Staff

Staff Spotlight with Maura Maloney

Maura Maloney serves as Operations Coordinator for the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) School of Public Policy (SPP). Learn more about Maura below! Maura’s career was predominantly in broadcast engineering at ESPN prior to her arrival at SPP. While at ESPN she began volunteering and really enjoyed helping with home repair for local families. She notes […]

Staff Spotlight with Bryan Callender

Bryan Callender serves as Outreach Coordinator for the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) School of Public Policy (SPP). Recently we caught up with Bryan in Hartford about his journey in public service. Learn more about Bryan below! During college Bryan found a passion for public service when he worked to assist adult learners in completing their […]

Staff Spotlight with Rosie Enyart

Rosie Enyart serves as a Program Coordinator for the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) School of Public Policy (SPP). We recently caught up with Rosie at the Stamford campus to learn about where her love of public service. Check out her response below! My passion for public service began in 2014 as a domestic violence advocate […]

Staff Spotlight with Ryan Baldassario

Ryan Baldassario serves as the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Public Policy’s (SPP) Director of Engagement. Learn more about Ryan below! Ryan’s love of public service began in high school when he began taking social science electives. A class called “Contemporary Issues” had him take part in local government and community organization competitions. He […]

Meet the SPP Staff

The School of Public Policy (SPP) staff can be found year-round serving members of our Network. Recently our team expanded outside of our Hartford home at UConn Hartford to UConn Stamford. Learn more about our incredible team below! Catherine Guarino: Director of Student and Academic Affairs Education BA, Social Science, Providence College MPA, University of […]

Recapping 2022 with UConn SPP

2022 was filled with moments of IMPACT here at UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP)! In no particular order, help us recap another fantastic year with a network dedicated to service. #1 One of the most noticeable changes for our network this past year was becoming a School of Public Policy. Though our name may […]

SPP Operations Coordinator Joins the Governors Education and STEAM Subcommittee

School of Public Policy (SPP) Operations Coordinator Maura Maloney was recently invited by SPP alum Janice Floyd (MPA ’22) to join the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls Education and STEAM subcommittee. Janice serves as Subcommittee Lead which is co-chaired by Commissioner Sibongile Magubane from the Department of Motor Vehicles and Executive Director Tim Larson from the Office of […]

SPP Staff Member Joins Quest with Leadership Greater Hartford

School of Public Policy (SPP) Administrative Coordinator Wade Gibbs recently joined Leadership Greater Hartford’s (LGH) Quest 2022. The program unites Wade with other high-performing mid-career professionals from sectors across the region. Together Wade and other participants will engage in experiential leadership training within the Hartford community. They will also identify needs and establish task forces to […]

New Faces of the DPP

This winter the Department of Public Policy (DPP) welcomed two new members to staff! Luciano Lawrence serves as the DPP’s Outreach Coordinator. Since mid-December Luc has been coordinating recruitment efforts and assisting with marketing initiatives for the department’s professional graduate and undergraduate academic programs. He holds a Bachelor of  Arts in English and a Master […]