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CTE Executive Team

E Phillip McKain, President & CEO
E. Phillip McKain has held the position of President and CEO of CTE, Inc. since March of 1993. A proven professional, Mr. McKain's areas of expertise include executive management and administration, government affairs, civil tension resolution, program development, urban, American and African American politics, civil rights investigation, coalition building, and urban community development. In his current position, Mr. McKain leads the federally designated anti-poverty agency for the Greater Stamford Area, serving Stamford, Greenwich and Darien. He is responsible for the direction, planning and overall administration of CTE's 30 programs organized into five components: Family Development, Employment and Training, Education and Youth, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Alternative to Incarceration. A graduate of Syracuse University Maxwell School, Mr. McKain received his Master's Degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He has done postgraduate work in the areas of Public Administration, Urban Community Development, and African American Politics at the University of Pittsburgh and Howard University respectively. In his present capacity as President of CTE, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, the Stamford Partnership, the Stamford Cultural Development Corporation, SoundWaters, and Chairman of the Stamford Enterprise Zone Board. He serves as a member of the Stamford NAACP, the Coalition on Human Needs, the Connecticut Committee of the Regional Planning Association, the Governor's Council on Economic Competitiveness and Technology, the Affordable Housing Action Collaborative (Chairman), Community Centers Collaborative and the South End Development Corporation. He holds professional membership in the National Association of Community Action Agency Directors and is President of the Connecticut Association for Community Action Agencies. Mr. McKain is a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Stamford where he serves on the Board of Stewards and as Chairman of the Social Action Commission.

Executive Vice President

Felix Talamo, Vice President of Finance
Felix joined CTE in 2009 as Vice President of Finance after holding executive financial positions in various marketing & advertising organizations serving regional and national clients over the past 25 years. Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer at North Castle Communications, Inc. a Stamford based advertising agency for the past 11 years, where among other things he lobbied as a member of the advertising industry association against the imposition of sales taxes on advertising media placement in Connecticut. Felix received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from St. John's University.

Lee Terrell, Director of Human Resources
Lee is a retired IBMer with an extensive background in Human Resources Management.
Lee earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Arkansas, attended IBM's Advanced Management School, and completed the Labor Management Public Interest Program at Cornell University.
In addition to his experience at IBM, Lee has more than ten years experience working with Human Services Organizations in the Not-For-Profit Sector.

Marie Hawe, Director, IDA Training and Technical Assistance, Director, CT IDA Clearinghouse
Marie J. Hawe, L.C.S.W., has been involved in the Individual Development Account (IDA) field for over 9 years and was responsible for designing and securing funding for CTE's first IDA programs. She previously served as Vice President of Marketing and Development for CTE and now provides training and technical assistance for IDA programs in Connecticut and operates the Connecticut IDA Clearinghouse. She has recently completed a research project and written a Technical Assistance Manual on Community Action Agencies and IDAs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Ms. Hawe has over 25 years experience in the Community Action field. She also has extensive expertise in government and public policy, having served four terms as an elected member of Stamford, Connecticut's Board of Representatives. She has been a member of many Boards and Commissions, including the Connecticut Economic Development Foundation, Stamford Theatre Works and the Connecticut Task Force on Women, Children and the Criminal Justice System. She has given presentations on IDAs regionally and nationally. Ms. Hawe received her B.A. from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City, and holds two Masters Degrees from Fordham University, one in American History and one in Social Work.

Sonya D. Van Norden, Grant Writer
Always having had a commitment to community, Sonya D. Van Norden transferred her over 20 years of financial services industry experience to the not for profit world in 2000, first working for CTE in the capacity of Director of Planning and Contract Administration and then serving as the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford. She has recently rejoined CTE as a grant writer. Sonya’s extensive community affiliations include serving on the boards of the Stamford YMCA, Women’s Business Development Center, Stamford Chamber of Commerce, Stamford Sunrise Rotary, Stamford Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., and Jackie Robinson Park of Fame. Volunteer activities have included Junior Achievement of Southwest CT, South End Community Clean Up, Special Olympics, Stamford Center for the Arts, Union Baptist Church (White Plains), United Way of Stamford, and YWCA of Greenwich. Sonya currently serves on the boards of New Neighborhoods Inc., where she also serves as Treasurer, the Stamford Partnership, and the Chairman’s Council of the Stamford Symphony. Sonya has a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from State University of New York at Potsdam and an Executive MBA from the University of New Haven.