Russell Blair is the Commission’s Director of Education and Communications
To arrange a speaking engagement, please call Russell at (860) 566-5682 or email him at russell.blair@ct.gov.
Speaking Engagements - 2024
| Date | Town | Organization | Location | Time |
| 10/09/2024 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | 999 Broad Street | 10:00 AM |
| 10/08/2024 | Wallingford | Wallingford Center Inc. | 128 Center St | 5:30 PM |
| 09/26/2024 | North Haven | Connecticut Private Investigators Association | 370 Bassett Rd | 5:00 PM |
| 09/19/2024 | Westbrook | Connecticut Town Clerks Assoc. | 1525 Boston Post Rd | 10:00 AM |
| 09/18/2024 | Middlebury | Town of Middlebury | 1212 Whittemore Rd | 6:30 PM |
| 09/11/2024 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | Remote | 10:00 AM |
| 09/10/2024 | East Lyme | Town of East Lyme | 108 Pennsylvania Ave | 7:00 PM |
| 08/28/2024 | East Lyme | Black Pint Beach Club | 6 Sunset Ave | 6:00 PM |
| 08/22/2024 | West Haven | City of West Haven | 355 Main St | 1:00 PM |
| 08/09/2024 | Ansonia | City of Ansonia | 253 Main St | 2:00 PM |
| 08/08/2024 | New Fairfield | Town of New Fairfield | 4 Brush Hill Rd | 10:00 AM |
| 08/05/2024 | Hartford | Hartford Public Library | 500 Main St | 6:00 PM |
| 08/01/2024 | Cheshire | Cheshire Public Schools | 29 Main St | 10:00 AM |
| 07/30/2024 | East Lyme | Town of East Lyme | 108 Pennsylvania Ave | 5:00 PM |
| 07/25/2024 | Hartford | Treasurer’s Office | 165 Capitol Ave. | 12:00 PM |
| 07/24/2024 | Hartford | CCM | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 07/18/2024 | Hartford | Connecticut Old State House | 800 Main St. | 6:00 PM |
| 07/18/2024 | Hartford | CT State Community College | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 06/27/2024 | New Milford | New Milford | Police Department 49 Poplar St. | 10:00 AM |
| 06/26/2024 | Thomaston | Town of Thomaston | 158 Main St. | 10:00 AM |
| 06/25/2024 | Brookfield | Town of Brookfield | 100 Pocono Rd | 7:00 PM |
| 06/21/2024 | West Haven | City of West Haven | 355 Main St. | 1:00 PM |
| 06/21/2024 | Hartford | State Capitol Police | 300 Capitol Ave. | 8:30 AM |
| 06/20/2024 | Hartford | Department of Aging and Disability Services | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 06/17/2024 | Goshen | Town of Goshen | 42 North St | 6:00 PM |
| 06/12/2024 | Windsor Locks | Town of Windsor Locks | 50 Church St | 6:00 PM |
| 06/12/2024 | Hartford | CCM | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 06/11/2024 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 06/06/2024 | Prospect | Town of Prospect | Virtual | 6:30 PM |
| 06/05/2024 | Hartford | CT General Assembly |
300 Capitol Ave | 9:30 AM |
| 06/03/2024 | Plymouth | Town of Plymouth | 80 Main St | 6:30 PM |
| 05/31/2024 | Hartford | CT General Assembly | 300 Capitol Ave | 10:00 AM |
| 05/29/2024 | Suffield | Town of Suffield | 350 Mountain Road | 7:00 PM |
| 05/22/2024 | Cromwell | CT. Assoc. Zoning Enforcement Officials | One Golf Club Rd | 8:30 AM |
| 05/20/2024 | Ridgefield | Town of Ridgefield | 400 Main St | 6:00 PM |
| 05/10/2024 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | 999 Broad St | 2:00 PM |
| 05/10/2024 | Hartford | State Contracting Standards Board | 165 Capitol Ave | 10:00 AM |
| 05/07/2024 | Wethersfield | CT. Assocation of Boards of Education | 30 Greenfield ST | 1:00 PM |
| 05/06/2024 | North Stonington | Town of North Stonington | 298 Norwich Westerly Rd | 5:00 PM |
| 05/02/2024 | East Windsor | Town of East Windsor | 11 Rye St | 5:30 PM |
| 05/01/2024 | East Hartford | Town of East Hartford | 740 Main St | 1:00 PM |
| 04/30/2024 | Eastford | Town of Eastford | 16 Westford Road | 7:00 PM |
