Officer Profiles
Rick Tanasi
President
- Graduate of A.I. Prince
- Carpentry Instructor -Goodwin Tech and Grasso(1980-2002)
- Carpentry Department Head Vinal (2002-2003)
- BEST Mentor
- TQE Program Facilitator
- Skills USA Advisor
- Employee Mediation Trainer Mediator
- Class Advisor
- SVFT Secretary (2002-2003)
- SVFT Vice-President (2003-2007)
- Ex-Officio member of all union committees
- Developed and Organized Tools for Schools.
- Successfully negotiated the last two Collective Bargaining Agreements.
Jan Hochadel
Vice-President
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering (UNH)
- M.S. Education (Sacred Heart University
- Science Teacher JM Wright (2002-2009)
- Science Teacher Kaynor (2009-present)
- Grievance and Arbitration Committee
- Beginning Teacher Legislative Task Force Member
- After-School Supervisor
- Class Advisor
- BEST Mentor
- Chemical Hygiene Officer
- School Improvement Committee
- Science Steering Committee
- Power Standards Curriculum Committee
- JM Wright Building Representative
Ed Leavy
Executive Union Rep
- B.S. English Secondary Education(S.C.S.U.)
- M.S. Literature(Wesleyan University)
- English Teacher Bullard-Havens (1985-present)
- Summer School Supervisor
- Yearbook Advisor
- Attendance Officer
- Durational Department Head
- Evening Adult Education Supervisor
- Member Labor-Management Committee
- Member Constitution & By Laws Committee
Linda DeSousa
Secretary
- Hairdressing Cosmetology Teacher (1987-1996)-Bullard-Havens
- Hairdressing Cosmetology Department Head Adult Program(1996-1999)-Bullard-Havens
- Hairdressing Cosmetology Department Head Kaynor(1999-present)
- Building Representative at Bullard and Kaynor
- T.O.Y. Committee
- Budget Committee
- Health and Safety Committee
- Delegate to Local, State and National Conventions
- Negotiated 2007 C.B.A.
Greg Breyer
Treasurer
- B.S. Journalism(SCSU)
- M.S. English (SCSU)
- English teacher (Wright, Kaynor, Wolcott)
- Gen. Ed. Dept. Head (Wright)
- Library Media Specialist (Goodwin, Wolcott)
- Grievance and Arbitration Committee (2007-2009)
- Budget Committee
- Contract Negotiation Committee
- Building Rep. at Goodwin (2003-2004)
- Convention Delegate