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Mary Broderick, Ed.D
81 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860-608-1763
email: mbroderick.cabesearch@cabe.org

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Mary Broderick, Ed.D. is a known and respected educational leader, presenter, and facilitator. Mary comes to CABE executive searches with deep experience in board leadership. 

A 22 year member of the East Lyme Board of Education (1989-2011), Mary served as President of the National School Board Association from April 2011 to April 2012.  She served on that association’s Board of Directors from 2005 to 2012, representing the Northeast Region from 2005 to 2009.  

A past president of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, Mary served as a committee member on the Connecticut State Department of Education on Universal Pre-kindergarten, working with the Governorand regional offices on preschool educaiton and the achievement gap.  She also served as a member of her congress member’s Education Roundtable.  In addition, Mary represented the state association on a state-wide committee on teacher recruitment and retention, as well as the Connecticut Department of Education and Mental Health Task Force.   From 1994-1999, she co-chaired a regional forum on the issue of quality and diversity in education.  She also served as president of LEARN, her regional educational service center.

Mary has presented at a number of national conferences and workshops and has authored numerous articles in national publications, including on leadership and educational quality and diversity. 

The mother of two grown children, Mary lives in East Lyme.  In addition to supporting local and regional boards of education in executive searches and board development, Mary works with a number of communities on efforts to improve odds of early school success as an educational consultant with the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund and she fosters dialogue about educational issues as a consultant with Community Conversations.  Mary has a Bachelor’s degree in English from Skidmore College, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Toronto, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Connecticut.


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Paul C. Gagliarducci, Ed.D.
81 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 413-218-5692
Email: pgagliarducci.cabesearch@cabe.org

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Dr. Paul C. Gagliarducci began his successful career in education beginning as an elementary school teacher and retired after 39 years; the last 22 years as a school superintendent. Teaching experiences at the elementary and middle school level, administrative work as a vice principal, principal, an assistant superintendent, and superintendent highlight Paul’s career. He has worked in rural, suburban, and regional districts in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. He is a graduate of Fitchburg State University. He holds advanced graduate degrees from Springfield College and received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts.

Throughout his career and during retirement, he is active in state and regional associations holding several leadership positions. Dr. Gagliarducci has also presented at numerous conferences. He has assisted regional school districts in Massachusetts with their plans to expand their district size, helped to develop strategic plans, and prepared documents for new school construction projects. He currently serves as the part-time superintendent in Bozrah, CT.

Paul believes in the adage, “pay it forward”. To do so he has also worked with American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts as an adjunct professor and a mentor for aspiring administrators.

He brings to the CABE Executive Search Services the belief that superintendents can make a difference and that helping Boards of Education find the “right” leadership helps to make learning a positive experience for the children in their community. Of proud note, he is thrilled that two of his children have become educators working in Connecticut districts.