Hector Glynn, who has been a member of the leadership team for The Village for Families & Children since 2007, has been named to the new position of Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Hector served as director of community programs and senior vice president.
Over the past 11 years, Hector has developed and directed a variety of programs as well as administrative support systems, including strategy, partnerships and resource development, advocacy, data-analysis, evaluation and quality improvement. Externally, he has been engaged with several statewide advocacy initiatives and is frequently asked to testify before the legislature on various issues related to children and families. In 2013, he was honored by The Center for Children’s Advocacy as a Champion of Children.
Before joining The Village, Hector was the Director of Youth Services for Catholic Charities and then, Executive Director of the CT Juvenile Justice Alliance. He also served as a member of the board of directors for CT Voices for Children. He earned a master’s degree in social work from UConn.
For more than 200 years, The Village for Families & Children has been working to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children. We fulfill this mission by providing a full range of behavioral health treatment and support services for children and adults – including parenting education classes, outpatient mental health therapy, substance abuse treatment, and foster care and adoption – which help them achieve real and meaningful change in their lives. For more information, visit www.thevillage.org or call 860-236-4511.