Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors

Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors

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2024-25 CAAD BOARD OF CONTROL
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Mark Berkowitz, CAA Weston High School
President-Elect Jonathan Nadeau, CMAA Abbott Technical High School
2nd Vice President Hildie Heck, CAA Old Lyme High School
Secretary Trish Witkin, CMAA Glastonbury High School
Treasurer Ken Marcucio, CAA CAAD
Past President VJ Sarullo Staples High School
Executive Director Fred Balsamo, CMAA CAAD
LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES
Berkshire Mark Fowler Terryville High School
CCC Elisha DeJesus Middletown High School
CRAL Sterling Scanlon Weaver High School
CTC Brooke DiFormato, CAA, 2025 Ellis Technical High School
ECC Marc Romano Fitch High School
FCIAC Todd Parness Fairfield Ludlowe High School
NCCC Jeff Farrell, CAA Rockville High School
NVL Chris Daily Woodland High School
SCC Steve Blumenthal, CAA North Haven High School
Shoreline Lew Pappariella Valley Regional High School
SWC Keith Lipinsky New Milford High School
AT-LARGE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
District #1 Pat Cox, 2025 Coventry High School
District #2 Dan DeConti, CAA 2028 Xavier High School
District #3 Mike Santangeli, CAA, 2027 Joel Barlow High School
District #4 Matt Martorelli, CMAA 2026 Farmington High School
CONSULTANTS
Awards Anne Macneil, CMAA Housatonic Regional High School
BIPOC Chris Fulton Windsor High School
CIAC/Sports Consultants Damian Frassinelli, CMAA Stafford High School
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Elisha DeJesus Middletown Public School District
Mentoring Hildie Heck, CAA Old Lyme High School
Newsletter/Social Media Matt Perachi Shepaug High School
Officials Diane Callis, CMAA Bulkeley High School
Professional Development
NIAAA Liaison
Trish Witkin, CMAA CAAD
Retired AD's Joe Monroe CAAD
Scholarship Committee Heidi Schmidt, CAA Hartford Schools
Season Limitations VJ Sarullo Staples High School
Unified Sports Doug Marchetti, CAA Norwalk High School
CHSCA President Bill Vanderrest CHSCA

2024-25 CAAD
CIAC SPORTS COMMITTEE CONSULTANTS
BOYS' COMMITTEES:
Baseball Lindsey Boutilier,
Steve Baldwin, CAA
Manchester HS
Brookfield HS
Boys' Basketball Kevin Burke,CAA
Matt Perachi
Bacon Academy
Shepaug Reg. HS
Boys' Cross Country Paul Catuccio,
Tim Deluca
Watertown HS
Norwich Tech
Football VJ Sarullo
Damian Frassinelli, CMAA
Jonathan Law HS
Stafford HS
Golf Steve Wodarski,
Chris Myers
Wilcox Technical HS
Newington HS
Ice Hockey Jeff Pinney,
Mike Santangeli, CAA
Simsbury HS,
Joel Barlow HS
Lacrosse Doug Marchetti,
Jake Jarvis,CAA
Norwalk HS
Guilford HS
Boys' Soccer Victor Cooper
Scott Elliott, CAA
Platt Tech HS
Lyman Memorial HS
Swimming Anthony Verderame
Diane Callis,CAA
East Haven HS
Bulkeley HS
Boys' Tennis Dick Cerone
Adam Leonard
Westhill HS
HTMA
Boys' Indoor Track Sterling Scanlon,
Ashley Kitchens
Weaver HS
Glastonbury HS
Boys' Outdoor Track Hildie Heck,
Dane Street,
Old Lyme HS
Ridgefield HS
Wrestling Ernie Goodwin,
Keith Lipinsky
Amity HS
New Milford HS
Volleyball Dave Francalangia,
Matt Martorelli, CMAA
Berlin HS
Farmington HS
GIRLS' COMMITTEES:
Girls' Basketball Elisha DeJesus,
Fred Williams,
Middletown HS
Northwestern Reg. HS
Girls' Cross Country Paul Catuccio,
Tim Delucia
Watertown HS
Norwich Tech
Field Hockey Kim Hirth, CMAA
Mike Maltese
Canton HS
Wethersfield HS
Gymnastics John Krot, CAA
Jason Siegal
Parrish Hill, HS
West Hartford School
Girls' Soccer Pat Cox
David Dennehy,
Coventry HS
St. Paul HS
Softball Meagan Spears
Jon Nadeau, CAA
The Morgan HS
Abbott Technical HS
Girls' Swimming Diane Callis,CAA
Anthony Verderame
Bulkeley HS
East Haven HS
Girls' Tennis Ann Macneil, CMAA
Shaun Russell,
Housatonic Reg HS
East Hampton HS
Girls' Indoor Track Ashley Kitchens,
Sterling Scanlon
Glastonbury HS
Weaver HS
Girls' Outdoor Track Hildie Heck,
Dane Street,
Old Lyme HS
Ridgefield HS
Volleyball Peter Georgiou,
Tim Kohs, CAA
Grennwich HS
Mercy HS
Girls' Lacrosse Tim McCluskey
Chris Farrell
Tolland HS
Daniel Hand HS
Cheerleading Mark Ottusch New Fairfield HS

FORMER CAAD PRESIDENTS
1978-79 Robert M. Duncanson Hand
1979-80 Robert M. Duncanson Hand
1980-81 Robert Broderick Simsbury
1981-82 Arthur Kohs Xavier
1982-83 Joseph Tonelli Notre Dame
1983-84 Guy Liberatore Valley Regional
1984-85 Patricia Lemley Haddam/Killingworth
1985-86 Nicholas Zeoli Wilton
1986-87 Edward Tyburski Housatonic Valley Regional
1987-88 Fred Balsamo Middletown
1988-89 Leo "Pete" Plourde Montville
1989-90 Norman Winnerman Danbury
1990-91 Michael Simmons Manchester
1991-92 Robert Summers Avon
1992-93 John Novakowski Sheehan/Wallingford
1993-94 Raymond Nicolletta Glastonbury
1994-95 Thomas Malin East Catholic, Manchester
1995-96 David Johnson Bunnell, Stratford
1996-98 Barbara Startup Avon
1998-00 Pamela Goodpaster Joel Barlow, Redding
2000-02 Robert Lehr Southington
2002-04 Paul Mengold Amity
2004-06 John Shukie Northwest Catholic, West Hartford
2006-08 Chip Dorwin, CAA Guilford
2008-10 Ray DeAngelis, CAA O'Brien
2010-12 Trish Witkin, CMAA Glastonbury
2012-14 Brian Fell Woodland High School
2014-16 Dan Scavone, CMAA Berlin High School
2016-18 Damian Frassinelli, CMAA Stafford High School
2018-20 Matt Perachi Shepaug School
2020-22 Dave Dennehy, CAA St. Paul High School
2022-24 VJ Sarullo Staples High School