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FOI #25-206 - Subject - Open Records Request - University of Connecticut (18848)
Name - Min Oh
Affiliation -
Part 1: Employment Contracts and Salaries
• Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the current employment contract and salary (letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document/record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment) for the athletic department staff listed below. If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide their current salary.
1. Eddie Hernon
2. Emma Paynter
3. Hannah Jefcoat
4. Joel DeMarco
5. Kelli Kozaryn
6. Kent Ahern
7. Nate Atkins
8. Tim Watson
9. Tyler Fisher
10. Victoria Simonoff
11. William Guerrero
Part 2: Football Games
Part 3: Third Party Vendor Agreements
FOI #25-205 (05-6-25, 9:11 pm) - Subject - RFP#: UCHC5-170600627
Name - Alice Kilpatrick
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting to obtain information regarding the following record:
I would like to place a public records request for information relating to the following RFP:
RFP#: UCHC5-170600627
Title: UCONN Health for Data Analytics Support for Value Based Savings
Date issued: 4/24/2023
I am requesting copies of the following information from the record detailed above:
Winning contract and all amendments
Scoring/evaluation sheets
All submitted proposals
I ask that the information be provided electronically by email if possible. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me before filing my request. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial.
FOI #25-204 (05-6-25, 10:35 am) - Subject - Janitorial Services
Name - David Hyun
Affiliation -
Janitorial services contract LM110119. Section VI, section A, #2d(Page 15). This paragraph states:
d. The Contractor shall maintain a record of the name, address, and date of hire of each member of its
personnel providing Services and shall provide such records to the University’s Representative.
Pursuant to Connecticut open records laws, I am requesting copies of the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:
• All emails, including attachments, to or from David Benedict (athleticdirector@uconn.edu) with any of the following non-case sensitive keywords — “Alford-Sullivan,” “separation,” “complaint,” OR “resign” between April 1, 2022, to April 1, 2025. Please exclude documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.
• Documentation related to any closed investigation(s) of Beth Alford-Sullivan for misconduct connected to employment with the University of Connecticut, including but not limited to complaints, reprimands, and evaluations contained in personnel file as “final determinations.”
Pursuant to Connecticut open records laws, I am requesting copies of the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:
• All emails, including attachments, to or from David Benedict (athleticdirector@uconn.edu)
• with any of the following non-case sensitive keywords — “Morgan,” “separation,” “complaint,” OR “resign” between September 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. Please exclude documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.
• Documentation related to any closed investigation(s) of Bill Morgan for misconduct connected to employment with the University of
• Connecticut, including but not limited to complaints, reprimands, and evaluations contained in personnel file as “final determinations.”
FOI #25-201 (05-2-25, 8:03 pm) - Subject - Police Park, Walk and Talk
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like a copy of all communications including emails sent to or from Gene Labonte, gene.labonte@uconn.edu, Hans Rhynhart, hans.rhynhart@uconn.edu, Radenka Maric, radenka.maric@uconn.edu with the terms "park, walk, and talk" and "walk and talk" from April 1, 2024 to the present.
FOI #25-200 (05-1-25, 10:19 am) - Subject - Public Record Request
Name - George Veletsianos
Affiliation -
“I am writing to request the following public information: The first name, last name, email address, rank, job title, and department of primary appointment, for all currently employed full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty at the institution. Please share this information with me in a spreadsheet or csv file. Thank you in advance.”
FOI #25-199 (04-30-25, 12:59 pm) - Subject - Camera footage
Name - Christine Caporale
Affiliation - Advanced Investigations c/o Chris Caporale
We are requesting Camera Footage from Utility pole Camera on North Eagleville Rd (left side of the road if your on North Eagleville facing Hunting Lodge Rd) facing Hunting lodge road it is the single camera opposite the double camera labeled 0049 . Please send any and all footage from that day specific to 3pm to 5pm 4/9/2025
FOI #25-198 (04-29-25, 2:08 pm) - Subject - Dan Hurley correspondence
Name - Laura Purtell
Affiliation - ESPN
Pursuant to the state open records law Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 1-200 to 1-242, I write to request access to and a copy of all of Dan Hurley's correspondence -- including but not limited to emails, text messages, internal messages and attachments -- from April 17, 2025, to present.
If your agency does not maintain these public records, please let me know who does and include the proper custodian's name and address.
As provided by the open records law, I will expect your response within four (4) business days. See Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 1-206.
If you choose to deny this request, please provide a written explanation for the denial including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely. Also, please provide all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.
FOI #25-197 (04-28-25, 11:04 pm) - Subject - requesting a copy current contract - UC-17-KA022117-8
Name - Ernie Nieves
Affiliation -
requesting a copy of full current contract UC-17-KA022117-8 for Athletic Concessions Management. Please provide cost, expenses, commissions break down, sales, and financial data. need marketing plan and facilities management program. FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT