Board of Directors
President (term 2023-2024)
Anthony Calabrese
Director
Fairfield Parks & Recreation
75 Mill Plain Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
President Elect (term 2023-2024)
Elizabeth Mayne
Program Supervisor
Cheshire Parks & Recreation
559 South Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Secretary (term 2023-2024)
Jessica DiBattista
Recreation Supervisor
East Hartford Parks & Recreation
50 Chapman Place
East Hartford, CT 06108
Treasurer (term 2023-2024)
Dale Izzo
Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
Town of Branford Parks and Recreation
P.O. Box 150
Branford, CT 06405
Past - President (term 2023-2024)
Thomas Tyburski, CPRP
Director
Simsbury Parks & Recreation
933 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
Director at Large (term 2022-2024)
Bailey Dailey
Recreation Supervisor
Winding Trails, Inc.
50 Winding Trails Drive
Farmington, CT 06032
Director at Large (term 2024-2026)
Carrie Gazda
Lead Recreation Supervisor
Madison Beach and Recreation
8 Campus Drive
Madison, CT 06443
Director at Large (term 2023-2025)
Ohemeng Kyeremateng
Community Recreation Counselor
Hartford Dept. of Family, Children, Youth & Recreation
30 Pope Park Drive
Hartford, CT 06106
Director at Large (term 2024-2026)
Peter Leclerc
Director
Suffield Parks & Recreation
97 Mountain Road
Suffield, CT 06078
Director at Large (term 2024-2026)
Kyra Nesteriak
Director
Oxford Parks and Recreation
486 Oxford Road
Oxford, CT 06478
Director at Large (term 2023-2025)
Missy Orosz
Director
Monroe Parks & Recreation
7 Fan Hill Road
Monroe, CT 06468
Director at Large (term 2022-2024)
Josselyn Salafia
Recreation Supervisor
Haddam-Killingworth Parks & Recreation
P.O. Box 569
91 Little City Road
Higganum, CT 06441
Director at Large (term 2022-2024)
Amy Watt
Recreation Supervisor
Vernon Parks & Recreation
120 South Street
Vernon, CT 06066
Association Professionals
Executive Director (2012-present)
Valerie Stolfi Collins
Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, Inc.
135 Day Street, 2nd Floor, 2H
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: (860) 721-0384
Program and Marketing Coordinator (2022 - present)
Sophia Updegraff
Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, Inc.
135 Day Street, 2nd Floor, 2H
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: (860) 721.0384
General Office Administrative Assistant (2024 - present)
Alex Bradley
Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, Inc.
135 Day Street, 2nd Floor, 2H
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: (860) 721-0384