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She has also worked as a Financial Management Teacher at Hamden High School, an Adjunct Professor at Post University, and currently serves on the Hamden Board of Appeals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab991d2372b96f0d3eb108a/00e8f5bd-9b66-4f2a-8dd0-b0dfed50784d/joy6104b.jpg Staff & Contact Info - Make it stand out Joy Haenlein, Grant Consultant Joy Haenlein began volunteering with CLICC in 2008 for founder Arthur White and has led the organization since October 2014. With Landon Osborn, she expanded CLICC from two prisons and communities to a statewide nonprofit serving parents in eight Connecticut prisons and families across the state. She values CLICC’s volunteer and mentor network, which includes students from 14 Connecticut colleges and universities studying criminal justice, social work, education, and sociology. A former journalist with degrees from Michigan State and Northwestern and nearly 30 years’ experience, Joy serves on the boards of The Connecticut Mirror and the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government. She is grateful for CLICC and the parents, caregivers, and children she has met through it. https://www.connectingfamilies.org/clicc-board daily 0.75 2026-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab991d2372b96f0d3eb108a/1621943124343-NZSRN4LEWAEHZ3YW8X4M/IMG_0352.JPG CLICC Board of Directors Mary E. Sommer, Board Chair Mary Sommer has served as a superior court judge for the State of Connecticut since 2008 and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School. She has been a committed leader in the Stamford community advocating for social justice issues, particularly in the areas of juvenile justice and mental health. 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In addition to serving on the CLICC board, David is the Vice President of the Board of New Haven Legal Assistance Corporation; a member of Connecticut’s Client Security Fund Commission; an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University School of Law; and the author of a blog on arbitration and mediation law, “ADR Highlights.” His previous board work includes Connecticut Appleseed, the Blackstone Library, and First Congregational Church of Branford. 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