UConn ECE Program Staff

Brian A. Boecherer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - OFFICE OF EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Phone: 860.486.8828
Email: brian.boecherer@uconn.edu
Brian Boecherer is the Executive Director of the Office of Early College Programs and Director of Research and Development for UConn Early College Experience. Brian is responsible for program expansion and improvement, technology advancement, and providing on-site outreach to high schools. Brian received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Connecticut and his Master's Degree from the University of Toronto, where he specialized in policy analysis and nationalism from the Centre for Russian and East European Studies. In 2017, Brian received his doctoral degree from UConn in the Department of Political Science.

Nella Quasnitschka
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - ACADEMIC OUTREACH
DIRECTOR OF PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER
Phone: 860.486.5581
Email: nella.quasnitschka@uconn.edu
Nella Quasnitschka is the Assistant Director of Academic Outreach for Early College Experience in the Office of Early College Programs. Nella is responsible for developing and strengthening academic relationships with partner high schools and managing UConn's Pre-College Summer Program. Nella received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Connecticut and her Master’s in Education Administration from Illinois State University.

Jessica Dunn
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - OFFICE OF EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ENRICHMENT
Phone: 860.486.4650
Email: jessica.dunn@uconn.edu
Jessica Dunn is the Assistant Director in the Office of Early College Programs and the Director of Student Enrichment for UConn Early College Experience. Jessica is responsible for managing the student registration process and coordinating student enrichment opportunities. Jessica attended the University of Connecticut where she earned Bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Human Development and Family Studies.

Stefanie Malinoski
PROGRAM SPECIALIST - CERTIFICATION & WORKSHOPS
Phone: 860.486.8033
Email: stefanie.malinoski@uconn.edu
Stefanie Malinoski is the Program Specialist for the Office of Early College Programs, where she is responsible for maintaining program records and ECE professional development workshops. Stefanie also manages the instructor certification process. Stefanie attended the University of Connecticut where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications and a Master's degree from the University's Neag School of Education, specializing in Higher Education and Student Affairs.

Melanie Banks
PROGRAM ASSISTANT - ACADEMIC STANDARDS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER
Phone: 860.486.3419
Email: mbanks@uconn.edu
Melanie Banks is the Program Assistant for Academic Standards for the Office of Early College Programs. Melanie is responsible for supporting accreditation standards by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships to improve course comparability of the UConn courses offered at the high schools. In addition, Melanie oversees the collection and maintenance of syllabi records while fostering and helping develop the collegial relationship between secondary and postsecondary faculty that is key to successful concurrent enrollment. Melanie attended the University of Connecticut where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

Carissa Rutkauskas
PROGRAM SPECIALIST - OUTREACH AND EVALUATION
Phone: 860.486.6055
Email: carissa.rutkauskas@uconn.edu
Carissa Rutkauskas is the Program Specialist for Outreach and Evaluation in the Office of Early College Programs. Her key responsibilities includes program assessment, evaluation, and research initiative; program information and national trends; developing programs at the high school level; and website and marketing coordination. Carissa has earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature and Culture, and a Master of Arts in Geography/Human Geography degrees from the University of Connecticut.

Todd Blodgett
PROGRAM ASSISTANT - REGISTRATION COORDINATOR
Phone: 860.486.0702
Email: todd.blodgett@uconn.edu
Todd Blodgett is a Program Assistant in the Office of Early College Programs and the Registration Coordinator for UConn Early College Experience. Todd is responsible for coordinating the registration process of ECE courses with UConn’s partnership high schools. Todd attended the University of Connecticut where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied and Resource Economics.
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