About Us

Rob has been working in the Alternative Education Environment in Danbury since September, 2001. His first assignment was in Project REBOUND, Danbury’s former Alternative Middle School Program. After spending six years in Project REBOUND, he joined the faculty at the Alternative Center for Excellence (ACE), Danbury’s Alternative High School. Prior to returning to his hometown of Danbury, CT, he obtained certification as a Mental Health Paraprofessional and worked as an Intervention Specialist Juvenile Case worker assigned to the 17th Judicial District in Arkansas. There, he was responsible for doing fieldwork with teens identified through families in need of services petitions and students with truancy and discipline issues identified by the local school districts. Rob’s involvement with CAASP began when he joined the faculty at ACE and advised the ACE students who were participating in the STAR Program and became more actively involved attending CAASP meetings in June, 2010. In June, 2014 Rob was elected President of the Association and continues to serve in that capacity today. While serving in this capacity he has been a member of the Connecticut Department of Educations Alternative Schools Committee that developed the Guidelines for Alternative Education Settings which also include the Best Practice Guidelines for Program Implementation. He has also been involved in the department's Alternative Education Community of Practice meetings and is currently a member of the Connecticut State Department of Education School Discipline Collaborative. Rob holds a 7-12 Social Studies Professional Certification as well as a BA in Social Science and a MEd with an emphasis in secondary school administration. Both degrees are from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. On a personal note he and his wife have been married for over 25 years, and he is the proud father of two adult women. He has also served his local community as an elected official for almost 25 years and has volunteered with local and non profit organizations.