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Board of Directors

The CHDI Board of Directors is made up of a diverse team with experience across academia, business, finance, and child services.

A range of knowledge and expertise

Our board members provide expertise in child psychology, education, early childhood development, pediatrics, racial trauma, health equity, social work, law, business, and other areas.

The CHDI Board of Directors is chaired by Linda Mayes, MD. Linda is the Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology and Director of the Yale Child Study Center. 
 

Maryellen Doyle, MS
Principal, Investor Relations at HarbourVest Partners, CHDI Board Treasurer

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Jeffrey Geoghegan
Chief Financial Officer, UConn Health

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Linda Mayes, MD
Director of Yale Child Study Center CHDI Board Chair

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Roslyn Holliday Moore, MS
Deputy Director for Programs for the Office of Minority Health (OMH)

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Harry Norman, CFA
Head of Asset/Liability Management, The Hartford

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Jennifer Oppenheim, PsyD
Principal, Oppenheim Consulting

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Wizdom Powell, PhD, MPH
Chief Social Impact and Diversity Officer, Headspace Health Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UConn Health

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Fran Rabinowitz
Executive Director, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents

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Galo Rodriguez, MPH
President and CEO, The Village for Families & Children CHDI Board Secretary

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Melissa Santos, PhD
Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Psychology, Connecticut Children's Specialty Group Clinical Director, Obesity Center, Connecticut Children's Specialty

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Jeffrey Vanderploeg, PhD
President & CEO Child Health and Development Institute

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