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Overview
Welcome Letter
Board Members
Senior Staff
Annual Report
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Robert D. Pidgeon
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Pidgeon joined CSI after an extensive career serving as Connecticut's Director of Juvenile Justice. Before that he was Deputy Director of the New Hampshire Division for Children and Youth Services and was Assistant Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Mr. Pidgeon is a retired Colonel with the U.S. Army Military Police Corps and served as the Chief of the National Prisoner of War Information Center during Desert Storm.
Mr. Pidgeon holds a B.S. in psychology from Penn State University, a Master's degree in criminology from Florida State University, and a Master's degree in public administration from Golden Gate University. He has served as V.P. of the New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors, a member of the American Correctional Association At Risk Children, Youth, and Families Task Force, a Regional Affiliate of the American Probation and Parole Association, a member of the Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council, an Associate member of the Council of Juvenile Corrections Administrators, and as member of the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Advisory Group.
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Sherry Albert
Vice President of Adult Services
Sherry has over twenty years of experience in the Criminal Justice Field and oversees nearly twenty programs at CSI for adult offenders referred by the Department of Correction, Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Court Support Services Division. In addition, she has an extensive career in Human Services that includes the management and supervision of programs such as Section 8, Energy Assistance, Weatherization, Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention.
Sherry holds a B.A. degree in legal studies and a B.A. degree in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice from the University of Massachusetts. She is an active member of CT Nonprofits, the American Correction Association, the International Association of Community Corrections, and the Coalition of Community Corrections Providers of New Jersey.
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Richard M. Lutz, ACSW
Vice President of Youth Services
Richard has over thirty-eight years of experience as a child welfare and behavioral health care social worker, supervisor, administrator, trainer and consultant. As Senior Consultant and Director of the Child Welfare League of America's National Center for Field Consultation and Vice President of the Council on Accreditation, Mr. Lutz has provided consultation and technical assistance to hundreds of private and public sector organizations in over 45 states.
Mr. Lutz is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia and holds a Master of Social Work degree from the Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City. He is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and is a peer reviewer and team leader for the Council on Accreditation.
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Terri Saiya
Vice President of Adult Program Development
Ms. Saiya has over 15 years experience in the criminal justice system, including holding various managerial positions with the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC). A graduate of Washburn University with a B.A. and the University of Kansas with an M.P.A., Terri came to CSI in 2001 having served as the Director of the Kansas Parole Board, during which time she was awarded the Non-Uniformed Employee of the Year by former Governor Graves. She was appointed as the state's first Director of Release Planning, overseeing offender re-entry services for the KDOC.
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Susan Pribyson
Vice President of Youth Program Development
Susan came to CSI in 1997 and has over twenty-five years of experience in social services specializing in substance abuse and evidence based treatments for offender populations. She was the first clinical supervisor for CSI's Multisystemic Therapy program, a model whose quality drives continued growth and has become CSI's largest home-based program. Susan holds a Masters of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Doug McAvay, PhD.
Director of Clinical Services
Doug has over thirty years of experience in the field of mental health and substance abuse treatment, primarily in the area of juvenile justice. He has provided direct service, clinical supervision and consultation as well as managed programs for residential and community based service systems. Doug is skilled in program development and evaluation, performance based quality improvements, mental health/substance abuse screening and assessment, treatment planning and clinical service delivery within several program modalities.
Mr. McAvay is a graduate of Williams College and holds both a Master and Doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Clark University. He is licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in both Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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Edward J. Palasek
Vice President of Administration
Ed joined CSI after a thirty-five year career in Human Resources which has included responsibilities in compensation, employee relations and training for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. Ed has served on the boards of a variety of area nonprofits such as the United Way of Greater New Britain-Berlin, the Boy's and Girl's Club of New Britain, and the Stanley Works Employees Federal Credit Union. He currently is a Resource Investment Volunteer for the United Way of the Capital Area. Ed is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.A. degree in history and a M.B.A.
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Sam Ahilan
Chief Financial Officer
A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a M.B.A. degree in finance, Sam came to CSI in 2002 with over fifteen years experience in senior level, nonprofit, public accounting and financial management, most recently as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Easter Seals of Connecticut. He has served as a Treasurer for the town of Andover, CT and is an adjunct faculty member at Eastern CT State University.
Sam is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), an Associate Certified Management Accountant (ACMA- London- England), and completed the Certified Public Accountant examination (CPA exam).
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Marlene Thomas
Vice President of Finance
Marlene joined CSI in 2002 with an extensive career in finance with area CPA firms. She also operated an accounting business which provided accounting services to small businesses. Marlene and the accounting department oversee CSI's compliance with State(s) and Federal fiscal requirements.
Marlene is a graduate of Bay Path College with a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting.
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Jennifer Orr
Director of Contracts
A graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a B.A. degree in economics, Jen came to CSI in 2004 from Catholic Charities in Baltimore, MD with an extensive career in program contract analysis, reporting and budgeting. She is responsible for program and contract budgets, contract compliance, reporting, and acts as fiscal liaison to funding sources
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