Mike Belden

Mike Belden is currently the Chief Financial and Operations Officer for LEARN.  LEARN provides a variety of Educational Support and Services to the 25 school districts in Southeastern CT. 

Prior to LEARN, Mike was the Chief Operating Officer for Hamden Public Schools for ten years.  During his time at Hamden Public Schools, he received the Hamden Educational Leadership award by the Hamden Chamber of Commerce. 

Mike was the Chief Financial Officer for his hometown of Middlebury, CT for many years and also served on the Board of Finance and was chairperson of the Middlebury Retirement Plan Committee.  He received a national award of excellence in Financial Reporting from the Governmental Finance Officers Association (GFOA).  Prior to his public service career, he worked in Corporate Banking in Boston, MA and Hartford, CT

Mike’s volunteer activities include serving as a Board of Director for CASBO (Connecticut Association of School Business Officials) for many years.  Additionally, he volunteered with St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury in various capacities.  He also volunteered with the United Way as Panel Chairperson and was a member of the Allocations Committee for many years.

Mike and his wife, Nancy have been married for 32 years and live in Narragansett, Rhode Island.  They have two adult children.