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 - 2025
| Date | Town | Organization | Location | Time |
| 11/25/2025 | Hartford | Capitol Region Council of Governments | 350 Church Street | 2:00 PM |
| 11/24/2025 | Plainfield | Town of Plainfield | 8 Community Ave | 6:00 PM |
| 11/15/2025 | Easton | Zoning Board of Appeals | 225 Center Road | 5:30 PM |
| 11/17/2025 | Middlebury | Ethics Commission | 1212 Whittemore Road | 6:00 PM |
| 11/13/2025 | Hartford | Hartford HealthCare | 100 Pearl Street | 3:00 PM |
| 11/12/2025 | Middletown | CT Private Investigators Assoc | 74 Court Street | 5:30 PM |
| 11/07/2025 | Storrs | UConn model UN | 371 Fairfield Way | 7:00 PM |
| 11/07/2025 | Hartford | Connecticut Insurance Department | Virtual | Noon |
| 11/06/2025 | Hartford | Department of Administrative Services | Virtual | 3:30 PM |
| 11/03/2025 | Hartford | Office of Child Advocate | Virtual | Noon |
| 10/30/2025 | Essex | Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments | 145 Dennison Road | 6:00 PM |
| 10/28/2025 | Hartford | Connecticut Foundation for Open Government | 10 Prospect Street | 6:00 PM |
| 10/24/2025 | New Haven | Southern Connecticut State University | 501 Crescent Street | 9:00 AM |
| 10/17/2025 | Waterbury | Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments | 49 Leavenworth Street | 2:00 PM |
| 10/15/2025 | Hartford | Connecticut Bar Association | Virtual | 3:00 PM |
| 10/02/2025 | Cheshire | Town of Cheshire | 84 South Main Strret | 10:00 AM |
| 09/25/2025 | Willimantic | Eastern Connecticut State University Police Dept. | 83 Windham Street | 10:00 AM |
| 09/23/2025 | New Haven | New Haven Fir Department | 952 Grand Avenue | 10:00 AM |
| 09/18/2025 | Westbrook | Connecticut Town Clerks Association | 1525 Boston Post Road | 9:00 AM |
| 09/17/2025 | Windsor Locks | Connecticut Airport Authority | Schoepoester Road | 1:00 PM |
| 09/17/2025 | Hartford | Office of Health Strategy | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 09/02/2025 | Hartford | Connecticut Conference of Municipalities | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 08/21/2025 | Guilford | Guilford Police Department | 400 Church Street | 10:00 AM |
| 08/20/2025 | Willimantic | Eastern Connecticut State University | 83 Windham Street | 2:00 PM |
| 08/14/2025 | New Britain | Central Connecticut State University Police Dept. | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 08/07/2025 | Wethersfield | Department of Transportation | Virtual | 2:00 PM |
| 08/06/2025 | Milford | Milford Police Department | 430 Boston Post Road | 10:00 AM |
| 08/05/2025 | Bozrah | Bozrah Board of Education | 8 Bozrah Street Extension | 5:30 PM |
| 08/01/2025 | Stamford | City of Stamford | Virtual | 1:00 PM |
| 07/24/2025 | East Hartford | Town of East Hartford | 740 Main Street | 2:00 PM |
| 07/24/2025 | Hartford | Connecticut Conference of Municipalities | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 07/22/2025 | Montville | Montville Housing Authority | 81 Liberty Road | 5:00 PM |
| 07/21/2025 | East Lyme | pine Grove Niantic Association | Virtual | 6:30 PM |
| 07/09/2025 | Easton | Town of Easton | 225 Center Road | 10:00 AM |
| 06/30/2025 | Old Saybrook | Town of Old Saybrook | 302 Main Street | 6:00 PM |
| 06/18/2025 | Windsor | Town of Windsor | 275 Broad Street | 9:00 AM |
| 06/16/2025 | New London | Connecticut Foundation for Open Government | 63 Huntington Street | 5:30 PM |
| 06/13/2025 | West Hartford | Division of Public Defender Services | 1678 Asylum Avenue | 9:00 AM |
