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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.

Keith Sears, Vice President of Operations
Keith Sears is currently the Director of Planning, Programs and Contract Administration for CTE, Inc. located in Stamford, CT. CTE, Inc. is the federally designated Community Action Agency serving the Darien, Greenwich, and Stamford communities. He is responsible for the daily operations for the five program areas operating in CTE. On a daily basis he is responsible for reporting on all grants and programs. His position handles planning the agency direction and scope of services for direct service to the communities listed above. His professional experience includes over fifteen (15) years of increasingly responsible non-profit experience. Mr. Sears has operated a citywide twenty-five million dollar employment and training program for the city of Baltimore, where he established a Non-Custodial parent initiative targeting low-income fathers. During the three-year span of this program his staff placed over two hundred fathers in jobs receiving health benefits. Keith Sears received his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the Morgan State University. He has earned certificates in Fatherhood Development, Grant Writing, and Project Management.

Deborah Wright, Vice President of Finance
Deborah Busch Wright is currently the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for CTE, Inc., the federally designated anti-poverty agency for the greater Stamford Connecticut area, serving Stamford, Greenwich and Darien. She is responsible for the planning, organizing and directing of financial and information technology systems in support of the organization's mission and operational objectives. Her professional experience includes 16 years corporate experience at Xerox Corporation serving on various financial levels as well as non-profit experience of serving as a coordinator of Baber A.M.E. Church Stewardship and Finance Committee, Economic Development committee, as well as Director of Music. She has served as a financial consultant for Webster Bank, Cost Accounting Manager at a manufacturing company as well as Accounting Operations Manager at a sister community action agency. Deborah Wright received her Bachelors of Science in Accounting from University of New Haven as well as a Master Degree in Business Administration - Accounting from University of New Haven. She is a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church - New Haven where she is the Director of Music. She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. as well as Eureka Chapter #2 of the Order of Eastern Star, Arabic Court #95 of The Daughters of Isis, and Kergyma Community Choir.

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.