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 Haven

Bankston, Kimberly
Manager, Global Leadership Development, GE, Norwalk

Bashar, Peter
Business Development Officer, Clairol, Stamford

Bentley, Larry
Consultant, Patriot National Bank, Westport

Berg, John
Partner, High Ridge Management Resources, Trumbull

Blanco, Jeffrey
Financial Services Executive, Barnum Financial Group, Shelton

Bogen, Arthur
President, Down to Earth, LLC, Milford

Butler, Barbara
Director of Human Resources, Town of Westport, Westport

Calace, Nicholas
Executive Director, Bridgeport Housing Authority, Bridgeport

Caldropoli, Richard
Executive Director, Americas Head of BCM, UBS Investment Bank, Stamford

Candland, 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, Norwalk

Downs, 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, Stratford

Feldman, Garry
President & Co-Founder, U.S. Computer Connections LLC., Stamford

Forman, Chester
President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Shelton

Freer, Frances
Regional Administrator, State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services, Bridgeport

Freimuth, Michael
Director of Economic Development, City of Stamford, Stamford

Fuda, Victor
Director, State of Connecticut, Department of Labor – Bridgeport & Stamford

Gliniecki, Anita
President, Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport

Gopalakrishnan, Ajit
Education Consultant, State of Connecticut Department of Education,Bureau of Early Childhood, Career & Adult Education, Middletown

Grabinski, Joseph
Chief Union Environment & Health Steward, Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford

Grant, Herbert A.
President/CEO, DMG & Associates, Norwalk

Hoekenga, Craig
Chief Executive Officer, Microboard Processing, Seymour

Izzo, Anthony
Director of Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman, Norwalk

Knoll, Richard
President & CEO, TEAM, Inc., Derby

Lattimer, Rob
Vice President, Sintec-Keramik USA, Bridgeport

Lavorgna, Joseph
Director, Bullard Havens Regional Vocational Technical School, Bridgeport

Loeser, John
Program Director, IBM, Weston

Lugo, Henry
Vice President & Manager, Mortgage Development, People’s Bank, Bridgeport

Marasco, Reina
Director, Valley Regional Adult Education, Shelton

Marchione, Kathleen
District Director of Western Region, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Bridgeport

McGee, Joseph
Vice President for Public Policy and Programs, The Business Council of Fairfield County (SACIA), Stamford

Mezzapelle, David
Founder and Director of Marketing, Goliath, Inc., Stamford

Monteleone, Susan
Counselor Coordinator, BESB, Windsor

Oppel, Win
President, AD-MERICA, Shelton

Powanda, William
Vice President of Support Services, Griffin Health Services

Sheahan, Margaret
Law Officer, Pullman & Comley, LLC

Sheehan, Garrett
Economic Development Specialist, United Illuminating, Bridgeport

Smythe, Brad
Plant Manager, Continental AFA, Bridgeport

Valiante, Chet
Publisher, The Hour, Norwalk

Wilkinson, Thomas A.
Executive Vice President, Local 371 United Food & Commercial, Workers International Union, Westport

Williams, Brian
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport