Vanessa Daye

Vanessa Daye

Vanessa Daye joined CLCC as the Community Conservation Coordinator in 2025. In this role she connects diverse audiences with recreational opportunities at land trusts across Connecticut. Prior to joining CLCC,…

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Rebecca Dorsey

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Rebecca joined CLCC in August of 2025 as the organization’s seventh Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow. She earned her BA in Political Science and English with a minor in Public Policy…

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Michael J. Sikora

Michael joined CLCC in June of 2025 as Manager of Communications, after serving for six months in an advisory role. Born and raised in New Britain and Winsted, Connecticut, he…

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Brett Thompson

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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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Ricky Bentley

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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

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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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