Opening Doors to HR-1 Response

Dr. Monette Ferguson currently the Executive Director of Alliance for Community Empowerment and has worked in the non-profit sector for almost 20 years. She was born and raised in the same community of Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she serves the most vulnerable community members with life changing resources. 

Monette began her non-profit leadership career as a Head Start family case-worker at this agency and quickly advanced to directing the Early Learning division. She is a past Connecticut representative for the New England Head Start Association and has been honored and travels locally and nationally as a strong advocate who fights for quality education for all in the early childhood space. She spearheads statewide work to end homelessness in early childhood populations and works tirelessly for equity in education.

Dr. Ferguson holds Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Bridgeport. She serves as Vice Chair on the Governor’s Workforce Council Equity and Access Committee, serves on the Board of Directors for Read to Grow and the Workplace. She is an advisor to the MPH program at Sacred Heart University and is Co-Chair on the Bridgeport Area Non-Profit Collaborative (BANC), she is a member of the Housatonic Community College CEO Advisory Council, and she is also a member of Senator Murphy’s City Council.