Conn. has new nonprofit liaison

Alyssa Goduti is Connecticut”™s new nonprofit liaison to the governor”™s office, charged with advocating on behalf of organizations.

The cabinet-level position was established last year by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and functions at the same level as a commissioner of a state agency.

A resident of Cromwell, Goduti is currently vice president for business development and communications with Community Health Resources, a behavior health agency in the Hartford area and points east; before that she was vice president of public policy with the Connecticut Community Providers Association.

She holds a master in public administration from the University of Connecticut and is a graduate of Providence College.

Goduti is scheduled to start in early June, replacing Deb Heinrich who left the position earlier this year.