2024 Board of directors

CHAIR

Retired Senior Assistant State’s Attorney
Division of Criminal Justice
State of Connecticut

VICE-CHAIR

Founder, Appellate Litigator
Connecticut Appellate Law Firm

Megan Wade is an appellate attorney at Connecticut Appellate Law Firm. Her practice focuses on criminal, civil, and child protection appeals. Prior to joining the firm, Megan clerked for the Honorable Richard A. Robinson of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Since her admittance to the Connecticut Bar, Megan has argued more than a dozen appeals to the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts, achieving successful client outcomes in both Courts.

Based on her passion for criminal justice reform, Megan joined the Board of Directors for Community Partners in Action in December of 2019, and has served in several capacities, including prior chair of the Board’s Governance Committee. She also regularly volunteers her time for organizations advancing the importance of education and the rule of law, including the Lawyers in the Classroom program, judging various moot court tournaments for high school, college, and law school students, as well as volunteering as a coach for moot court teams.

In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her husband, Matt, and her two dogs, Tucker and Lewis.

TREASURER

Senior Assurance Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Darek Chrzanowski is a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Hartford, Connecticut where he enjoys working for its larger mission to build trust in society. He moved to Hartford after graduating from Quinnipiac University in 2017 with a BSc in Business, majoring in accounting.  

At Quinnipiac, Darek served as President of the university’s National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Treasurer of the International Student Association, which works to spread inclusivity throughout the student community.  

Darek is a member of Immanuel Congregational Church and serves on its Social Action and Mission Committee. Other favorite pastimes include reading books, relaxing to music, and taking in intellectually stimulating podcasts.  

Language skills: conversational Polish. 

U.S. Probation Officer
United States Probation Office
State of Connecticut

Managing Director, CMI ASSOCIATES, LLC

Library Media Specialist
Cornelius Moylan Elementary School

Advocate

Retired Managing Attorney
Greater Hartford Legal Aid

Adjunct Faculty
Post University
Retired Chief Probation Officer

Loomis Sayles (Boston, MA) - RFP Writer

Former Program Manager at CPA’s Hartford Reentry Welcome Center

Campaign Manager
American Civil Liberties Union of CT

Senior Director, Donor Impact
Special Olympics Connecticut

United States Probation Officer

Professor of Sociology
Capital Community College

Mental Health Assistant 2
Psychiatric Youth Unit
Connecticut Valley Hospital

Connecticut Public Defender, Staff Attorney at Hartford Community & Housing Courts

Executive Coach & President, Karen Senteio Consulting

Coordinator of Prison and Reentry Ministries, First Congregational Church, Guilford, CT