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Jillian Gilchrest's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Legislative Office Building, Room 4000
Hartford, CT 06106-1591

Full Name:

Jillian Gilchrest

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband; 2 Children

Home City:

West Hartford, CT

MSW, Policy Practice, The University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 2006-2008

BA, Women's Studies, The University of Connecticut, 2000-2004

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 18, 2019-present

Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 18, 2022

Deputy Majority Caucus Chair, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2019-2021

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Technology Committee, Connecticut State Legislature

Former Member, Legislative Subcommittee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Public Health Committee, Connecticut General Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee on Accountability, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Saint Joseph, 2019-present

Director of Health Professional Outreach, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2016-present

Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Connecticut, 2016-present

Director of Policy & Communications, Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence

Professor, Sacred Heart University

Professor, University of Hartford

Senior Policy Analyst, The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, 2015-2016

Director of Public Policy and Communication, Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, 2013-2015

Policy Director, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2011-2013

Executive Director, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League/Pro-Choice America, 2008-2011

Legislative Aide/Committee Clerk, Connecticut General Assembly, 2005-2007

Chair, Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council, 2015-present

Co-Chair, Great by 8, A Community Partnership, 2011-present

Board Member, Girls on the Run of Greater Hartford

Member, West Hartford Board of Education

Co-Chair, Young Women's Leadership Program, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, 2015-2016

Board Member, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2007-2013

Member, Connecticut Coalition for Choice, 2006-2011

Board Member, National Association of Social Workers Connecticut Chapter Political Action Committee, 2008-2010

Child Advocate, Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Northeast Connecticut, 2004-2005

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