Board of Directors

Nicole Atwood is the Interim Director of Operations at CTMS. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Charter Oak College.

Brigitta Jansen

Fundraising

Community Networking

A German native, Brigitta Jansen, MS, CN, practices functional medicine nutrition in Connecticut.

Yzage Baigts Zepeda

Program Development

Evaluation

Professional Experience

Volunteer Management

Yza Baigts is a Mexican native. She holds a masters degree in Pediatric Dentistry and completed her Associates Degree Early Childhood Education with Honors.

Kristin Rand

Board Development

Strategic Planning

Program Development

Fundraising (Grant Seeking)

Professional Experience

Kristin Rand is the Chief Compliance Office and Head of Risk at Resilience. She earned a Law Degree from Quinnipiac University School and holds a BA in Diagnostic Genetic Sciences.

Pamela Gozzi

Board Development

Strategic Planning

Program Development

Pamela Gozzi has worked at CTMS since 2005 as an Assistant Teacher. She holds an Advanced Assistant Primary Teacher training from the Center for Montessori Education.

James Higgins

Board Member

James Higgins is the CEO of Skyline Financial Credit Union. He holds a master's degree in business and has served on the board of many organizations.

Marci Martindale

Board Member

Marci Martindale is the Head of School and founder of CTMS. She holds accreditations in AMS, AMI, NMI, CMTE, MACTE, National Network of Montessori Advocacy.

Judy Chappell

Board Member

Judy Chappell resides in North Carolina with her husband Bruce. Before retiring Judy worked as the bookkeeper for The Children’s Tree for 18 years. She has a business degree with a focus on accounting and was a licensed medical massage therapist. She enjoys camping, boating, gardening and reading in her spare time.