Heather DeDominicis, President
Hi, I’m excited to be serving as president of the WCNS board this year! have served on the board since 2018, and I enjoy being a part of the Westville community and nursery school.
All three of my children went to WCNS and thrived there. My husband, Gio, and I are so grateful our children went to a school with such caring and invested teachers. My children, Charlotte, Jack, and Grace, all attend Edgewood School this year in grades fourth, second, and kindergarten. So, we are really missing WCNS these days!
Currently, I teach full time at Norwalk Community College. My area of focus is Developmental English.​
Maureen Wright, Fundraising    
Hi! I’m Maureen Wright and I’m excited to return the board as fundraising chair. I was born and raised in Westville and after some time away, moved back 3 years ago to raise my family in this wonderful community.  My husband, JW, and I have Garrett and Dylan who graduated from WCNS. 
As a former educator, I knew when I walked through the doors what a magical place WCNS was, with the most caring and creative staff. 
I currently work at All Our Kin, an organization founded in New Haven, which supports and sustains home-based child care educators.  My work is to share their promising practices nationally.
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Amy Nelson, Family Activity Coordinator
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​Hi! I’m Amy Nelson and I’ll be taking on the role of Family Activities. This will be my son Trent’s third year at WCNS and I’m sure we’ll send Bryce as soon as we can. We used to live just blocks away but moved to Woodbridge and still chose WCNS because it’s a special place full of whole-heartedness, creativity, and care. 
I’ve been home with my kiddos for a few years but am a registered nurse, chocolatier, and former behavioral health specialist. You can usually find me outside hiking, biking, or running after a sneaky dog or unleashed kid. ​​​
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Ann Finateri-Laist, Community Representative​
Hi, I am Ann Finateri-Laist. My husband, Randy, and I are long-time New Haven residents. Our son, Tony and our daughter Sharilyn, attended WCNS for two years, and loved it.
I have lived and traveled extensively in both West Africa and Latin America, and I’ve loved being able to come in and share stories and songs from around the world with the children. The WCNS program is amazing, the teachers are loving and dedicated, and the school really does feel like a family. We feel so fortunate to be a part of the WCNS community. Prior to having children, I worked for several years as a public school teacher.
I currently work part-time as an adjunct instructor of art history for Goodwin College; and in my spare time I like to play trivia, sing in a women’s choir, and strum a few chords on the ukulele.

STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY
​Our community, our city, our nation, and the whole world is mourning and reflecting upon current and historical racial inequities.  At WCNS we are devastated by recent horrendous events, and are perhaps even more saddened by the knowledge that this is nothing new for people who are Black, Indigenous or People of Color.  We stand in support and solidarity with these communities and passionately denounce racism in any form.

For too long, most of us from privileged backgrounds have been too silent.  While we at WCNS can comfortably say that we have been supportive of a diverse community and are committed to racial equality, it is not enough.  We vow to do better, and we will.

It is not enough to just be non-racist.  We will educate ourselves in the principles of anti-racism.  We pledge to listen to and elevate voices from the Black community.  We will acknowledge our biases and understand how they affect us.  We will actively work to build a WCNS classroom and community that will proactively champion the cause of racial equity.

The history is deep and painful.  The murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd have opened the door for an awakening in our community and our nation.  We ache for this moment to be different and we will act on it. We want to hear your voices and your ideas about how to accomplish this.  Please join us in listening, participating and acting on these principles.

Black Lives Matter.

Respectfully,

The WCNS Staff and Board of Directors