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

Bailey, Leon (Chair)
Vice President for Human Resources, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, New Haven

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

Bentley, Larry
Business Development Office, 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

Candland, Catherine
Chief Executive Officer, Advantage Human Resources, Stamford

Condlin, John P.
President & CEO, Stamford Chamber of Commerce, Stamford

Davidoff, Denise (Vice Chair)
Marketing and Management Consultant, Norwalk

Ercolano, Joseph M.
Vice President of Government Affairs, Pitney Bowes, Inc., Stamford

Falcon, Clodomiro
President & CEO, La Guia Hispana, Stratford

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

Felipe, Ruben
Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport

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

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

Gliniecki, Anita
President, Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport

Gold, Lindy Lee
Senior Regional Manager, State of Connecticut DECD, Hartford

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, Inc., Seymour

Izzo, Anthony C.
Director of Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman, Norwalk

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

LaBella, Michael
Regional Vice President, TD Bank, Westport

Levinson, David
President, Norwalk Community College, Norwalk

Loeser, John
Program Director, IBM, Weston

Lohr, Jim
Deputy Director, Carpenters Labor Management Program

Lugo, Henry
Vice President & Manager, Mortgage Development, People’s United 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 & Development, GoliathJobs, Inc., Stamford

Monteleone, Susan
Counselor Coordinator, BESB, Windsor

Oppel, Win
President, Ad-merica, Shelton

Parsely, Roger
Executive Director - Head of Project Services, UBS Investment Bank, Stamfod

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

Sheahan, Margaret
Attorney at Law, Pullman & Comley, LLC

Sheehan, Garrett
Economic Development Specialist, United Illuminating, Bridgeport

Sneed, Corey
Vice President, Financial Center Manager, Citibank

Valiante, Chet
Publisher, The Hour, Norwalk

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