Commission Members

MEMBERS BY VIRTUE OF THEIR POSITION AND THEIR DESIGNEES

Chairperson of the Board of Parole
Jennifer Zaccagnini
Board of Pardons and Parole
55 West Main Street, Suite # 520
Waterbury, CT 06702

Chief Public Defender’s designee
Claud Chong
Senior Assistant Public defender
Public Defenders Office 101 Lafayette St.
Hartford, CT 06106

Chief State’s Attorney’s designee
Gail Hardy
Executive Assistant State’s Attorney
Office of the Chief State’s Attorney
300 Corporate Place
Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Child Advocate
Sarah Eagan
Office of the Child Advocate
18-20 Trinity Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Commissioner of Children and Families’ designee
Monica Rams
Department of Children and Families
55 W. Main Street
Meriden, CT 06451

Commissioner of Correction’s designee
Amonda Hannah

Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection’s designee
Marlon Drummond

Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Executive Director or designee
Cheryl Sharp
Deputy Director
Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Victim Advocate’s designee
Hakima Bey-Coon
Staff Attorney
Office of the Victim Advocate
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106

APPOINTED MEMBERS

Two members appointed by the Governor
Preston C. Tisdale
Of Partner
Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
350 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Sharon Cheeks

Appointee of Majority Leader of the Senate
David McGuire
Legislative and Policy Director
American Civil Liberties Union of CT
330 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Appointee of Minority Leader of the Senate
Avery Gaddis

Appointee of President Pro Tempore of Senate
VACANT

Appointee of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives
Alex Tsarkov
Director
Connecticut Sentencing Commission
Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
Central Connecticut State University
CCSU Downtown Campus
185 Main Street, Suite 212
New Britain, CT 06051

Appointee of Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
VACANT

Appointee of Speaker of the House of Representatives
Malik Ramiz

Representative of the Municipal Police Chiefs
Patrick Ridenhour

Commission on Women Children Seniors Equity and Opportunity (CWCSEO) Executive Director Designees
Alan Tan, CWCSEO Co-Chairperson
165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1095
Hartford, CT 06106

Werner Oyanadel, CWCSEO Latino & Puerto Rican Policy Director
18-20 Trinity Street, Suite 202
Hartford, CT 06106

Denise Drummond, CWCSEO African American Policy Analyst
18-20 Trinity Street, Suite 202
Hartford, CT 06106