Meet Our President
Alyssa Goduti
Alyssa Goduti is the President and CEO of Ädelbrook Behavioral and Developmental Services. Ädelbrook is a 124-year-old nonprofit agency serving children and young adults who have behavioral and developmental support needs with an expertise in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ädelbrook provides an array of educational, residential, and community-based services to 400 children and individuals through the support of a compassionate, committed, expert team of more than 650.
Alyssa has a passion for advocacy and public policy to improve the human service system and expand access to care for vital services for children and families. Alyssa was elected in 2023 to the Cromwell Board of Education and she teaches religious education classes at St. John’s Church. Prior to assuming her current role as President, Alyssa served as the Vice President of the Children’s League of CT (CLOC). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the CT Nonprofit Alliance. Alyssa is also an Adjunct Professor in the University of Connecticut’s School of Public Policy.
Alyssa acquired her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Connecticut, where she was honored with the Karl Bosworth Award for academic achievement and the David Walker award for public service. She has an undergraduate degree from Providence College in political science, and worked in the Rhode Island legislative and executive branches. She has worked in a nonprofit leadership positions, including the President and CEO of the CT Council of Family Service Agencies, Vice President for Business Development and Communications at Community Health Resources, and Vice President for Public Policy at the CT Nonprofit Alliance. Alyssa was awarded the 2024 Girl Scouts of CT Inspiring Leader Breakfast Badge Award, recognized as one of the Top 25 Women in Business by the Hartford Business Journal in 2022, and was named to the Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2013. Alyssa lives in Cromwell with her husband Phil and three children.