Board of Directors

Our Leadership

Board of Directors
Name Company Position
Ms. Yecenia Acosta CT Department of Social Services Social Services Operations Manager
Mr. Frank Alvarado U.S. Small Business Administration Senior Area Manager/Veterans Affairs Officer
Mr. George Anderson Synchrony Bank SVP, Chief Learning Officer
Ms. Jillian Baldwin Park City Communities President/CEO
Mr. Larry Bentley Consultant Consultant
Ms. Mary Burgard DORS/BESB Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
Mr. Bing Carbone Modern Plastics President
Ms. Heather Cavanaugh Stamford Chamber of Commerce President & CEO
Mr. William Coleman New Haven Job Corp Admissions Counselor
Dr. Thomas Coley Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Regional President
Mr. Pablo Colon Avangrid Foundation Executive Director
Ms. Julie DeMarco Bigelow Center for Senior Activities Director of Human & Social Services
Mr. Clodomiro Falcon The Falcon Vargas Group President & CEO
Mr. Garry Feldman U.S. Computer Connection LLC President & Co-Founder
Ms. Monette Ferguson Alliance for Community Empowerment Inc. Executive Director
Mr. Victor Fuda CT Dept. of Labor Job Center Director
Mr. Fred Gill Gateway Community College Adjunct Professor
Ms. Lindy Lee Gold Department of Economic & Community Dev. Senior Regional Manager
Mr. Doug Holcomb Greater Bridgeport Transit Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Meghan Hopkins Customer Success Operations, Inc. Vice President
Mr. Michael LaBella TD Bank - CT Regional Vice President
Mr. John Loeser CVS Health Senior Business Consultant
Mr. Jim Lohr Carpenters Labor Management Program Deputy Director
Ms. Sabrina Mancini CT State Dept of Education Education Consultant
Mr. William McBride WC McBride Electrical Contactors President
Mr. Matthew McSpedon JP Morgan Chase Bank Securities Financial Advisor
Mr. David Morgan TEAM, Inc. President and CEO
Mr. Robert O'Mara Griffin Hospital Director, Communication and Public Affairs
Mr. Jim Oddo Executive Search Professionals LLC Managing Partner
Mr. Win Oppel Ad-Merica Corp President
Mr. Mike Proto Prestige Industrial Finishing General Manager
Ms. Dionne Pulcinella M & T Bank Sr. Vice President | Compliance Risk Management
Ms. Cindy Rafael Department of Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation District Director
Ms. Loni Richards Service After Service, Inc. President & CEO
Ms. Nicole Russo Microboard Processing, Inc. President and CEO
Mr. Larry Saffran Stelray Plastics President
Mr. Matthew Seebeck Brookfield Properties Senior General Manager, Retail
Mr. Bruce Silverstone Silverstone Consulting Managing Partner
Mr. Thomas Sportini IBEW Local Union 488 Training Director
Mr. Brian Truini UFCW 371 Secretary Treasurer
Ms. Valerie Watson Patriot Bank Vice President
Mr. Dennis "DJ" Yaremich Teamster Local 1150 Trustee/Business Agent