Connecticut Association of Boards of Education

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Lydia Tedone
President

Lydia Tedone currently serves as vice president, and previously served as vice president for   Government Relations, Federal Relations chairman and as a member of the Convention Committee for the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.  She has serves as a member of the Simsbury Board of Education since 1997, and is currently vice chairman.  Tedone has been a member of the Capitol Region Education Center Council since 2000, and served as chairman in the 2007-2008.  She is also a graduate of the CABE Leadership Institute.

Robert Rader
Executive Director

Robert Rader has a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University. He also has an associate's degree in risk management and a CAE (Certified Association Executive designation) from the American Society of Association Executives. Rader joined the New York State School Boards Association in 1981 as Assistant Counsel. He worked at NYSSBA in a variety of positions, including Legislative representative, Director of Risk Management Services and Director of Policy and Employee Relations Services. In 1996, he was appointed executive director of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE). In this position he has:

• bolstered the Association's fiscal condition by increasing the number of CABE members and affiliates;
• strengthened and increased CABE's services and activities, especially training for school board members;
• increased the frequency of publication of the CABE Journal and enhanced its quality;
• increased CABE's advocacy efforts and visibility as the leading voice for public education in Connecticut;
• developed stronger coalitions with representatives of education and government groups in Connecticut; and
• enhanced the use of and modernization of technology in the CABE office.

He is a past chair of the NSBA Liaison Committee and member of the NSBA Board of Directors.  Rader is a member of American Society of Association Executives and serves as a past president of the Connecticut chapter.