Board of Directors
The Board of Directors acts as our governing body and provides the structure behind Chamber initiatives, committees and councils as well as considers and implements policy and operational recommendations made by our Executive Committee. Our Board of Directors represents a cross section of business interests as well as geographic areas in Middlesex County.
2025-2026
Timothy Arborio - Arborio Corporation
Diane Arnold - Essex Savings Bank
Anthony Assante - Atlantic Wealth Advisors
Mike Bennett - Bennett & Smilas Associates, Inc.
Jennifer Billingsley - Portland Library
Rodney Bitgood - Cromwell Automotive LLC
Jeffrey Brewer - COMPASS CT, LLC
Darlene Briggs - Cominfortainment, Inc.
Scott Brown - Brown & Wimler Construction and Celtic Cavern
Harry Burr - Brown & Brown of Ct. Inc d/b/a/McCutcheon Burr & Sons
Chris Burt - Burt Realty LLC
Megan Bush - Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate
Tom Byrne - Connecticut Rental Center
Phil Cacciola - American Legion Post #75, Inc.
Jim Cama - Cama & Associates
Vincent Capece - Middlesex Health
Carrie Carella - NoRA Cupcake Company & Harrie's Jailhouse
Richard Carella - Updike, Kelly & Spellacy
Alison Carey-Lynch - Carey Manufacturing
Juliet Cavanaugh - Cavanaugh & Company, LLC
Judy Cecchini - McInerney's Flower Shop
Gene Chiappetta - EJC Associates
Tom Clark - May, Bonee & Clark
Cynthia Clegg - Community Foundation of Middlesex County
Phil Cocchiola - The Oxford Academy
Jim Coughlin - Webster Bank
Rob Croce - Travelers Championship
Nancy Currlin - William Raveis Real Estate
Tom Danyliw - Cromwell Children's Coalition
Trevor Davis - Trevor Davis Commercial Real Estate LLC
Dominick Demartino - DCF of Middletown, LLC
Don DeVivo - DATTCO, Inc.
Chris Dibble - Northstar Wealth Partners
Chris Dimou - Roto Frank of America, Inc.
Todd Director - Connecticut Lighting Center
Catherine Egan - Bevin Bros Manufacturing Company
Keith Farina - A&A Office Systems - A Ubeo Company
Andrea Fassler - Ex Officio
Dante Fazzina - NBT Bank
Daniel Finn - Finn Financial Solutions
Michael Fleischmann - Stone Point Properties
Thomas Ford - Hajjar Management Company Middletown
Caroline Gervais - Amato's Toy & Hobby
Santina Giuliano - Body Focus Therapeutic Massage & Ashiatsu
David Glidden - Liberty Bank
Steve Gorss - Ex Officio
Lori Gregan - Shore Publishing
Cindi Haire - Bishops Automotive
Dennis Hancock - Birdon
Sean Hayes - Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park & Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort
William Howard - Ex Officio
Jen Huddleston - Indian Springs Golf Club
Debbie Huscher - Durham Agricultural Fair
Lakisha Hyatt - Connecticut Valley Hospital
James Jackson - The Essex Group
Faith Jackson - Middlesex County NAACP # 2018 / Middletown Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management
Robin Kebernick - Eversource
Kevin Kenny - Lexington Partners
Darlene Kish - The Hilb Group of New England
Mary Ellen Klinck - Ex Officio
Linda Kowalski - Rome Smith Kowalski
Brian Kronenberger - Kronenberger & Sons Restoration, Inc.
Paul LaMonica - Ion Bank
Irene Makiaris - Retired
Larry Marino - CLM Realty LLC
Dean Markham - Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties East Hampton
Paul Mayer - DATTCO, Inc.
Michael Mayo - Justbecause Media
Sonny Mehta - Pratt & Whitney
Rick Morin - Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC
Tim Myjak - EKI Environment & Water
Norman Needleman - Tower Laboratories Ltd.
Nancy Nesbitt - AccuBranch
Monica Obrebski - Connecticut Foodshare
Teresa Opalacz - Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC
Richard Parmelee - CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Craig Patla - Connecticut Water Company
Mary Ann Perrotti - Retired
Bob Petzold - Petzold's Chester Boat Basin & William J. Petzold, Inc.
Paul Pizzo - LandmarkArchitects
Jay Polke - Campo Realty
Kristen Roberts - Comcast Cable
Rick Roth - Roth Equities, LLC
Michele Rulnick - Middlesex YMCA
Anthony Salvatore - Town of Cromwell
Cara Scianna - Liberty Bank
Sarah Shapiro - Shapiro Law Offices
Art Simonian - Mattabassett District
Kelly Smith - KGS Insurance
Pamela Steele - Pamela Roose Specialty Hand Knits
Shawonda Swain - Middlesex United Way
Andrew Tanaka - Wesleyan University
Kelly Therrien - Therrien Law, LLC
Laurie Tomlinson - Alchemi Wealth
James Trzaski - South Fire District
Lauren Weinstein - Chapco, Inc.
Maureen Westbrook - Ex Officio
Kerry Wood - Charter Realty