Our Leaders

Our Leaders

The Steering Committee, composed entirely of parents, makes decisions about the the strategic direction of the organization. The Steering Committee functions as the CT Parent Power Board of Directors.

George Hensinger

George Hensinger -- Norwalk

George is a founding member of CT Parent Power and currently serves as Chair of the Steering Committee. He has also served as co-chair of the Early Care and Education Committee and jointly represents CTPP at the Early Childhood Alliance. George is a member of the Norwalk Early Childhood Council, a graduate of PLTI, a preschool teacher and attended the National Weeklong Leadership Training Program for Community Organizing. He is a retired Information Systems Analyst and has 2 children and 5 grandchildren.

Ellen Fisk

Ellen Fisk -- Meriden

Ellen currently serves on the CT Parent Power Steering Committee and was a founding member of the the CT Parent Power School Committee. In this position, she helped set up ground rules, make decisions about legislative priorities, created agendas for meetings among other tasks. Ellen is a resident of Meriden, CT and is the mother of one 18-year-old son.

Beverly Lawrence

Beverly Lawrence -- Middletown

Beverly currently serves on the CT Parent Power Steering Committee, the CT Parent Power Schools Committee and the Early Care and Education Committee. Beverly is an active parent leader in her own community of Middletown, CT and is a graduate of PLTI. She also attended the National Weeklong Leadership Training Program for Community Organizing. Beverly has three children ages 19, 8, and 5.

Maria Cordero

Maria Cordero-- Meriden

Maria currently serves on the CT Parent Power Steering Committee and the the CT Parent Health Care Committee. Maria is a graduate of the PLTI program and attended the National Weeklong Leadership Training Program for Community Organizing. Maria lives in Meriden and has five children.

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