Board of Directors

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Officers

• KEVIN BROWN, CHAIR
  • President, Norwich Community Development Corporation
• JOHN GODIN, FIRST VICE CHAIR
  • Retired GE Capital, Stonington Economic Development Commission
• AMANDA KENNEDY, SECOND VICE CHAIR
  • Executive Director, Southeast Connecticut Council of Governments
• CATHERINE YOUNG, SECRETARY
  • Retired, General Aviation Airports Business Development, Connecticut Airport Authority
• SANDRA ALLYN-GAUTHIER, TREASURER
  • First Selectman, Town of Preston
• SEAN NUGENT, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
  • Redevelopment Agency, Town of Preston

Board Members

• ANGELA ADAMS                 
  • Executive Director, Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce
• FRED ALLYN III
  • Mayor, Town of Ledyard
• RICHARD BALESTRACCI
  • Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Department Manager, Chelsea Groton Bank
• JAMES BELLANO
  • Director, Economic and Community Development, Town of Windham
• ELSIE BISSET
  • Economic Development Commission, Town of Stonington
• MOLLY BRUNO
  • Broker/Owner, The Utopia Real Estate Co, President of the Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors
• MICHAEL CAREY
  • Attorney, Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law
• HOLLY CHEESEMAN
  • Executive Director Emerita, Niantic Children’s Museum; State Representative, 37th District
• SHANNON CHRISTIAN
  • Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
• LATOYA CLUFF
  • Vice Chairwoman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council
• TRACY ESPY
  • President, Mitchell College
• BRUCE FLAX
  • President, Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce
• ROSS GIONFRIDDO
  • Senior Liaison Specialist, General Dynamics Electric Boat
• AYANTI GRANT
  • Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Joe Courtney
• MARIA HANNA
  • President/CEO, Survival Systems USA, Inc.
• MARK LIGHT
  • Senior Vice President, Chief Banking Officer, Jewett City Savings Bank.
• MICHAEL NOGELO
  • President/CEO Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board
• DEBRA POIRIER
  • Program Director Early Childcare & Education, Thames Valley Council for Community Action
• CLAYTON POTTER
  • Community Outreach Coordinator, Town of Groton Parks and Recreation
• FELIX REYES
  • Director of Economic Development & Planning, City of New London
• JULIE SAVIN
  • President & CEO, Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities, Inc.
• ANNEMARIE SEIFERT
  • Dean & Administrative Officer, University of Connecticut, Avery Point
• DAVID SCHILL
  • Vice President Special Projects & Business Development, Mohawk Northeast, Inc.
• WENDY VINCENT
  • Executive Director, Cultural Coalition