Family: Single

Born: 12/30/1956 New Haven, CT

Home: East Haven, Connecticut

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education: JD, George Washington University, 1983 MA, Soviet Area Studies, University of London, 1981 BA, Slavic and Eastern European Studies, University of Connecticut, 1979

Profession: Counsel, Giordano Associates Incorporated, 1995-present Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, University of New Haven, 1995-present Practitioner in Residence, University of New Haven, 1995-present Attorney, Winnick Ruben and Block, 1990-1995 Attorney, Private Practice, 1986-1995 Attorney, Cohen and Acampora, 1986-1990 Prosecutor, Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice, 1983-1986 Consultant, United States Department of Justice Visiting Lecturer, Law, Yale Law School

Political: Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1987-present

Congressional Membership: Chair, Corrections Policy Task Force, Council of State Youths, 1996-present Chair, Criminal Justice Board of Directors, 1996-present Member, National Drafting Team, Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision/Interstate Compact for Juvenile Probation and Parole

Organization Membership: Member, Coalition for Justice, American Bar Association Council of State Governments National Conference of State Legislators National Resource Committee, Center for Sex Offender Management, United States Department of Justice President, University of Connecticut Young Democrats Chair, Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project, Vera Institute of Justice Associate, State Sentencing and Corrections Program, Vera Institute of Justice

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