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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.

Maryellen Doyle, MS
CHDI Board Chair
Founding Principal, Hamlet Partners

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Ruby Goyal-Carkeek, MPH
Director of Behavioral Health and Child Welfare
Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)

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Jeffrey Geoghegan
Chief Financial Officer
UConn Health

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Linda Mayes, MD
Director
Yale Child Study Center

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

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

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Jennifer Oppenheim, PsyD
CHDI Board Secretary
Principal
Oppenheim Consulting

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Wizdom Powell, PhD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Unified Youth

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Fran Rabinowitz
Executive Director
Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS)

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Melissa Santos, PhD
Interim Division Chief of Pediatric Psychology
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

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

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