Leadership & Staff

Maureen Westbrook
Chair

Retired, President & CEO, CT Water Services, Inc.
Town: Deep River

Gary M. Wallace
Vice Chair

Senior Director, Community Engagement, The Connection, Inc.
Town: Middletown

Thomas Gezo, Sr.
Vice Chair

TGBC: TGezo Business Consulting
Town: Essex

Scotty Brown
Treasurer

Owner, Celtic Cavern and Brown & Wimler Construction
Town: East Haddam

Laura Colebank
Board Secretary

Community Advocate
Town: Clinton

Cynthia H. Clegg
President & CEO

Cherilyn Cotter

Executive Assistant to the CEO and COO, Essex Financial Services
Town: East Haddam

Brett Director

Vice President, Connecticut Lighting Centers, Inc.
Town: Cromwell

Kyle Eagleson

President & CEO, Ascend Bank
Town: Guilford

Leonard J. Goldberg

Retired, Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale
Town: Westbrook

Jada Carlson Loutit

Executive Coach
Town: Essex

Toral Maher

Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Liberty Bank Foundation
Town: Old Saybrook

Susan Martin

Chief Financial Officer & Vice President, Middlesex Health
Town: Higganum

Lawrence D. McHugh

Retired, Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
Town: Middletown

Leland McKenna

Vice President, Planning & External Affairs, Middlesex Health
Town: Old Saybrook

Scott C. Nardozzi

Independent Realtor, Cavanaugh & Company, LLC
Town: Cobalt

Nikki Guardiano Paredes

Co-Founder & Executive Producer, Option A Group, LLC
Town: Guilford

Wendy Pollard

Founder, Wessex
Town: Essex

Mauricio Salgar

Owner, The Black Seal
Town: Deep River

Grant Sanborn

Retired, Senior Management, Retail Industry
Town: East Haddam

Jessica Griffin Scheff

Community Advocate
Town: Durham

Pamela Steele

Owner, Pamela Roose Specialty Hand Knits & Yarns
Town: Middletown

Andrew Y. Tanaka

Sr. Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, & Treasurer, Wesleyan University
Town: Woodstock