2022-2023 Board of Education Members

Name	Email	Office Expires
Mr. Angelo Amato (D)	aamato@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mrs. Susan Bradford (R)	sbradford@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2023
Mr. John Paul Garcia (R)	jpgarcia@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2025
Mrs. Amy Lestinsky (R), Vice-Chair	alestinsky@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2027
Mr. EJ Maher (D)	emaher@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2025
Dr. Christopher Pittenger (D), Chair	cpittenger@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2023
Mr. Shawn Uscilla (R)	suscilla@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2025
Mrs. Lynette White (R), Secretary	lwhite@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2023
Dr. Namita Wijesekera (D)	nwijesekera@bethany-ed.org	December 31, 2023

 

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

 

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, and 2022-2023 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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