Staff and Board of Directors

The work of The Connecticut Audubon Society is led by a state Board of Directors and managed and carried out by our staff of executives, administrators, scientists and educators. Staff members are located at our state headquarters in Fairfield, and at centers throughout the state. We encourage you to get to know our staff and learn about the work they do.

Staff

State Headquarters
Birdcraft Sanctuary & Museum

314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
203-259-0416

EcoTravel

PO Box 903 (30 Plains Road), Essex, CT 06426
860-767-0660
ecotravel@ctaudubon.org

Andrew Griswold
EcoTravel Director
860-767-0660
agriswold@ctaudubon.org

 
Matthew Bell
Travel Specialist
mbell@ctaudubon.org
860-767-0660

Center at Fairfield

2325 Burr Street, Fairfield, CT 06824
203-259-6305, ext. 109; Fax: 203-254-7365
Nature Store: 203-259-6305, ext. 109

Jane Guenther
Store Manager and Non-school Programming
203-259-6305, ext. 109
jguenther@ctaudubon.org

Liza Hickey
Communications Manager
203-259-6305, ext. 118
lhickey@ctaudubon.org

Kathleen Magner
Communications Manager
203-259-6305, ext. 157
kmagner@ctaudubon.org

Tricia Kevalis
Assistant Director of the Fairfield Region
203-259-6305, ext. 117
email: tlombardi@ctaudubon.org

Alissa Harrison
Animal Care Supervisor
203-259-6305, ext. 116
CASAnimalCare@ctaudubon.org

Greater Hartford Area

860-633-8402; Fax: 860-657-4228

Kate Reamer
Director
860-633-8402
kreamer@ctaudubon.org

Catie Resor
Education Manager
cresor@ctaudubon.org
860-633-8402

Coastal Center at Milford Point

1 Milford Point Road, Milford, CT 06460
203-878-7440; Fax: 203-876-2813

Ken Elkins
Director
203-878-7440
kelkins@ctaudubon.org

Louise Crocco
Office Manager
203-878-7440, ext. 502
lcrocco@ctaudubon.org

Stefan Martin
Habitat Steward
203 259-6305 x119
smartin@ctaudubon.org

Center at Pomfret

218 Day Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
860-928-4948; Fax: 860-928-2939
pomfret@ctaudubon.org

Sarah Heminway
Director, Northeast Corner
860-928-4948, x 601
sheminway@ctaudubon.org

Andy Rzeznikiewicz
Sanctuary Manager
arzeznikiewicz@ctaudubon.org

Paula Coughlin
Citizen Science Coordinator
pcoughlin@ctaudubon.org

Pat Coleman
Administrative Assistant
pcoleman@ctaudubon.org

Trail Wood

The Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary
93 Kenyon Road, Hampton, CT 06247
860-928-4948

Sarah Heminway
Director, Northeast Corner
860-928-4948, x 601
sheminway@ctaudubon.org

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

100 Lyme Street
PO Box 62
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-598-4218

Alisha Milardo
Director
amilardo@ctaudubon.org

Heather Kordula
Education Program Manager
hkordula@ctaudubon.org  

Jim Arrigoni
Conservation Biologist
jarrigoni@ctaudubon.org

Joe Attwater
Conservation & Education Coordinator
jattwater@ctaudubon.org

Deer Pond Farm

Cathy Hagadorn
Director
(860) 799-4074 x104
chagadorn@ctaudubon.org

Deirdra Wallin
Center Manager
(860) 799-4074 x134
dwallin@ctaudubon.org

Jim Arrigoni
Conservation Biologist
860-799-4074 ext. 135
jarrigoni@ctaudubon.org

Stefan Martin
Habitat Steward
203-259-6305 ext. 119
smartin@ctaudubon.org

Emily Reeves Freundt
Program Coordinator
860-799-4074 ext. 139
efreundt@ctaudubon.org

State Board of Directors

Officers
Chair: Kathleen M. Van Der Aue, Southport
Vice Chair: Pamela Fraser, Ph.D., Easton
Secretary: Christina E. Clayton, Denver, Colorado
Treasurer: Harshad Kuntey, Glastonbury
Chairman Emeritus: Peter Kunkel, Trumbull

Members
George Amato, Milford
Gilles Carter, New Haven
Patrick Charmel, Hamden
Thomas Conroy, Guilford
John Folsom, Pomfret
John Forbis, Essex
Anna Gault Galjan, South Glastonbury
Diana Gray, Southport
Andrew Holmes, Brooklyn, NY
Tomas Koeck, Fairfield
Sarah Middeleer, Newtown
Jeanne Olivier, Kent
Joel Papowitz, Fairfield
Richard S. Perkin, Southport
Martin Torresquintero, New Haven
John D. Tower, New Milford
Susan K. Whalen, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Executive Director: Patrick Comins, Stratford