| 06/12/2025 | New Britain | Judicial Branch Law Librarians | 20 Franklin Square | 1:30 PM |
| 06/12/2025 | Hartford | Office of the Treasurer | 165 Capitol Avenue | 10:00 AM |
| 06/04/2025 | Greenwich | Town of Greenwich | 101 Field Point Road | 1:00 PM |
| 05/28/2025 | Shelton | City of Shelton | 54 Hill Street | 10:00 AM |
| 05/20/2025 | Madison | Town of Madison | 8 Campus Drive | 9:30AM |
| 05/14/2025 | Cromwell | Ct Association of Zoning Enforcement Officers | 1 Golf Club Road | 8:30 AM |
| 05/13/2025 | Norwalk | City of Norwalk | 125 East Avenue | 11:00 AM |
| 05/07/2025 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 05/01/2025 | Old Saybrook | Old Saybrook Police Department | 36 Lynde Street | 9:30 AM |
| 04/30/2025 | Newtown | C.H. Booth Library | 25 Main Street | 2:00 PM |
| 04/24/2024 | Danbury | CT Town Clerks Association | 21 Lake Avenue Ext. | 9:00 AM |
| 04/10/2025 | Somers | Town of Somers | 600 Main Street | 10:00 AM |
| 04/09/2025 | Naugatuck | Naugatuck police Department | 211 Spring Street | 10:00 AM |
| 04/08/2025 | Windsor | Registrars of Voters Assoc. of CT | 28 Day Hill Road | 10:00 AM |
| 03/26/2025 | Naugatuck | Naugatuck Police Department | 211 Spring Street | 10:00 AM |
| 03/20/2025 | Middletown | City of Middletown | 245 deKoven Drive | 5:50 PM |
| 03/20/2025 | Marlborough | Town of Marlborough | 26 North Main St | 10:00 AM |
| 03/18/2025 | Hartford | Department of Consumer Protection | Virtual | 11:00 AM |
| 03/17/2025 | Oxford | Oxford Ambulance Association | 484 Oxford Road | 7:00 PM |
| 03/13/2025 | Mansfield | Town of Mansfield | 4 South Eagleville Rd | 2:00 PM |
| 03/13/2025 | Hartford | Department of Agriculture | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 03/12/2025 | Hartford | Connecticut Conference of Municipalities | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 03/11/2025 | Derby | Derby Police Department | 125 Water Street | 10:00 AM |
| 03/06/2025 | Hartford | Dept. of Energy and Enviromental Protection | 79 Elm Street | 10:00 AM |
| 02/27/2025 | Hartford | Greater Danbury Bar Association | Virtual | Noon |
| 02/26/2025 | Old Lyme | Town of old Lyme | 52 Lyme Street | 7:00 PM |
| 02/19/2025 | Hartford | CT State Independent Living Council | Virtual | 3:00 PM |
| 02/19/2025 | Hartford | Dept. of Economic & Community Development | 450 Columbus Blvd | 10:00 AM |
| 02/18/2025 | Hartford | Dept. of Agriculture | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 02/13/2025 | Bethel | Town of Bethel | 1 School Street | 10:00 AM |
| 02/07/2025 | Fairfield | Town of Fairfield | 611 Old Post Road | 10:00 AM |
| 02/05/2025 | Hartford | Dept. of Social Services | 55 Farmington Ave | 1:00 PM |
| 01/30/2025 | Hartford | Office of State Comptroller | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 01/23/2025 | Hartford | General Assembly | Virtual | 11:30 AM |
| 01/21/2025 | Deep River | Town of Deep River | 174 Main Street | 6:00 PM |
| 01/16/2025 | Enfield | Enfield Police Department | 293 Elm Street | 10:00 AM |
| 01/15/2025 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport Board of Education | 45 Lyon Terrace | 6:00 PM |
| 01/15/2025 | Bridgeport | City of Bridgeport | Virtual | 10:00 AM |
| 01/13/2025 | Hartford | General Assembly | 300 Capitol Ave | 11:30 AM |
| 01/09/2025 | Bloomfield | Town of Bloomfield | 800 Bloomfield Ave | 3:00 PM |
| 01/09/2025 | New Britain | CT State Colleges and Universities | 185 Main Street | 9:15 AM |
| 01/08/2025 | Simsbury | Town of Simsbury | 725 Hopmeadow Street | 6:30 PM |
| 01/07/2025 | Avon | Avon Police Department | 60 West Main Street | 10:00 AM |