Pat Howley joins central office staff

J. Patrick Howley

J. Patrick Howley has joined CAS as a part-time assistant executive director. “Pat” has a rich background in education and many professional connections statewide, nationally, and even internationally. Pat will be bringing his knowledge and skills in the area of individual growth and development to our Principals’ Center programs.

In addition to his new role at CAS, Pat is a part-time implementation coordinator for the Comer School Development Program out of Yale University. During his fifteen-year tenure with the SDP, he has held several positions in the organization. As the Director of Teacher and Adult Development, he coordinated the Teachers Helping Teachers Program, a process that helps teachers work together to reflect on and improve their teaching. As a member of the Professional Development Design Team, he developed and presented modules for the Leadership Development Program and the Principals’ Academy in the following areas: team building, clinical supervision, building positive relationships, person-centered coaching, giving and receiving feedback, community building, and adult development. A major focus of Pat’s work at the SDP was helping to ensure that people develop and use effective human relationship skills.

Pat was the lead consultant to the Guilford County Public Schools and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Detroit Public Schools. He also consulted to schools in South Carolina and New Jersey. He authored and co-authored several chapters on the Comer Process in Dr. Comer’s books, Rallying The Whole Village, Child by Child, andThe Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action.

Pat has been an educator for many years working in a variety of roles and organizations. He has been an elementary school teacher, a middle school counselor, a director of a high school gifted program, and a human resource specialist for the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. He has taught courses in human relations, teacher preparation, and counseling at Sacred Heart University, Connecticut College, and Southern Connecticut State University.

Prior to joining the SDP, Pat was a consultant to schools and teacher organizations, and served as a trainer for the State of Connecticut’s Cooperating Teacher and Beginning Educator Support and Training Program (BEST). He also served as an assessor for the State of Connecticut for beginning teachers.

Pat’s main interest and training experiences have been focused on adult development. He has studied extensively a development process called the Enneagram, received certification in the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Carol Pearson’s The Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator, and uses a Jungian archetypal model for understanding adult development.

Throughout his career in education, he also has maintained a private practice in counseling and consulting with individuals, schools and business teams.

Pat received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Central Connecticut State University, a M.S. in School Counseling and a C.A.G.S. in Counseling Psychology from Southern Connecticut State University.