Committee Assignments
The successful operation of our local depends upon the important work done by standing committees.
The committee assignments are listed below. Members are serving a two year term from 2007-2009. Click on a committee title to display a brief description of their work.
Contact Us:
State Vocational Federation of Teachers
PO Box 290
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: 860-721-0317 or 1-800-378-8020 (Toll Free in CT only)
Fax: 860-721-0323
Email: svft@svft.org
Budget Adjustment Letter 01-08-10
- Budget Committee
- Tamara Connors (Wolcott)
- Joe Scarduzio (Stratford SAMT)
- Pat Ripley (Whitney)
- Rick Tanasi: SVFT President (Vinal)
- Greg Beyer: SVFT Treasurer (Wolcott)
- Linda DeSousa: SVFT Secretary (Kaynor)
- Communications Committee
- Will Arpaia (Wilcox)
- Paul Lucuk: Communications Coordinator (Wolcott)
- Virgina Skoglund (Wilcox)
- Mitch White: Newsletter Layout Editor (Wilcox)
- Constitution & By-Laws
- Ed DeSousa (Bullard-Havens)
- Jan Hochadel: SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Mike LoRusso (Wolcott)
- Ben Russell (Bristol)
- Joe Scarduzio (Stratford SAMT)
- Grievance & Arbitration
- Bill Balch (Vinal)
- Frank Lakomski (Wolcott)
- Ed Leavy (Bullard-Havens)
- Sue Loud (Kaynor)
- Pat Ripley: Committee Chair (Whitney)
- Rick Tanasi: SVFT President (Vinal)
- Dan Thibault (Wolcott)
- Eric Sawyer (Abbott)
- Health & Safety
- Jan Hochadel: SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Ed DeSousa (Bullard-Havens)
- Claire Rheiner: Committee Chair (Goodwin)
- Mike LoRusso (Wolcott)
- Labor - Management
- Greg Beyer: SVFT Treasurer (Wolcott)
- Jan Hochadel: SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Ed Leavy: Executive Union Rep. (Bullard-Havens)
- Pat Ripley (Whitney)
- Rick Tanasi: SVFT President (Vinal)
- Dan Thibault (Wolcott)
- Nominations & Elections
- Bill Balch (Vinal)
- Tamara Connors (Wolcott)
- Bruce Ejzak (Wolcott)
- Bob Herdlein (Cheney)
- Andy Taddei: Committee Chair (Wilcox)
- Political Action
- Ruth Cion (Goodwin)
- Bruce Ejzak (Wolcott)
- Jan Hochadel: SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Sue Loud (Kaynor)
- Paul Lucuk - Communications (Wolcott)
- Virginia Skokland (Wilcox)
- Tom Viola (Platt)
- Professional Development
- Sue Loud (Kaynor)
- Claire Rheiner (Goodwin)
- Sabbatical
- Jan Hochadel: SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Scholarship
- Jean Ann Buck (Kaynor)
- Linda DeSousa: SVFT Secretary (Kaynor)
- Jan Hochadel: SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Sue Williams (Wilcox)
- Ben Russell: Committee Chair (Vinal)
- Sick Bank
- Kathy McGurr (Cheney)
- Mike LoRusso (Wolcott)
- Teacher of the Year
- Cheryl Christie Collette (Wilcox)
- Tamara Connors (Wolcott)
- Linda DeSousa: SVFT Secretary (Kaynor)
- Jan Hochadel SVFT Vice President (Kaynor)
- Pat Keavney (Retiree)
- Sue Niemic (Vinal)
- Elizabeth Tischio (Retiree)
- Tim Viola (Platt)
- Sue Williams (Kaynor)