Board of Directors
Members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the Chief Elected Officials of the area's twenty communities. A majority of the Board members must be business leaders in addition to representatives from labor, human service and community-based organizations, education, and government. Members also represent the interests of welfare recipients, dislocated workers, persons with disabilities, veterans, minorities, young workers, older workers, women, and displaced homemakers.
Board Members
Akinlade, Seni
Owner & President, OYM Motors, Bridgeport
Bailey, Leon (Chair)
HR Consultant, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, New HavenBankston, Kimberly
Manager, Global Leadership Development, GE, Norwalk
Bashar, Peter
Business Development Officer, Clairol, StamfordBentley, Larry
Consultant, Patriot National Bank, WestportBerg, John
Partner, High Ridge Management Resources, TrumbullBlanco, Jeffrey
Financial Services Executive, Barnum Financial Group, SheltonBogen, Arthur
President, Down to Earth, LLC, MilfordButler, Barbara
Director of Human Resources, Town of Westport, WestportCalace, Nicholas
Executive Director, Bridgeport Housing Authority, BridgeportCaldropoli, Richard
Executive Director, Americas Head of BCM, UBS Investment Bank, StamfordCandland, Catherine
Chief Executive Officer, Advantage Human Resources, Stamford
Chrzanowski, Dave
Director, Professional Development Center, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk
Condlin, John P.
President, Stamford Chamber of Commerce, Stamford
Davidoff, Denise (Vice Chair)
Marketing and Management Consultant, NorwalkDowns, Patricia
Executive Director, State of Connecticut DECD, Hartford
Ercolano, Joseph M.
Director of Government Affairs, Pitney Bowes, Stamford
Falcon, Clodomiro
President & CEO, La Guia Hispana, StratfordFeldman, Garry
President & Co-Founder, U.S. Computer Connections LLC., StamfordForman, Chester
President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, SheltonFreer, Frances
Regional Administrator, State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services, BridgeportFreimuth, Michael
Director of Economic Development, City of Stamford, StamfordFuda, Victor
Director, State of Connecticut, Department of Labor – Bridgeport & Stamford
Gliniecki, Anita
President, Housatonic Community College, BridgeportGopalakrishnan, Ajit
Education Consultant, State of Connecticut Department of Education,Bureau of Early Childhood, Career & Adult Education, MiddletownGrabinski, Joseph
Chief Union Environment & Health Steward, Sikorsky Aircraft, StratfordGrant, Herbert A.
President/CEO, DMG & Associates, NorwalkHoekenga, Craig
Chief Executive Officer, Microboard Processing, SeymourIzzo, Anthony
Director of Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman, NorwalkKnoll, Richard
President & CEO, TEAM, Inc., DerbyLattimer, Rob
Vice President, Sintec-Keramik USA, BridgeportLavorgna, Joseph
Director, Bullard Havens Regional Vocational Technical School, BridgeportLoeser, John
Program Director, IBM, Weston
Lugo, Henry
Vice President & Manager, Mortgage Development, People’s Bank, BridgeportMarasco, Reina
Director, Valley Regional Adult Education, SheltonMarchione, Kathleen
District Director of Western Region, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, BridgeportMcGee, Joseph
Vice President for Public Policy and Programs, The Business Council of Fairfield County (SACIA), StamfordMezzapelle, David
Founder and Director of Marketing, Goliath, Inc., StamfordMonteleone, Susan
Counselor Coordinator, BESB, WindsorOppel, Win
President, AD-MERICA, Shelton
Powanda, William
Vice President of Support Services, Griffin Health ServicesSheahan, Margaret
Law Officer, Pullman & Comley, LLCSheehan, Garrett
Economic Development Specialist, United Illuminating, Bridgeport
Smythe, Brad
Plant Manager, Continental AFA, BridgeportValiante, Chet
Publisher, The Hour, Norwalk
Wilkinson, Thomas A.
Executive Vice President, Local 371 United Food & Commercial, Workers International Union, WestportWilliams, Brian
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport
