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Connor Yakaitis Development Director connor@ctlcv.org 860.236.5442 Connor is first and foremost a Dog Dad and prefers to spend all of his free time with his yellow lab, Dakota. She has been known to supervise the office from time to time. He is also a budding musician and can be found playing guitar and singing original tunes at a variety of locations around CT. His love of the environment comes from a one-year trip around the country he took in an RV with his family in high school, where they visited 35 national parks and hiked countless mountains. After all of that traveling, he knew Connecticut was his one true home and chose a career that is dedicated to protecting its natural resources, pristine forests and beautiful coastline that he often spends boating with Dakota. |
Azya Thornton
azya@ctlcv.org 860.236.5442 Communications Coordinator Azya loves the ocean and during the summer likes to spend her weekends on the beach. She likes to go on running trails, and taking her Shih Tzu on walks around her neighborhood. Azya grew her love for the environment and activism young. She finds joy in her ability to express these passions in the workplace. |
Julianna Larue julianna@ctlcv.org 860.236.5442 Climate Policy and Outreach Coordinator Julianna grew up with love for the environment. At a young age she started to take trips to the beach to clean up garbage in her spare time. She graduated Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science with minors in Political Science and Biology and culture. At her time at SNHU she served as the President of the Environmental Club, interned for the Bernie Sanders Campaign, was a Sustainability Representative, and was a gender equity advocate at the Women's Center. She loves volunteering and has spent spring breaks on service trips across the country. She volunteered for the Florida Trail Association to educate students on environmental issues and conducted trail maintenance. Julianna served on the Bristol, CT Democratic Town Committee to help elect Bristol's first Woman Mayor. She finds peace being in nature and enjoys hiking, kayaking, and going to the beach. In her treetime she is at the gym training for powerlifting competitions. Her true passion lies within protecting the environment and climate policy. |