Brett Thompson

Brett standing in front of a trail map

Brett joined CLCC in January of 2025 as Office and Operations Manager. Previously, he worked in the arts and culture field, most recently as the Executive Director of Connecticut Arts…

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Colin Piteo

Man smiling outside

Colin Piteo joined the CLCC in November of 2024 as their Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow. He is a graduate student from East Hampton, CT, pursuing a master’s degree in public…

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Ricky Bentley

Ricky Bentley outside

Ricky joined CLCC in November of 2023 as the Climate Smart Stewardship Coordinator. This position was created to connect land trusts with the resources to determine, implement, and sustain locally…

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Victoria Jaskaran

Victoria Jaskaran outside

Victoria joined CLCC in August 2023 as its Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow. Prior to joining CLCC, Victoria worked at UConn’s Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) as an…

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Emely Ricci

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Emely was the 2022-23 Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow at CLCC. Before coming to CLCC, Emely was a Communication and Narrative Intern at CT Trail Finder, a trail database under UCONN’s Trail Census…

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Aaron Lefland

Aaron Lefland

Aaron Lefland joined the Connecticut Land Conservation Council in May of 2022 as the organization’s first Deputy Director. In this role, he supports CLCC in delivering technical assistance to build…

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Yaw Owusu Darko

Bird Release Hike At Skiff Mountain South Kent Land Trust July 2021

Yaw joined CLCC in August 2020 as the organization’s second Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow. Nearing the end of his one-year fellowship, he was promoted to CLCC’s first Project Specialist. Now…

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Amy Blaymore Paterson

Amy in an orange jacket hugging 2 dogs in the woods

Amy joined the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) in 2010 as its first Executive Director. Amy serves as the co-chair of the State of Connecticut Natural Heritage, Open Space and…

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