Mike Isko of West Hartford has been named Big Brother of the Year for 2023 by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut, the state affiliate of the 117-year-old Big Brothers Big Sisters of America youth mentoring organization. The recognition was presented at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Year Awards event, held recently at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford. Isko, now retired, is an attorney who for many years led the New Britain public defender’s office. For the past 10 years, Mike has been a Big Brother (adult mentor) to Little Brother (mentee) Trey Montgomery, a resident of New Britain. Mike and Trey both have jobs at the Mount Southington Ski Area. Mike is a skiing instructor. Trey teaches snowboarding. Pictured in a photo taken at the annual awards event are, from left, West Hartford’s Andy Fleischmann, President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut; West Hartford resident Mike Isko, the mentoring organization’s 2023 Big Brother of the Year; and Trey Montgomery, a New Britain resident and Mike Isko’s longtime mentee in the Big Brothers Big Sisters community-based program.