DEI Collaborative
Groton Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Collaborative
- Celebrates the uniqueness of each individual in our community
- Believes that developing cross-cultural empathy and understanding is vital to Groton's future
- Is dedicated to creating and maintaining an environment that welcomes and celebrates Groton's diversity.
Subcommittees
- Executive Committee – Establish bylaws and governance, identify priorities, evaluate outcomes, obtain resources.
- Events – Plan, organize and implement DEI-friendly events, participate in existing events.
- Education and Outreach – Prepare and present educational materials, organize community conversations, identify underrepresented populations and extend invitations for engagement.
- Workforce and Leadership – Work to attract and develop a diverse workforce and citizens to serve on various boards in the community.
- Citizen Response – Review concerns and related policies and practices to identify systemic issues/barriers and recommend and advocate for corrective actions to increase equitable outcomes. Submit a Citizen Response/Concern form to share ideas on how we can make things better.
Department Name | First Name | Last Name | Subcommittee | Phone | |
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Groton Parks and Recreation | Jessica | Patterson | Education and Outreach | jpatterson@groton-ct.gov | (860)-536-5685 |
Groton Parks and Recreation | Jerry | Lokken | Executive | jlokken@groton-ct.gov | (860)-536-5682 |
Director of Human Resources | Arnetia | Green | Workforce and Leadership | agreen@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6629 |
Groton Parks and Recreation | Eileen | Cicchese | Citizen Response Chair | ecicchese@groton-ct.gov | (860)-536-5691 |
Groton Parks and Recreation | Asya | Kerr | Citizen Response | astaples@groton-ct.gov | (860)-536-5680 |
Groton Senior Center | Cindy | Olsen | Events Co-Chair | colsen@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6623 |
Groton Senior Center | Kathy | Williams | Education and Outreach, Workforce and Leadership | kwilliams@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6795 |
Groton Police | Heather | McClelland | Education and Outreach Co-Chair | hmcclelland@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6712 |
Groton RTM | Beverly | Washington | Workforce and Leadership | bevywash@comcast.net | |
LEARN | Bridgette | Gordon-Hickey | bghickey@learn.k12.ct.us | ||
Fitch High School | Carmita | Hodge | chodge14@hotmail.com | ||
L&M Hospital | Laura | Cotto | Education and Outreach | laura.cotto@lmhosp.org | |
Groton Parks and Recreation | Dami | Rane-Castrodad | damayanti.rane-castrodad@uconn.edu | ||
Groton Public Works | Robin | Dauda | rdauda@groton-ct.gov | ||
Citizen | Esme | Martinez | esmeralda.martinezvicente@gmail.com | ||
Groton Public Library | Shawn | Greeley | sgreeley@groton-ct.gov | (860)-449-7173 | |
City of Groton Parks and Recreation | Mary | Hill | hillm@cityofgroton-ct.gov | (860)-446-4128 | |
L&M Hospital | Laurel | Holmes | laurel.holmes@lmhosp.org | ||
Ledge Light Health Department | Jennifer | Muggeo | jmuggeo@llhd.org | ||
City of Groton Parks and Recreation | Val | Koschmieder | Education and Outreach | koschmiederv@cityofgroton-ct.gov | |
UCFS Healthcare | Kiana | Scruggs | kscruggs@ucfs.org | ||
Groton Senior Center | Jennifer | Meakem | Education and Outreach Co-Chair | jmeakem@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6785 |
Groton Town Council | Juan | Melendez | Events | jmelendez@groton-ct.gov | |
Groton Town Council | Juliette | Parker | jparker@groton-ct.gov | ||
Groton Economic Development | Lauren | Post | lpost@groton-ct.gov | (860)-446-5960 | |
Groton Planning and Development | Jonathan | Reiner | jreiner@groton-ct.gov | (860)-446-5995 | |
Citizen | Susan | Archer | sarcher904@att.net | ||
Groton Police | Richard | Sawyer | rsawyer@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6712 | |
Mystic & Noank Library | Rebecca | Spera | Events Co-Chair | rspera@mysticnoanklibrary.org | (860)-536-7721 |
Groton Senior Center | Tomi | Stanley | Education and Outreach, Workforce and Leadership | tstanley@groton-ct.gov | (860)-441-6785 |
St John's Christian Church | Pastor | Coleman | stjohnschristian@sbcglobal.net | ||
Children's First Groton | Susan | Corrice | suecorrice@comcast.net | ||
Solstice Senior Living | Interim | Director | grotoned@solsticeseniorliving.com | ||
Marine Science Magnet High School | Tara | Amatrudo | tamatrudo@ctriveracademy.org | ||
Marilyn | Goodman | mlgoodman63@yahoo.com |