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CASPA Past Award Recipients

​The Connecticut Association of School Personnel Administrators is pleased to announce our 2025 annual Award Winners. Congratulations to these individuals who were selected because of their outstanding contributions to the work of HR in K-12 education. Our 2025 winners were recognized at our Annual Conference on May 2, 2025.  

Thank you to Kelly Services for sponsoring our Awards Luncheon and Ceremony for 2025.

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Lori Caron, HR Specialist for Somers Public Schools, has been selected as the Connecticut HR Specialist/Support Staff of the Year for 2025.

Stephen Foresi, Assistant Superintendent for Newington Public Schools, has been selected as the Connecticut Personnel Administrator of the Year for 2025.

Congratulations to our first CASPA award recipients. The below individuals were selected because of their outstanding contributions to the work of HR in K-12 education. Our 2024 winners were recognized at our Annual Conference on May 17, 2024. We congratulate both of our winners. 

Carlos Figueroa, Chief Human Resource

Officer for Capital Region Education Council

(CREC) has been selected as the Connecticut

Personnel Administrator of the Year for 2024.

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Erin Barraza, Payroll/AP Associate for East Windsor Public Schools has been selected as the Connecticut HR Specialist/Support Staff of the Year for 2024. 

Erin Barraza, Payroll/AP Associate for East Windsor Public Schools has also been selected as the American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) HR Specialist/Support Staff of the Year for 2024. Congratulations to Erin! 

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The Connecticut Association of School Personnel Administrators was the recipient of the 2024 AASPA Arch Brown Affiliate Award (medium affiliate group). Thank you AASPA for this honor of our hard work! 

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Torrington Public Schools was the recipient of the 2023 AASPA William L. Hunter Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. Congratulations Torrington Public School

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Click here to learn about Awards and Recognitions with AASPA!

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