Board of Directors 2008 Executive Committee Chairman Michelle Jacobik, SAVA Insurance Secretary Ken Capano, Sr., ShopRite Supermarkets Chairman-Elect Keith Fontaine, William W. Backus Hospital Treasurer Matthew Nick, Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC Vice Chair Dr. Grace Jones, Three Rivers Community College Past Chair Bill Turner, AT&T Legal Counsel Jeffrey Godley, Brown Jacobsen P.C. Board Members Demo Angelopoulos, AmericInn Lodge & Suites Angela Arnold, Core Plus Federal Credit Union Rich Bernardo, Tee’s Plus Robert Blinderman, R. Blinderman Motor Lines, Inc. Bill Budds, Smith Insurance, Inc. RDML J. Scott Burhoe, USCG Blair Decker,General Dynamics/Electric Boat Ed DeMuzzio, CCI, Inc. Shari Hewes, Holdridge Farm Nursery, Inc. CAPT Mark Ginda, USN Ulysses Hammond, Connecticut College Ken Hiscoe, Pfizer Global Research & Development Tom Kasprzak, Chelsea Groton Bank Pam Kinder, United Community & Family Services Shirley Langford, Interim Healthcare of Eastern Connecticut, Inc. Gloria Lathrop, Lathrop Vending, Inc. Stanley W. Mickus, Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc. Jerry Morrison, DECD Lian Obrey, Re/Max Property Consultants Leon J. Olivier, Northeast Utilities Transmission Group Angelo Olivieri, Olivieri Financial Services Shawn Palmer, The Day Peter Pappas Karen Roman, Dime Bank Andy Russell, (WNLC/Kool 101) Hall Communications Thomas “Tony” Sheridan, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Bill Stanley, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Laura Stefanski, Waterford Hotel Group, Inc. Howard Stillman, J. Solomon Office Supply Valerie A. Tamano, New London Public Schools Michael S. VanLeesten, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Gail Weber, Minuteman Press Dan Weekley, Dominion Dave Wigfield, Stadium Motors Mary Jo Wlodecki, People’s Bank Mark Woods, People’s Bank Lou Ziegler, Mohegan Tribal Housing Authority   Staff Thomas A. (Tony) Sheridan President Kathy Chartier Business Services Representative Sheri Cote Director of Operations Denny Hicks Director of Strategic Planning Joe Mack Business Services Representative Heather Giffen Director of Programs and Events Lori Thompson Bookkeeper Meghan Whitehead Program and Events Coordinator  Rita Rivera-Riemer Marketing and Communications Coordinator     Satomi Raska Administrative Assistant