Bill Rybczyk

Bill Rybcyzk is originally from Bristol, CT. His family later relocated to Torrington, where they still reside today. Bill graduated from Torrington High School and went on to complete his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication at Eastern Connecticut State University. After graduating from ECSU, Bill began his involvement with non-profit service work by completing a 10-month term in the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corp (NCCC). Based out of its Denver campus, Bill participated in projects that included tutoring at-risk middle school students, developing a mentoring project at an alternative High School in southern Colorado, and rebuilding a state park impacted by a forest fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

In 1998, Bill commenced his career at New Opportunities, Inc., as the Assistant Director for a State AmeriCorps project which included recruiting 20 Corps members to work with students at the Ancestors Community Charter High School (ACCHS) which was the first of its kind in the City of Waterbury. He worked at ACCHS for three years with students on tutoring, community service, and school-to-career learning activities until the school’s closing in June of 2001. He then moved on to begin work in the agency’s Planning Department, where he gathered and analyzed data for grant submissions while also providing direct oversight to the agency’s Youth Employment Program and Individual Development Account (IDA) Program.