2024-2025 Board of Education Members

Name	Email	Office Expires
Mr. Angelo Amato (D), Vice-Chair	aamato@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mrs. Susan Bradford (R)	sbradford@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mr. Joseph Cafasso (R)	jcafasso@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mr. John Paul Garcia (R), Chair	jpgarcia@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2025
Dr. Shannon Lane (D)	slane@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mrs. Caroline Leary (R), Secretary	cleary@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mrs. Amy Lestinsky (R)	alestinsky@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mr. EJ Maher (D)	emaher@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2025
Mr. Shawn Uscilla (R)	suscilla@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2025

 

Left to Right: Kai Byrd, Bethany Superintendent, Amy Lestinsky, Bethany BOE Vice Chair, Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, CSDE Commissioner

 

Bethany Board of Education Leadership Award

The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) recognized the Bethany Board of Education in 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 with the Board Leadership Award. CABE recognizes Boards which provide effective leadership to their District through the use of good practices. This award program acknowledges the importance of school Board members and Superintendents working together as effective teams. This award is formally presented at the annual CABE Convention.

 

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