Educational Support & Staff Development Services Contacts

 
Educational Support & Staff Development
Training Main Number: (860) 616-2047
Med Admin Main Number: (860) 616-2045

Inclement Weather Number:
(860) 616-2080 ext 5 for Med Admin Classes

(860) 418-6190 for ESSD Training. (CPR, PMT etc)
Cancelations will be updated 2 hours prior to class time.


For General Training Inquiries Email: DDS.Training@ct.gov
For General Med Admin Inquiries Email: dds.medadmin@ct.gov
 
Leadership/Administration
Jackson Pierre-Louis
Division Director, Quality & Systems Improvement    
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
 
Tel: (860) 418-6081
Confidential Fax:
(860) 622-2786
Atarie Bell
Administrative Assistant
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Atarie.Bell@ct.gov
 
 
Tel: (860) 418-6082
Fax: (860) 920-3172
 
Training & Development Services

Rose Sierra
Program Manager
DDS Education Support & Staff Development
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
rose.sierra@ct.gov

  Tel: (860) 616-2047
Fax: (860) 706-5660
Samantha Crees 
Curriculum Manager
35 Thorpe Avenue 
Wallingford, CT 06105
Samantha.Crees@ct.gov  
  Tel:(203) 294-5036
David Czarsty
Healthcare Training Coordinator
25 Creamery Rd
Cheshire, CT 
david.czarsty@ct.gov  
  Fax: (203) 806-8797 
Kassandra Hernandez
Secretary 1
61 Woodland St 
Hartford, CT 0610
Kassandra.hernandez@ct.gov 
  Tel: (860) 616-2048 
North Region     
Cherelle Jenkins
Trainer
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Cherelle.Jenkins@ct.gov 
  Tel: (860) 616-2049 
Candace Carlson
Trainer
90 South Park Street 
Willimantic, CT 
Hartford, CT 06105
Candace.Carlson@ct.gov 
  Tel: (860) 456-6307 
South Region     
Amy Helie
Trainer
401 West Thames Street, Suite 202
Norwich, CT 06360
amy.helie@ct.gov
  Tel: (860) 859-5556
Fax:(860) 59-5553 
LaShonda Yourse
Trainer
370 James Street
New Haven, CT 06513
lashonda.yourse@ct.gov 
  Tel: (203) 974-4247
Fax: (203) 974-4211 
Kirsten Anderson 
Trainer
35 Thorpe Avenue 
Wallingford, CT 06105
Kirsten.Anderson@ct.gov 
  Tell: (203) 294-5150 
Sytania Street 
Trainer
35 Thorpe Avenue 
Wallingford, CT 06105
SamanthaCrees@ct.gov 
  Tell: (203) 294-5156 
West- Region    
Heather Ferguson
Trainer
3 Armory Road
Stratford, CT 06614
Heather.Ferguson@ct.gov
  Tel: (203) 455-3113
Jim Dietrich
Trainer
25 Creamery Rd
Cheshire, CT 06105
james.dietrich@ct.gov  
 

Tel: (203) 806-8818

 
Kacie Baldwin 
Trainer 
195 Alvord Park Road
Torrington, CT 06790
kacie.baldwin@ct.gov 
  Tel: (860) 496-3021  
Chris Kozma
Trainer
Southbury Training School
PO Box 872
Southbury, CT 06488
christopher.kozma@ct.gov
  Tel: (203)-586-2116
Fax: (860) 706-5660 
Chris Pedroso 
Trainer
Southbury Training School,
PO Box 872
Southbury, CT 06488
christopher.pedroso@ct.gov 
  Tel: (860) 294-9468
Fax: (860)622-2645 
Clinical Services & Medication Certification and
Training Services

Andrea Blythe, MSN, RN
DDS Program Manager
Medication Administration Training & Certification Program 
61 Woodland Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
andrea.blythe@ct.gov

  Tel: (860) 616-2052
Fax: (860) 707-1861 
Michelle Parsons, RN
Nurse Clinical Instructor
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06106
michelle.parsons@ct.gov
 

Tel: (860) 616-2053
Fax: (860) 707-1861

Jenna Boughton, BSN, RN
Nurse Clinical Instructor 
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06106
jenna.boughton@ct.gov
 

Tel: (860) 616-2053
Fax: (860) 707-1861

Evette Rivera
Secretary 2
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
dds.medadmin@ct.gov 
 

dds.medadmin@ct.gov

Tel: (860) 616-2054 
Kellie Burke
Office Assistant
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
dds.medadmin@ct.gov 
 

dds.medadmin@ct.gov


Tel: (860) 616-2051 

Tasha Miller

Office Assistant
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
dds.medadmin@ct.gov 
 

dds.medadmin@ct.gov

Tel: (860) 616-2056 
DDS Nurse Clinical Instructors By Region
   
North Region    
Vacant
Nurse Clinical Instructor
90 South Park Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
  DDS.NR.medadmin@ct.gov
South Region    
Shavon Russell, MSN, RN
Nurse Clinical Instructor
370 James Street
New Haven, CT 06513

 

DDS.SR.medadmin@ct.gov

 
West Region    
Vacant
Cheshire/Southbury 
Nurse Clinical Instructor
1461 S. Britain Rd
Southbury, CT 06488
  dds.wr.medadmin@ct.gov
Confidential Fax: (860) 706-5691  
Torrington
Margaret Calderon, MSN, RN
Nurse Clinical Instructor
195 Alvord Park Rd
Willimantic, CT 06790
  dds.wr.medadmin@ct.gov
Confidential Fax: (860) 706-5691

Danbury

Candace Pace, MS, RN
Nurse Clinical Instructor
400 Main St
Danbury, CT 06810

  dds.wr.medadmin@ct.gov
Confidential Fax: (860) 706-5691
Norwalk
Alicia Schimetschek, BSN, RN
Nurse Clinical Instructor
146 Silvermine Ave
Norwalk, CT 06226
  dds.wr.medadmin@ct.gov
Confidential Fax: (860) 706-5691