Diane Dietman Of West Haven Youth And Family Services Honored

WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured): During a reception attended by dozens of City Hall co-workers on Friday, Mayor Dorinda Borer, left, congratulates West Haven Youth and Family Services Director Diane Dietman and Parks and Recreation Director Mark E. Paine Jr. for winning an award from the Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association.

Dietman, who was nominated by Paine, will receive the Program of Merit Award for the “Westie V.I.P.” program at CRPA’s 64th annual Conference & Tradeshow at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Convention Center in Uncasville on Nov. 26.

For the past three years, Park-Rec program coordinator Brian Hayden has assisted Dietman with the Westie V.I.P. program, a positive youth development collaboration that provides enrichment activities for the city’s young people.

CRPA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization created in 1949, provides a support network for its members through professional development and resources to enhance the quality of recreation and parks services statewide.