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.
2023-2024
Timothy Arborio - Arborio Corporation
Diane Arnold - Essex Savings Bank
Anthony Assante - Atlantic Wealth Advisors
Robert Bell - Destination Development Group
Mike Bennett - Bennett & Smilas Associates, Inc.
Rodney Bitgood - Cromwell Automotive LLC
Jeffrey Brewer - Pequot Commercial
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
Christopher Burt - Burt Realty LLC
Megan Bush - Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate
Thomas Byrne - Connecticut Rental Center
Phil Cacciola - American Legion Post #75, Inc.
Peter Callan - Saint Clements Castle & Marina & Lantern Energy
Jim Cama - Cama & Associates
Vincent Capece - Middlesex Health
Carrie Carella - NoRA Cupcake Company/Harrie's Jailhouse
Richard Carella - Updike, Kelly & Spellacy Middletown
Alison Carey-Lynch - Carey Manufacturing
Juliet Cavanaugh - Cavanaugh & Company, LLC
Judy Cecchini - McInerney's Flower Shop
Tom Clark - May, Bonee & Clark
Cynthia Clegg - Community Foundation of Middlesex County
Phil Cocchiola - The Oxford Academy
Todd Corey - American Eagle Financial Credit Union
William Corvo - William J. Corvo, Consultants, Inc.
Jim Coughlin - Webster Bank
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 - Morgan Stanley
Chris Dimou - Roto Frank of America, Inc.
Michael DiPiro - Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC
Todd Director - Connecticut Lighting Center
Kevin Dodd - Valley Railroad Company - Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Catherine Egan - Bevin Bros Manufacturing Company
Andrea Fassler - Ex Officio
Lori Fazio - R.J. Julia Booksellers Ltd.
Dante Fazzina - NBT Bank
Daniel Finn - Finn Financial Solutions
Brian Flood - The Flood Law Firm, LLC
Thomas Ford - Hajjar Management Company Middletown
Lori Frazier - WinSupply of Essex
Robert Fusari - Real Estate Service Of CT, Inc.
Caroline Gervais - Amato's Toy & Hobby
Santina Giuliano - Body Focus Therapeutic Massage & Ashiatsu
David Glidden - Liberty Bank
Steve Gorss - Ex Officio
Bonnie Graff - Absolute Air Service
Cindi Haire - Bishops Automotive
Dennis Hancock - Birdon
Sean Hayes - Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park & Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort
Jenn Hayn - Julia Balfour, LLC
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
Geoffrey Jacobson - Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates, Inc.
Jason Jakubowski - Foodshare
Gary Jalbert - Lyman Orchards
Kimberly Kann - ConnectiCare, Inc.
Darlene Kish - HILB Group
Mary Ellen Klinck - Century 21-AllPoints Realty
Brian Kronenberger - Kronenberger & Sons Restoration, Inc.
Paul LaMonica - Ion Bank
Paul Lee - A&A Office Systems - A Ubeo Company
Irene Makiaris - Makiaris Media Services
Larry Marino - CLM Realty LLC
Dean Markham - Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties East Hampton
Paul Mayer - DATTCO, Inc.
Sonny Mehta - Pratt & Whitney
Steven Minkler - Central Connecticut State University
Rick Morin - Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC
Tim Myjak - EKI Environment & Water
Norman Needleman - Tower Laboratories Ltd.
Nancy Nesbitt - AccuBranch
Teresa Opalacz - Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski, LLC
Richard Parmelee - CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC
Craig Patla - Connecticut Water Company
Ann Pellegrini - Edward Jones
Mary Ann Perrotti - Retired
Bob Petzold - Petzold's Chester Boat Basin & William J. Petzold, Inc.
Paul Pizzo - LandmarkArchitects
Jay Polke - Campo Realty
Ann Richo - KeyBank
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
Bob Shulman - Suburban Stationers, Inc.
Art Simonian - Mattabassett District
Kelly Smith - KGS Insurance
Pamela Steele - Pamela Roose Specialty Hand Knits
Dan Stegbauer - Covenant Living of Cromwell
Michael Stone - Stone Investment Properties
Shawonda Swain - Middlesex United Way
Andrew Tanaka - Wesleyan University
Kelly Therrien - Therrien Law, LLC
Paul Truglio - Citizens Bank
Henry Vasel - Sunny Farm, LLC
Maureen Westbrook - Ex Officio
Meri Wick - Westbrook Inn Bed and Breakfast
Keith Wiemert - Seasons Federal Credit Union
Kerry Wood - New England Retail Properties