Karen Pascale, who has extensive experience in the Head Start community, has been appointed director of the Connecticut Head Start Collaboration office.
Gov. Ned Lamont made the announcement Wednesday.
Pascale replaces Elena Trueworthy, who is now serving as deputy commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood.
In a statement, Lamont said: “Karen has the experience and skills to hit the ground running and support our administration’s overall goals of building a robust and accessible system of child care that works for families, providers and the economy.”
The creation of the Head Start Collaboration offices was authorized by the federal Head Start Act. The goal of the office is to work with entities to improve policies and practices that impact low-income children.
Pascale previously held the post of senior director of early childhood at United Way of Greater New Haven.
In a statement, Pascale said: “Partnerships with the Office of Early Childhood and other state agencies that serve young children and their families are critical to ensuring that they, particularly low-income families, have the resources to succeed in life now and in the future.”
Pascale received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, and a master’s degree in education from the University of New Haven.
