Board of Directors & Ambassadors

The Village’s Board of Directors represents a highly active group of community leaders and Village supporters, who play a significant role in The Village’s strategic planning, evaluation, financial stability, and advocacy.

Board of Directors
Ambassadors

Board of Directors

Curt Cameron, Chair*

President, Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

Diana Sousa Jepsen, MBA, Vice Chair*

Community Volunteer
Andrew G. Baldassarre
Principal & Chief Market Strategist, Rossmore Private Capital LLC
Arianna Baret Peralta
Manager Asset Management Technology, Eversource Energy
Jeffrey A. Brine, Esq.
Member & Attorney at Law, Kurien Ouellette LLC
Carrie Casciani
Partner, KPMG US
Jeanmarie H. Cooper*
Community Volunteer
Beth A. Costello*
Chief Financial Officer, The Hartford
Thomas Daugherty
Retired Partner, KPMG
Lawrence J. Gavrich
Founder & President, Home on The Course, LLC
Hector Glynn, MSW
President and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen E. Goldman, Esq.
Past Managing Partner, Robinson+Cole
Cathy Iacovazzi, Secretary*
Community Volunteer
Frederick E. Jenoure, Jr.
Owner, FEJ Consulting
Richard M. Kaplan, Esq.*
Retired Vice President and Associate General Counsel, RTX Corporation
Patrick Kinney
President & CEO, Keystone Agency Partners
Barry N. Lastra
Community Volunteer
Barbara Laurain
Barbara Laurain
Auxiliary Representative
Zachary Malet
Vice President, Global Platform Distribution & Partnerships, NBC Universal
John Mallin, CPA, MBA
Partner, Ernst & Young
Patricia Marealle, Esq.
Founder/Managing Partner, The Marealle Ndu Law Firm
Chris McCarron
Retired General Manager Customer Engineering Team, Microsoft
Elaine Montgomery-Baisden
Senior Vice President, PI Operations, Travelers
Mark Nisbett
President & CEO, People Places and Spaces (PPS)
JoAnn Price
Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners
Brian P. Reilly*
Retired Chief Auditor and Sr. Vice President, Travelers
Wanita Thorpe, MBA
Director of Administration, Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital Hartford HealthCare
Katie Timm
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer
John Turgeon, CPA, HCS*
Partner, CohnReznick
Mike Zurcher
Executive Vice President, Surety, IAT Insurance Group

*Executive Committee

Ambassadors

Ambassadors are engaged members of the community who share a commitment to The Village’s mission and help spread the word about and garner support for The Village.
  • Ana Alfaro
  • Biree Andemariam
  • Mark Anson & Robyne Watkin-Anson
  • Peter Arakas
  • Doris Arrington
  • Hyacinth Douglas-Bailey, Esquire
  • Samuel & Janet Bailey
  • Constance Bain
  • Andrea Barton Reeves, Esquire
  • Nicole Blades
  • Nannette Bosh-Finance
  • Kenneth Boudreau
  • Martha Brackeen-Harris
  • Donald Brooks
  • John Bruno & Artemis Tsagaris
  • Caitlin Burchill
  • Carlene Bush
  • Thomas Byrne
  • Marcy Cain
  • Patricia Campanella Daniels
  • Stefania Campbell
  • Edward Casares, Jr.
  • Lesa Cavallero-Laraia
  • Francine Christiansen
  • Monica Cipes
  • Ruth Clark
  • Judith Clarke
  • Stacy Hurley Cloud
  • Sara Connolly
  • Judyth Coughlin
  • Jean & Ed Cowles
  • Christopher Dadlez
  • Edward Danek, Jr.
  • Eric Daniels
  • Rick Daniels
  • Alden Davis
  • Eddie Davis
  • Dan & Nine Dechamps
  • John Henry Decker
  • Jaye Donaldson
  • Susan Dunn
  • Paul Dworkin
  • Dan Eudy
  • Anita Ford Saunders
  • Rose Fortuna
  • Anneliese Fox
  • Susan Freedman
  • Dian Friedman
  • John Q. Gale
  • Marilda Gándara, Esq.
  • Ted Gawlicki
  • Paula Gilberto
  • Loren Godfrey
  • Matthew Gordon, Esq.
  • Marc & Sheryl Green
  • Arthur Greenblatt
  • Kevin Grenham
  • Donald Griesdorn
  • Ruth Grobe
  • Nathan Grube
  • Carl Hardrick
  • Walter Harrison
  • David Hart
  • Michael Haylon
  • Jeffrey Hoffman
  • John Horak, Esq.
  • John Hurley
  • Janneth A. Ibrahimbegovic
  • Janet Jackson
  • Leonard Jaskol
  • Kathleen Kane-Francalangia
  • John Kennelly
  • Judy Kissane
  • Janice Klein
  • Alan Kreczko
  • Robert Laraia
  • Lewis Lassow
  • Danny LeGare
  • Diane Lipes
  • Thomas Lipscomb*
  • Peter & Rosemary Lombardo
  • Darcy Lowell
  • Rachel MacDonald
  • Prasad Malpure
  • Sheralyn Marsh
  • William McKissick, Jr.
  • Yvette Meléndez
  • EdJohnetta Miller
  • David & Dana Misorski
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Thea Montanez
  • Christopher Montross
  • Joelle Murchison
  • Denise Nappier
  • Peter Neville
  • Bobby Nims
  • Mark Nisbett
  • Irene O’Connor
  • Andrea Oddi
  • Bonnie Parry
  • Teresa Pelham
  • Steve Phillips
  • Paul Pita
  • Janis Potts
  • JoAnn Price
  • Kyle Pruett
  • Wanda Reyes-Dawes
  • Matt Ritter
  • John Rodis
  • Annette Rogers
  • Nelly Rojas Schwan
  • Jason Rojas
  • Gilda Roncari
  • Fernando Rosa
  • Phoebe Rotelli
  • Juan Salazar
  • Philip Schulz
  • Jendayi Scott-Miller
  • Jennifer Shimanski
  • Robert Smith, Jr.
  • Jessica Starr
  • Albert Staten
  • Laura Stevens
  • Sarah Stevens
  • Robert Sturgis
  • Edward Sullivan
  • John & Barbara Taussig
  • Morgan Tuck
  • Carol Waxman
  • Armistead Webster
  • Joseph Wendover
  • Louise Wilder
  • John & Linda Zembron

* Posthumously

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