Family:
- Anna is the primary caregiver for her disabled mom. They live in the home where Anna grew up in Silvermine.
- Proud stepmom (15 years now!) of Darin Cetrone (who used to be shorter than Anna and is now a 22-year-old plumber)
- Daughter of the late surgeon Dr. K.S. Duleep & Advanced Master Gardener/artist Ganga Duleep
Career/Education:
- Anna’s first job: cleaning tables at her family’s restaurant (Ganga Haute Cuisine) when she was 13 years old
- Small business owner (Director, Duleep Educational Coaching, LLC. We specialize in custom standardized test prep & test anxiety management plans)
- Former public school math teacher:
The Bridge Academy charter school, Bridgeport; Bedford Middle School, Westport
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Sacred Heart University
- A.B. psychology, Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges
- Classical Diploma, Phillips Exeter Academy
- 1993 Smith Book Award for “outstanding academic achievement and leadership”
- 1994 George Sutro Loewenstein Scholarship for study at Harvard (by faculty vote)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Community Involvement:
- Norwalk Common Council At-Large (Appointed to serve Feb-Nov 2009):
Committees: Finance/Claims;Personnel;Land Use & Building Mgmnt;Maritime Aquarium Authority
- Norwalk Community College School & Community Partnerships Advisory Committee
- South Western Regional Planning Agency (SWRPA) Board of Directors (2007-2011):
Committees: Former Co-Chair, Housing Committee; Executive; Environmental; Legislative
- Youth Services Advisory Board / Greater Norwalk Area Local Interagency Service Team
- Governing Board, The Bridge Academy (Teaching Intern Rep; served 2007-8)
- Friends of Ryan Park (Founding Member)
- Norwalk Land Trust Advisory Board
- Norwalk ACTS (designated member from Duleep Educational Coaching, LLC)
- NAACP
- Norwalk Historical Society
- Coalition of Norwalk Neighborhood Associations (CNNA)
- Silvermine Community Association
Volunteer Work:
- Volunteer Homework Tutor, S.A.V.E. gang-prevention program
- Volunteer Math Tutor, Silvermine Elementary School
- Volunteer, Ekal Vidyalaya
(Mission: “empowers villages to become self-reliant through knowledge”)
- Former Volunteer Math Tutor, Fox Run Elementary School
- Former Volunteer, Norwalk Hospital (E.R. & O.R. Holding Room)
- Former Co-Director, RESPONSE rape crisis peer-counseling hotline, Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges
- Former Lowell House Director, Harvard House & Neighborhood Development Program
- Former Reading Tutor, America Reads Program/FWSP (Cambridgeport Elementary School, MA)