Lamont nominates Christina Ghio as Child Advocate

Lamont Nominates Christina Ghio As Child Advocate

Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated Christina D. Ghio to serve as Connecticut’s child advocate, a position responsible for monitoring and evaluating agencies working with children.

Lamont nominates Christina Ghio as Child Advocate

This story has been updated. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday the nomination of Christina Ghio as Connecticut’s new Child Advocate. Sarah Eagan served in the role from 2013 until her resignation in September 2024. Ghio initially joined Eagan in the Office of the Child Advocate as her deputy in 2022. Since Eagan’s resignation, Ghio has been the Acting Child Advocate. Ghio’s nomination for Child Advocate, a position charged with investigating stat…