PROCLAMATION from Fred Camillo, First Selectman
WHEREAS, Marc E. Jaffe has been a champion for Early Childhood Education, most recently as CEO of Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County, and a tireless partner to local, state, and federal officials to strongly and loudly support the cause of ECE; and
WHEREAS, Marc came to the non-profit sector after serving for more than 25 years as a senior publishing, licensing, and technology executive, where he honed strong management, strategic planning, and cross-platform business development skills; and
WHEREAS, Marc has led businesses in public and private companies, large and small, turnarounds and startups, domestic and international and then used his business acumen to lead the 120-year-old CLC to rebrand and adopt its new name and logo and raise its profile across the region and state, earning CLC a reputation as best in class and becoming the second largest center-based program in the State of CT, serving more than 900 children a day, 51 weeks a year; and
WHEREAS, Marc has spearheaded groundbreaking work in the sphere of social and emotional development, partnering with Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence on Pre-K Ruler and with Columbia Medical School's Nurture Science Program Around Emotional Connection; and
WHEREAS, Marc successfully advocated for a new facility for CLC's Early Head Start program, the largest in SW CT, in partnership with lnspirica and co-located with deeply affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, Marc has prioritized community partnerships and collaborations in strategically implementing the belief that there is no better investment our society can make than investing in our young children, and Marc has been named Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County's 2023 Champion of Children.
NOW, THEREFORE, l, Fred Camillo, FIRST SELECTMAN OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, do
hereby proclaim June 16, 2023 as
Marc E. Jaffe Day
in the Town of Greenwich and urge all residents to join me in celebrating and recognizing Marc's contributions and dedication to high-quality and affordable early childhood education.