Great Futures Start Here
For more than 65 years, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley has provided a positive environment for children and teens throughout the Valley
Our Mission
Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as caring, productive, and responsible citizens.
Our Vision
To provide a world-class Club experience that encourages leadership, academic success, good character, citizenship, and a healthy lifestyle.
Core Values
The following core values exemplify our mission:
Trustworthy – Respectful – Inspired – Dependable – Enabled
Our Team
Our team of staff and volunteers impact the lives of more than 2,000 kids in the Valley annually. We are dedicated to providing a positive environment and a pathway to opportunities and life-changing programs.
Shaye A. Roscoe
Chief Executive Officer
Shaye joined the Club in 1999, beginning as an intern and working her way from counselor to director. In 2013 she was named Executive Director and has been passionately advocating for the youth of our community ever since.
James A. Queen
Director of Operations
Jim was a member of our Club when he was a child, and he joined our staff in 1987. He has served in nearly every capacity, including Physical Director and Unit Director, and is now our Director of Operations.
Nicole Stere
Director of Resource Development
Nicole joined our Club in 2022, coming to us with more than ten years of experience in the Boys & Girls Club movement. Her passion is helping youth succeed, and her work in development allows her to do just that by raising funds to allow the Club’s life-changing work to continue.
Marie Ambrosini
Bookkeeper
Ann Marie Wheeler
Director of Marketing & Communications
Laura Abbott
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer DeLeon
Raymond P. Lavietes Clubhouse
Unit Director
Baron Jones
Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse
Unit Director
Sherone Ndiaye
Raymond P. Lavietes Clubhouse
Program Director
James Mas
Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse
Program Director
Alain Marcelin
Raymond P. Lavietes Clubhouse
Membership Coordinator
Taylor Maynard
Joel E. Smilow Clubhouse
Membership Coordinator
Evie Montalvo
Mohegan School Site Coordinator
Shonell “Lulu” Pisanelli
Booth Hill School Site Coordinator
Mike Cannici
Elizabeth Shelton School Satellite Program Supervisor
Club History
Our Board of Directors
Frederick W. Serra*
The Entrepreneur LLC
Chairman of the Board
John Schaible
SDG Innovations
Board President
Christopher Douglas
Encon Heating & A/C
1st Vice President
Richard Carroll
Mazda Financial Services
2nd Vice President
William M. Miller*
Treasurer
Susan M. DeLeon*
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Secretary
LaRae Benjamin, Prudential
Karen Bentlage, TK Ventures
Brendan Carey, Carey & Guarrera Real Estate
Keenan Carey, Carey & Guarrera Real Estate
Patrick Carey*, Carey & Guarrera Real Estate
Dave Condon, Diversified Nonprofit Services
Martin Coughlin, Community Member
Michael DeLeon, CDW
Michael Duncan, Edgewell Personal Care, LLC
Michael P. Healey*, Community Member
James Lane, Community Member
Robert Lesko, Cross Insurance
Nicholas Luise, Community Member
Vincent Luzietti, Trident Funding
Ben McGorty, State Representative
Michael McKeon, Ultimate Kronos Group
Kurt Miller, City of Ansonia
Kenneth Nappi*, Community Member
Joseph A. Pagliaro, Jr.*, Riverview Funeral Home
Albert Paolozzi, Newtown Savings Bank
Jeremy Radtke, Better Packages, Inc.
Carlo Sarmiento, City of West Haven
Lisa Serra, Faces Forever Young Skin Care
Diane Stroman, Community Member
Dominick Thomas, Esq.*, Cohen & Thomas
Jimmy Tickey, Community Member
Linda Welch, Community Member
Smilow Advisory Committee
James Chester
Gilbert Delvalle
Edwina Figeuroa
Bart Flaherty
Loni Richards
Subo Richards
Lisa Savoid
Diane Stroman
Lifetime Board
Joseph Andreana*
Arlene Clancy
Louis Dagostine
David M. Grant*
William C. Nimons•
Jack O’Donnell
Calvin K. Price*
Kenneth E. Schaible*
Charles H. Sullivan*
* Past President