HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the appointment of four Connecticut residents to fill vacancies on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

“These nominees come from a number of backgrounds – including law enforcement, victim advocacy, and social work – representing a broad range of skills that will be a benefit to the board in its work to protect the public and their safety,” Governor Malloy said.  “They will serve our state with distinction, fairness, integrity, and respect for the people of Connecticut.”

Today’s nominations include:

• Patricia Thomas Camp of Bloomfield [Full-Time]: Camp currently serves as a part-time member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and is the Treasurer of the Board of the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, a non-profit associated with the UCONN Law School which provides clinical training for law students and legal services to non-profit agencies in the region. She received her law degree from the University of Chicago Law School, her B.A. from Rice University, and her M.Ed from the University of Houston.

• Jeff L. Hoffman of Madison [Full-Time]: Hoffman currently works as a contract court security officer at the U.S. District Court in New Haven for the U.S. Marshal service, employed by Inter-Con Security, a government contractor.  Immediately prior to that, he worked as a senior protective services patrol officer for Yale-New Haven Hospital.  In addition, he served for nearly twenty years in the New Haven Police Department, most recently as Patrol Commander of the largest municipal patrol division in Connecticut.  He received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut and completed basic training with the New Haven Police Academy.

• Christopher Lyddy of New Haven [Full-Time]: Lyddy currently serves as chief operating officer of Advanced Trauma Solutions in Farmington, where he is tasked with providing training, consultation, and quality assurance services in the dissemination and implementation of trauma-informed policies and programs to state agencies and several hundred treatment providers working in juvenile justice, child welfare, and correctional systems across the country.  He has also served as a program director for Forensic Health Services in Hartford, and a clinical supervisor for Community Solutions in Danbury.  Previously, he served as a State Representative in the Connecticut General Assembly serving the Town of Newtown.  He also served as a member of the Governor’s Sandy Hook Advisory Commission.  He received his B.S. from Salve Regina University in Newport and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Carmen Sierra of New Britain [Full-Time]: Sierra is currently a court based victim services advocate with the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services, where she assists victims and families by providing information and assistance with the criminal justice system, informing them of their rights and determining appropriate referrals based on individual needs.  Prior to that, she worked as a victim services advocate with the Board of Pardons and Paroles, where she was responsible for initiating outreach to victims of crimes eligible for pardons and paroles.  She has attended the Stratford Career Institute, where she has received diplomas in psychology/social work, private investigation, and funeral service education.