex Dressler Assistant Trip Director Winter Hurricane Relief New Orleans uconn.co.winterrelief@gmail.com
Shannon Walsh Trip Director Women and Politics Washington D.C. uconn.co.dc@gmail.com
Nicole Rubin Trip Director Native American Issues South Dakota uconn.co.southdakota@gmail.com
Tim Callaghan Trip Director Spring Hurricane Relief Biloxi, MI uconn.co.springrelief@gmail.com
Ashley Hazelton Assistant Trip Director Spring Hurricane Relief Biloxi, MI uconn.co.springrelief@gmail.com
Paul Grabowski Trip Director LGBTQQA Hartford, CT uconn.co.lgbtq@gmail.com
Alice Johnson Trip Director Health Care Philadelphia uconn.co.philly@gmail.com
Lauren Young Trip Director Equitable Housing Bridgeport, CT uconn.co.bridgeport@gmail.com
TBD Trip Director Homelessness Spring Boston uconn.co.bostonspring@gmail.com
Alexander Senetcky Trip Director Learning Community Trip TBD uconn.co.cslctrip@gmail.com
Ryan Brown Trip Director HIV/AIDS Spring New York uconn.co.nyspring@gmail.com

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Public Relations

Name Title UConn Email
Sarah Parise Newsletter Director uconn.co.newsletter@gmail.com
Pooja Shah Internal Communications uconn.co.cfa@gmail.com
Shawna Lesseur External Communications uconn.co.communications@gmail.com
Adam Kuks Technical Director uconn.co.tech@gmail.com

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Special Projects

Name Title UConn Email
Katelyn Donovan Program Director Special Olympics uconn.co.olympics@gmail.com
Brittni Paliotta Program Director: Special Olympics Dodgeball uconn.co.sododgeball@gmail.com
Julia Leonard Program Director: Special Olympics Soccer Tournament uconn.co.classic@gmail.com
Erin Lalime Project Director: Hoops of Hope uconn.co.hoopsofhope@gmail.com
Kenneth Knowles Project Director: Community Service Days uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
Tom McGee Assistant Project Director: Community Service Days uconn.co.teamleaders@gmail.com
Dan Diaz Advocacy Director uconn.co.advocacy@uconn.edu

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