Connecting Families
Directors
Phoenix Lombardi, President, plombardi@mydsact.org
Jason Messina, Treasurer, jmessina@mydsact.org
Beth Emerson, Secretary, bemerson@mydsact.org
Denise Curran, Director, dcurran@mydsact.org
Elaine Spatcher, Director, espatcher@mydsact.org
Theresa Martins, Director, tmartins@mydsact.org
Staff
Shanon McCormick, Executive Director, smccormick@mydsact.org
Patty Alessandro, First Call New Parent Coordinator, firstcall@mydsact.org
Karen Sawyer, Operations Coordinator, ksawyer@mydsact.org
Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., Literacy Center Research and Training Coordinator, kwhitbread@mydsact.org
Melissa Bengtson, Senior Head Tutor, mbengtson@mydsact.org
Aimee Blair, Literacy Program Associate ablair@mydsact.org
Emily Kalenauskas, Advocacy Avengers, ekalenauskas@mydsact.org
Our board meetings are held every other month on Zoom or in person at the Midstate Arc
200 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT
Times and dates are available on our calendar of events
Our EIN is 06-1176478
Our general email address is info@mydsact.org
Voice messages can be left at 888-486-8537