| 04/26/2024 | Watertown | Town of Watertown | 61 Echo Lake Rd | 10:00 AM |
| 04/23/2024 | Putnam | Town of Putnam | 200 School St | 6:00 PM |
| 04/22/2024 | Brooklyn | Town of Brooklyn | 199 Gorman Rd | 7:00 PM |
| 04/18/2024 | Haddam | Planning and Zoning Commission | 30 Field Park Drive | 6:00 PM |
| 04/18/2024 | Bristol | CT Town Clerks Association | 42 Century Drive | 9:00 AM |
| 04/15/2024 | Westport | Westport RTM | 20 Jesup Road | 6:30 PM |
| 04/11/2024 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 04/10/2024 | New Haven | New Haven Housing Authority | 360 Orange St | 11:00 AM |
| 04/08/2024 | Stratford | Stratford Police Dept | 900 Longbrook Ave | 9:00 AM |
| 04/01/2024 | Tolland | Town of Tolland | 21 Tolland Green | 6:30 PM |
| 03/26/2024 | Guilford | Indian Cove Association | 67 Park St | 6:30 PM |
| 03/25/2024 | Seymour | Town of Seymour | 1 First St | 5:30 PM |
| 03/25/2024 | New Haven | South Central Chiefs of Police | 100 College St | 10:00 AM |
| 03/21/2024 | Putnam | Town of Putnam | 200 School St | 6:00 PM |
| 03/21/2024 | Wethersfield | Dept. Motor Verhicles | 60 State Street | 10:00 AM |
| 03/19/2024 | Kent | Town of Kent | 41 Kent Green Blvd | 6:00 PM |
| 03/18/2024 | Middletown | Dept. Emergency Services and Public Protection | 1111 Country Club Rd | 11:00 AM |
| 03/14/2024 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | 999 Broad St | 2:00 PM |
| 03/11/2024 | Redding | Town of Redding | 100 Hill Rd | 5:00 PM |
| 03/05/2024 | Woodbridge | Town of Woodbridge | 11 Meetinghouse Lane | 2:00 PM |
| 02/29/2024 | Greenwich | Town of Greenwich | Virtual | 7:00 PM |
| 02/29/2024 | Cornwall | Town of Cornwall | 24 Pine St | 10:00 AM |
| 02/28/20245 | New Haven | New Haven Police Department | 1 Union Ave. | 10:00 AM |
| 02/27/2024 | Salem | Town of Salem | 270 Hartford Rd | 10:00 AM |
| 02/26/2024 | Salem | Town of Salem | 270 Hartford Rd | 6:00 PM |
| 02/22/2024 | Norwich | Norwich Police Department | 70 Thames St | 2:00 PM |
| 02/22/2024 | Hartford | Department of Agriculture | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 02/21/2024 | Old Lyme | Town of Old Lyme | 52 Lyme St | 7:00 PM |
| 02/20/2024 | Hartford | Connecticut Conference of Municipalities | Remote | 10:00 AM |
| 02/15/2024 | Groton | Poquonnock Bridge Fire District | 373 Long Hill Rd | 10:00 AM |
| 02/14/2024 | Hartford | Department of Agriculture | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 02/12/2024 | Groton | City of Groton | 295 Meridian St | 6:00 PM |
| 02/08/2024 | Hartford | State Comptroller | 165 Capitol Ave | 10:00 AM |
| 02/07/2024 | Plainfield | Town of Plainfield | 8 Community Ave | 6:30 PM |
| 02/05/2024 | Bethel | Town of Bethel | 1 School St | 7:00 PM |
| 02/01/2024 | Derby | Derby Police Department | 125 Water St | 10:00 AM |
| 01/31/2024 | Danbury | City of Danbury | 155 Deer Hill Ave | 7:00 PM |
| 01/29/2024 | Norwalk | City of Norwalk | 125 East Ae | 7:00 PM |
| 01/26/2024 | Hamden | Town of Hamden | 2750 Dixwell Ave | 10:00 AM |
| 01/25/2024 | Hartford | CT Town Clerks Association | State Capitol | 1:30 PM |
| 01/23/2024 | Wethersfield | Department of Labor | 38 Wolcott Hill Rd | 10:00 AM |
| 01/22/2024 | Sprague | Town of Spargue | 1 Main St | 7:00 PM |
| 01/19/2024 | Groton | City of Groton | 295 Meridian St | 2:00 PM |
| 01/18/2024 | Hartford | Dept. of Aging and Disability Services | Virtual | 9:00 AM |
| 01/17/2024 | Hartford | Autism Advisory Council | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 01/10/2024 | Deep River | Town of Deep River | 174 Main St | Noon |
| 01/09/2024 | Town of Groton | Town of Groton | 45 Fort Hill Road | 6:30 PM |