Colleen Anne Richard, Ph.D., MSW 271 Scott Swamp Rd. Farmington, CT 06032 [email protected] Work 860-773-1637

EDUCATION

University of School of Family Studies, Storrs, CT 2005 Ph.D. Human Development and Family Relations ➢ Dissertation title: Older Lesbians in Connecticut: Attitudes and Experiences Toward the Social Service Delivery System

Award ➢ University Predoctoral Fellowship 2004

University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT 1988 Masters Degree: Social Work Major: Community Organization Minor: Group Work Substantive Area: Aging Certificate in Aging

Central Connecticut State College, New Britain, CT 1982 Bachelor of Arts Major: Sociology Minor: Social Work Concentration: Psychology

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Program Coordinator/Professor, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT 1998- Present ➢ Management Merit Award 2020 ➢ Management Merit Award 2019 ➢ Values, Citizenship and Ethics Award 2014 ➢ Congress Merit Award 2003

Work with Tunxis Community ➢ Coordinate Adjunct Faculty Forum 2008-Present ➢ Coordinate New Student Orientation 2010-Present ➢ Coordinate New Faculty Orientation 2018-Present ➢ Teach two classes on line with on line components for all classes ➢ Developed Human Services Web Page to guide students with issues of curriculum, matriculation, and potential job options https://www.tunxis.edu/academics/human-services/

Curriculum Development ➢ Developed Human Services option and certificate in Family Violence Intervention Unique in the State of Connecticut ➢ Developed courses: Family Violence Intervention, Legal Issues in Human Services ➢ Update and revise instructional material to reflect abilities based educational requirements ➢ Utilize classroom assessment techniques to determine teaching effectiveness with the students

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Continued

Courses Taught ➢ Family Violence Intervention ➢ Practicum in Human Services ➢ Human Services Methods and Skills ➢ Social Problems ➢ Introduction to Human Services ➢ Sociology ➢ Sociology of Aging ➢ Sociology of the Family

Outreach to Community

➢ Hosted Connecticut Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Projects for the past 20 years: Clothesline Project, Faces of Survival HIV and AIDS, Beat of the Street (Homelessness)

Minority Fellow Mentor 2006-2007

Human Services Self Study ➢ Completed The Human Services Program Self-Study Spring 2016

Committee Work Chair- Center for Teaching (CFT) 2017-Present Statewide CFT Teaching Schwab Institute 2017-Present Member, CFT 1998 - Present Victim Advocate 2014-2018 Member, Campus Resource Team 2014-Present Faculty Representative to the 4C's union 2010- 2015 Member, Student Affairs Committee 1998-2005 Chaired Sabbatical Leave Committee 2006-2007 Member, Academic Appeals Committee 2000-2006 Chaired Promotion Committee 2008-2009 Member, System-wide Common Course Numbering Project 2002-2004

Human Services Club Advisor Projects include: ➢ Raised over $10,000 through bake sales and other fund-raising events for the Young Parents Program, My Sister’s Place and The Prudence Crandall Shelter ➢ Collected food for Kyla’s fund ➢ Collected food for the Plainville and Bristol Food pantries ➢ Collected over 500 books for the Family Enrichment Center/CT Early Childhood Alliance ➢ Collected stationary supplies for Tunxis students in need ➢ Collected backpacks filled with “winter items” for homeless Veterans ➢ Collected Teddy bears for Heather's Teddy Bear Organization ➢ Developed Human Service Club Facebook page

Adjunct Faculty, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT 1994 - 2005

Courses Taught: ➢ Violence Against Women ➢ Women’s Integrating Seminar ➢ Social Gerontology ➢ Volunteer Management

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Continued

Adjunct Faculty, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT 2004 Courses Taught: ➢ Social Work Field Practice III & IV

Adjunct Faculty, Springfield College, School of Human Services, Springfield, MA 1996 - 1999 Course Taught: ➢ Bereavement Counseling

Adjunct Faculty, Capitol Community College, Hartford, CT 1996 Course Taught: ➢ Introductory Psychology

