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2025-26 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
Assistant Executive Director
Damian Frassinelli, CMAA
Stafford High School
LEAGUE REPS
Berkshire
Mark Fowler
Terryville High School
CCC
Elisha DeJesus
Middletown High School
GHC Adam Leonard HMTCA High School
CTC Brooke DiFormato, CAA, 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 REPS
District #1 Sean Saucier, 2029 Woodstock Academy
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 Sport Consultants Sterling Scanlon Wethersfield High School
Equity & Community Engagement 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 Glastonbury High School
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

2025-26 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 Delucia
Bridgeport Schools
Norwich Tech
Football VJ Sarullo
Damian Frassinelli, CMAA
Staples HS
Stafford HS
Golf Steve Wodarski,
Chris Meyers
Wilcox Technical HS
Newington HS
Ice Hockey Jeff Farrell, CAA,
Mike Santangeli, CAA
Rockville 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
HMTCA
Boys' Indoor Track Sterling Scanlon,
Mike Madden
Wethersfield HS
St. Paul HS
Boys' Outdoor Track Hildie Heck,
Lisa Grega,
Old Lyme HS
New Britain HS
Wrestling Ernie Goodwin,
Keith Lipinsky
Amity HS
New Milford HS
Volleyball Dave Francalangia,
Joe Pishka
Berlin HS
Putnam HS
GIRLS' COMMITTEES:
Girls' Basketball Elisha DeJesus,
Dane Street,
Middletown HS
Ridgefield HS
Girls' Cross Country Paul Catuccio,
Tim Delucia
Bridgeport Schools
Norwich Tech
Field Hockey Lynne Flint, CMAA
John Perosino
Haddam Killingworth HS
Cheshire 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 Sears
Jon Nadeau, CAA
The Morgan HS
Abbott Technical HS
Girls' Swimming Diane Callis,CAA
Anthony Verderame
Bulkeley HS
East Haven HS
Girls' Tennis Anne Macneil, CMAA
Shaun Russell,
Housatonic Reg HS
East Hampton HS
Girls' Indoor Track Mike Madden,
Sterling Scanlon
St Paul HS
Wethersfield HS
Girls' Outdoor Track Hildie Heck,
Lisa Grega,
Old Lyme HS
New Britain HS
Volleyball Peter Georgiou,
Tim Kohs, CAA
Greenwich HS
Mercy HS
Girls' Lacrosse Tim McCluskey
Chris Farrell
Tolland HS
Daniel Hand HS
Cheerleading Mark Ottusch New Fairfield HS

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1978-79
Robert M. Duncanson
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1979-80 Robert M. Duncanson Hand
1980-81 Robert Broderick Simsbury
1981-82 Arthur Kohs Xavier
1982-83 Joseph Tonelli Notre Dame, WH
1983-84 Guy Liberatore Valley Regional
1984-85 Patricia Lemley Haddam/Killingworth
1985-86 Nicholas Zeoli Wilton
1986-87 Edward Tyburski Housatonic
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
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
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
2024-26 Mark Berkowitz Weston High School
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