DERBY — TEAM, Inc. announced Friday that Jay Hatfield resigned from the nonprofit’s board of directors.
“The board has accepted Mr. Hatfield’s resignation. The organization’s governance and operations continue without interruption, and the board remains fully focused on advancing TEAM’s mission and serving the Valley region,” the agency said in a prepared statement July 24.
Hatfield, an elected official on the Seymour Board of Education and a teacher at Platt Technical High School in Milford, was arrested at a Hartford Yard Goats minor league baseball game July 11.
Employees at the baseball stadium accused him of making inappropriate comments to an underage employee about another underage employee.
Hartford police said Hatfield appeared intoxicated, did not immediately leave when told to do so, and caused a scene. He was charged with two misdemeanors — trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Seymour school officials have not returned calls for comment. As of July 24 Hatfield is still listed on the Seymour Public Schools website as being a member of the school board.
A spokesperson for the state’s technical high school system said July 16 that school officials are aware of the pending charges and are reviewing the matter.
Annmarie Drugonis, Seymour’s First Selectwoman and chair of the town Republican Party, would not say July 20 whether Hatfield should resign from the school board. She said she hopes Hatfield gets the help he needs.
Hatfield is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Hartford on July 31.
He was arrested with Frank Koshes, a sergeant with the Town of Orange Police Department.
TEAM is the Valley area’s community action agency. It was established in 1965 and helped more than 19,000 in 2024, according to its 2025 annual report. It runs an array of services, from Meals on Wheels to early childhood programs.
It spearheaded an effort in 2024 to help people who suffered damage from a flood that tore through the Oxford-Seymour area. More than $1.2 million was raised.
It is governed by a board of directors who volunteer their time to help the agency. The board includes local officials from the towns served, along with members of the communities.