PRESENTATIONS

Classroom Ice breakers, Tunxis Community College 2018 Connecticut LGBT Aging Advocacy, NASW, Cromwell, CT 2018 Cultural Competency Working with LGBT Aging, Jewish Family Services, Bloomfield, CT 2017 Cultural Competency Working with LGBT Aging, NCAAA, Hartford, CT 2014 New Faculty Orientation, Additional Responsibilities, Center for Teaching, Tunxis Community College 2014 New Faculty Orientation, So You Want to Get Promoted? Center for Teaching, Tunxis Community College 2018 Streaming for Success, Films on Demand, Center for Teaching Tunxis Community College 2014 LGBT Elders in an Ever Changing World: CT LGBT Aging Advocacy: Organizing to Create and Promote Open and Affirming Aging Services for LGBT Elders in Connecticut, Salem University 2014 Working with Large groups, Center for Teaching, Tunxis Community College 2013 Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS), Center for Teaching, Tunxis Community College 2009 Configurations of informal social support among older lesbians, The Fourth International Conference on LGBT Aging. Brooklyn, NY 2008 Configurations of informal social support among older lesbians, American Society on Aging, Chicago IL 2007 Findings of the Needs Assessment for the Area Agency on Aging Southwestern CT, Senior Action in the Gay Environment, New York University 2004 The Spirit and Substance of Older Lesbians: Their Stories and Aging Concerns American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA 2004 Developing a Cultural Competence, Fifth Annual Conference for Providers of Services for Older Adults, , CT 2003

PUBLICATIONS

Richard, C.A. and Brown, A.H. (Winter, 2006) Configurations of informal social support among older lesbians, Journal of Women and Aging, 18(4), 49-65.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Faculty Advisor & Consultant, UCONN School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT 1996-1998

➢ Advised students in course work ➢ Assessed student capabilities in field placements ➢ Reviewed and evaluated curriculum

Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching Excellence, Farmington, CT 1996-1998

➢ Provided administrative support services ➢ Conducted research on teaching and lecturing

Trainer, University of Connecticut, Respite Care Program, West Hartford, CT 1996-1998

➢ Devised and implemented curriculum ➢ Trained students in communications ➢ Conducted career counseling ➢ Provided diversity training ➢ Worked with special needs populations

Director of Volunteer Services, Connecticut Community Care, Inc. (CCCI), Bristol, CT 1991-1995

➢ Designed and implemented three superior model volunteer programs ➢ Developed and coordinated six hour comprehensive volunteer training program ➢ Recruited, trained and placed over 600 volunteers ➢ Supervised internships from local colleges and universities ➢ Wrote and obtained grant for $43,500.00 to design and implement an AARP program for homebound adults ➢ Modeled volunteer program that provided financial management services for home

Director of Volunteer Services, Institute of Living, Hartford, CT 1988-1991

➢ Redesigned volunteer program ➢ Increased number of volunteers from five to one hundred ➢ Increased volunteer hours from 1,000 to 15,588 over a three-year period ➢ Coordinated Student Intern Program ➢ Instituted central program for student orientation for the Institute of Living ➢ Increased number of student interns from zero to 108

Graduate Field Placement, Connecticut State Department on Aging, Hartford, CT 1986-1987

➢ Developed and compiled the Elderly Services Manual ➢ Surveyed State Municipal Agents (168) ➢ Identified service needs of Municipal Agents ➢ Developed training materials and trained Municipal Agents

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Director of Therapeutic Recreation and Volunteer Services Oakridge Convalescent Center, Bloomfield, CT 1983-1988

➢ Designed and implemented first Volunteer Services Program ➢ Worked with local schools and civic organizations ➢ Designed, planned and implemented programming for 120 patients in a skilled nursing care facility ➢ Worked with multi-disciplinary team to design specific goals for long term care patients ➢ Planned and coordinated special events

COMMUNITY SERVICE

➢ Tunxis Food Pantry 2016 - Present ➢ LGBT Aging Advocacy, Steering Committee 2013 - Present ➢ Family Enrichment Center, Advisory Committee, Board Member 2006 - Present ➢ New Britain High School Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teens 2015 - present ➢ University of St. Joseph College Social Work Program Advisory Committee, Board Member 1998 - Present ➢ Early Childhood Education Program, Tunxis Community College, Advisory Committee, Board Member 2006 - Present ➢ Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV), Board Member 2000 - 2003 ➢ Governors Youth Council on Voluntary Action, Volunteer 1992 - 2000 ➢ Trinity College Childcare, Board Member 1989 - 1991 ➢ Prudence Crandall Battered Women’s Shelter, Board Member 1980 - 1982

AFFLIATIONS ➢ Connecticut Association for Human Service Education (CAHSE) 1998 - 2003 ➢ American Society on Aging, (ASA), Member 1996 - 2018 ➢ Association of Administrators of Volunteer Services, (AAVS), President; Vice President, Publicity, Program and Education Chair 1988 - 2000 ➢ Connecticut Association of Directors of Volunteers in Health Care (CADVSH) Board of Directors 1988 - 1996 ➢ New England Association of Directors of Health Care Volunteer Services (NEADHVS); Board Member 1996 - 1998 ➢ Connecticut Association of Therapeutic Recreation (CATRD) Board of Directors 1983 - 1988