Kevin Albanese

Enshrined : 2018
Eastern Connecticut Football Officials
Kevin grew up in Waterford graduating from Waterford High School and then the University of Connecticut in 1981. He later earned his Masters of Science in Information Sciences from the University of New Haven. In his professional life he is a Certified Information Systems and Security Professional (CISSP) and also holds several other information security-related certifications including, a GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst. Kevin began fueling his passion for officiating in 1987 when he joined the Eastern Connecticut Board of Approved Football Officiating. As all officials do, he began his career working youth league games in Southeastern Connecticut. Since those early days Kevin has worked 20 CIAC state playoff games, three of which were championship games. He has been a Referee for a good portion of his career but also worked the wings and back judge positions. Kevin has also been active in the administrative side of officiating. Kevin has also been active in the administrative side of officiating. He has been the Interpreter for the Eastern Board since 1999 and is also the Assistant Interpreter for the CFOA. Along with those duties Kevin has served on the Executive Board, the Better Officiating Committee, and has been the technical liaison for the Eastern Boards website. He also conducted the New Officials Clinic for the ECFO throughout the 1990s. Kevin and his wife Diane have two children Brian and Tracy, son-in-law Jeff, and a granddaughter Maren. On a fall weekend, if he isn’t working a game, you can usually find Kevin on a sideline feeding his passion for photography, taking pictures of his fellow officials.