Jeffrey S. Bravin

Jeffrey S. Bravin has been employed at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT since 2002. He is currently the Executive Director responsible for oversight of the school. He reports directly to the Board of Directors with responsibility for carrying out the vision, mission and goals of ASD.

Prior to assuming this role, Jeff served as the Assistant Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of the school. Prior to that he was the Director of Special Projects which focused on logistics related to the building of ASD’s new State-of-the-Art Educational Facility, the Gallaudet-Clerc Education Center--as well as ASD’s PrintWorks as part of ASD’s Technology Center. This role also included supervising Information Technology Services, Security, Sign Language and Interpreting Services, as well as the Isola Bella Summer Camp. Jeff also assisted in fund development, special events and public relations strategies, including managing alumni relations.

 

He earned his B.A. Degree in Government from Gallaudet University, M.S. Degree in Deaf Education from McDaniel College (formerly known as Western Maryland College), and M.S. Degree in School Administration and Supervision from Queens College.  He is currently studying for his Ed.D. in Education Leadership at the University of Connecticut. 

Jeff also currently serves on the Advisory Board for the State of Connecticut, Department of Aging and Disability Services; the Board of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD); and the Connecticut Council on Organizations Serving the Deaf.  He was formerly on the Board of Directors for the National Theatre of the Deaf and American Society of Deaf Children.