BESB Statewide Rehabilitation Council
The State Rehabilitation Council (the Council or SRC), comprised of individuals appointed by the Governor, works in partnership with, and provides advice to the Department of Aging and Disability Services - Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program in Connecticut.
ROSTER FFY 2024-5
Brandy Altergott
Contessa Big Crow- Jenkins
Jay Brown
Joseph Carbone
John Carnemolla
William DeMaio (Vice Chairman)
Lorraine Florio
Jennifer Jenkins (Client Assistance Program Representative)
Lucretia Jones (Secretary)
Laura Knapp
Phillip Magalnick (Chairman)
Shelley Ann McDermott
Enaida Mendoza (ex-officio)
Deb Reed
Heide Sulewski
Melissa Thompson (Treasurer)
BESB Director - Carol Jenkins
Scheduled meetings are via Zoom from 10 a.m to noon on a federal fiscal year, the 3rd Wednesday of the ending quarter months.
Meeting Dates: FFY 24-25
December 18, 2024
March 19, 2025
June 18, 2025
September 17, 2025
December 18, 2024, Agenda, Votes
December 23, 2023
March 20, 2024
June 26, 2024 - Rescheduled from June 19
September 18, 2024
March 20, 2024
June 26, 2024
September 18, 2024
Agenda
Votes
Draft Minutes
Meeting Dates 2023
March 22, 2023 at 10 a.m.
June 21, 2023 at 10 a.m.
September 13, 2023 at 10 a.m.
December 20, 2023 at 10 a.m.
March 22, 2023
Special Meeting
May10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.
June 21, 2023
Minutes as Revised from 5-10-23
September 13, 2023
December 20, 2023
Meeting Dates 2022,
Annual Report of the State Rehabilitation Council to the Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services - Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind - this report includes information on the duties, purpose, membership and activities of the SRC. SRC Annual Report FY 2022
March 4, 2022 State Plan Special Meeting
March 23, 2022
June 22, 2022
September 21, 2022
December 21, 2022
Meeting dates 2021:
STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL to the Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services - Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind - this report includes information on the duties, purpose, membership and activities for the BESB SRC. BESB SRC Annual Report FY 2021
March 24, 2021
June 23, 2021
September 22, 2021
December 22, 2021
Meeting Dates 2020*:
January 23, 2020 (Special Meeting)
MinutesMarch 25, 2020
Agenda - Please note this has been changed to a teleconference:
Call in Number: 877-926-0531, Passcode: 4506731#
June 24, 2020
September 23, 2020
December 16, 2020
Meeting dates 2019*:
March 27, 2019
June 12, 2019
September 25, 2019
*all meetings held at BESB at 10:00 a.m. unless noted
STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL to the Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services - Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind SRC ANNUAL REPORT FY 2019
February 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. (Special Meeting)
September 26, 2018
December 19, 2018