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Board of Directors

LEARN, a Regional Educational Service Center (RESC), services 21 school districts in southeastern/shoreline Connecticut. Federal funding and local support led to the creation of LEARN as an entity to provide services to students in August 1967. State Statutes (section 10-66) authorized the establishment of RESC's and LEARN became one of six in the state effective July 1, 1968. LEARN is a public educational agency governed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consists of members who are elected to a local Board of Education and are then appointed by that Board to serve on the LEARN Board. 

Board Members

Chester (Grades K-6) 
Dale Bernardoni

Chester, Deep River, Essex (Reg. 4, Grades 7-12) 
Vacant 

Clinton
Thomas Danehy

Deep River (Grades K-6) 
Vacant

East Haddam
Terri Garrity

East Hampton
Vacant

East Lyme
Eric Bauman

Essex (Grades K-6)
Nancy Johnston

Groton
Beverly Washington

Guilford
Vacant

Haddam & Killingworth (Reg. 17) 
Jennifer Favalora

Ledyard 
Mary Harris

Lyme - Old Lyme
(Reg. 18) 

Scott Brown

Madison
Galen Cawley

Montville 
Robert Mitchell

New London 
Scott Garbini

North Stonington 
Chet Stefanowicz

Norwich
Gregory Perry

Old Saybrook 
Marijke Kehrhahn

Preston
Vacant

Salem
Vacant

Stonington
Katie Gauthier

Waterford
Laurie Wolfley

Westbrook
Elizabeth Fernandes

Board Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Budgets

LEARN

2025-2026 Officers

Board Chair
Robert Mitchell

Vice Chair
Dale Bernardoni

Fiscal Officer
Jennifer Favalora

Secretary
Beverly Washington

2026-2027 Meeting Dates

September 10, 2026

October 8, 2026

November 12, 2026

December 10, 2026

January 14, 2027

February 11, 2027

March 11, 2027

April 8, 2027

May 13, 2027

June 10, 2027

2026-2027 Meeting Dates