Housatonic Community College
Members, Board of Regents for Higher Education
The 17 Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (ConnSCU) governed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, offer students an affordable, accessible option to further their education or career training. With 12 community colleges, 4 state universities and an online college, no matter where you live or work, there's a ConnSCU campus close to you.
Member
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Residence
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Lewis J. Robinson, Jr., Chair |
Hartford |
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Yvette Meléndez, Vice Chair |
South Glastonbury |
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Richard J. Balducci |
Deep River |
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Naomi K. Cohen |
Bloomfield |
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Dr. Lawrence J. DeNardis |
Hamden |
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Nicholas M. Donofrio |
Ridgefield |
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Matt Fleury |
Hartford |
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Michael Fraser* |
Brookfield |
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Dr. Merle W. Harris |
West Hartford |
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Gary Holloway |
New Canaan |
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Craig S. Lappen |
Manchester |
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Dr. René Lerer |
Avon |
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Glenn Marshall** |
Milford |
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Dr. Jewel Mullen** |
Guilford |
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Michael E. Pollard |
Stamford |
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Stefan Pryor** |
New Haven |
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Catherine H. Smith** |
North Branford |
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Alex Tettey, Jr.* |
New Haven |
Zac Zeitlin
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* Student Regents
**Ex-Officio |
Westport |
Leadership Team
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (ConnSCU) leadership team works with the campus leaders, faculty, and staff to help increase the educational attainment of Connecticut's adult population. All 17 college and university presidents report directly to President Kennedy, who reports to the Board of Regents for Higher Education. ConnSCU leadership team members provide additional support and guidance for both the Board and campuses.
President - Robert A. Kennedy
Executive Vice President - Michael P. Meotti
Chief of Staff and Director of Public Affairs & Marketing - Colleen Flanagan
Interim Vice President for State Universities - Dr. Louise Feroe
Interim Vice President for Community Colleges - Dr. David Levinson
Vice President for Facilities and Infrastructure Planning - Elaine Clark
Vice President for Human Resources - Steven Weinberger
Chief Finance Officer - William Bowes
Interim Chief Information Officer - Dr. Wendy Chang
Director of Innovation and Outreach - Gail Coppage
Director of Government Relations - Jill Ferraiolo
Director of Policy & Research - Dr. Braden Hosch
Housatonic Community College Foundation, Inc
The Housatonic Community College Foundation was established in 1990 by a group of Greater Bridgeport residents, business and arts leaders. The Foundation provides financial assistance to the College and its students beyond the fundamentals provided by the State of Connecticut. It assists the College in becoming a unique educational resource for its students and the community. The Foundation also serves as a vehicle generating funding for Housatonic student scholarships, student emergency assistance, child care assistance for parents enrolled at Housatonic, program enhancements and support of the Housatonic Museum of Art.
HCC Foundation Board of Directors
(2011-2012)
Paul Antinozzi, AIA, President
Antinozzi Associates
Virginia Giuffré, CFM, CRPC, WMA, Vice President
Merrill Lynch
Sean M. Carroll, Secretary
Vice President - Merit Insurance
A. Donald Janezic, Jr., CPA, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Bigelow Tea Co.
Board Members:
Joaquina Abner
HCC Student Representative
Carol Birks
Global School Partnership
Christopher R. Carollo
Director of Institutional Advancement
HCC Foundation, Inc.
Edwena Chance
HCC Faculty Representative
Paula F. Chapla
Sikorsky Aircraft
Peter Clarke
Advanced Cleaning Concepts
James A. Connelly
Oxford Board of Education
Richard F. Fagan, Emeritus Board Member
Retired, General Electric
Denise Fenton
The Bannow Larson Foundation
President Anita Gliniecki, (ex-officio)
Housatonic Community College
Mary Hoyt, CPA
Partner, BlumShapiro
Barbara P. Johnson
Retired, People's United Bank
Marianne Laska, RN
Pediatric Nurse Consultant
Ken Lisk
Lacey Manufacturing Co.
Christopher McCormack
Pullman & Comley LLC
Mary McNamara
People's United Bank
R. Michael Meo, Jr., Esq.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Robert F. Mihalcik, Jr.
RBS Citizens
Wiley Mullins
Uncle Wiley's Specialty Food, Inc.
Gerald P. O'Sullivan, Jr.
Pitney Bowes
Cynthia H. Payne
NY Life Insurance Company
G. Frederick Reinhardt
The Bank of Fairfield
Eddie Rodriguez
Penmar Industries, Inc.
Mark Tillinger
Retired, Accenture
Sandra D. Wilson
Post University
Dan S. Wisneski
GE
2012-2013 Program Advisory Committees
Accounting
Scott Colvin, CPA, CMA, CVA
Professor of Accounting
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Dr. Patricia Poli
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Fairfield University
Noelle Taddei
Certified Public Accountant
Robert E. Wnek
Assistant Dean, Chair of Accounting Department
University of New Haven
Business
Armando Goncalves
Senior Vice President
People's United Bank
Richard Hoponick
V.P., Global Business
Thomson Reuters
Wayne Powers
President
Time Inc., Media Group
William E. Purcell, CCE, CAE
President
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
Business Office Technology
Ada Carbone
Administrative Assistant to the Dean of
Administration
Housatonic Community College
Deloris Curtis '79
Director of Admissions
Housatonic Community College
MaryLou DeRosa
Dean, University College
Sacred Heart University
William McLeod
Counselor
Greater Bridgeport SCORE
Computer Information Systems
Diane Barber
CT State Probation (Retired)
HCC Instructor
Andrew F. DePalma, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Head of the Web Technology
Bachelor of Professional Studies Program
Peter F. Gomis
Senior Programmer Analyst and Principal Software Engineer
Pitney Bowes
Criminal Justice
Tom Bobkowski
Monroe Police Department
Joseph Gaudett
Chief, Bridgeport P.D.
Michael Lawrence
Sgt., Shelton P.D.
Howard Stein
State's Attorney's Office
HCC Instructor
Early Childhood Education
Thomas Coakley, Independent Consultant and Adjunct Instructor
Infant/Toddler; Special Needs; Family Involvement
Agnes Dubow, Chair
Coordinator, Family Resource Center
Sheree Higgins
Owner/Director Precious Memories
Kim Hulton
HCC Graduate
Director Bright Horizons, Shelton
Ali Julian
HCC Graduate, Bachelor degree candidate
Georgette Molina
Cooperating Teacher, CES Early Childhood Center
Thelma Peeples
Coordinator of Curriculum and Education, ABCD
Tina Peloso-Ulreich
Director of Early Childhood Programs
Bridgeport Public Schools
Heidi Szobota
Director, Early Childhood Laboratory School
Housatonic Community College
Sonia Velasquez '02
Assistant Director, Early Childhood Education
Jewish Center for Community Services
Bina Williams
Children's Librarian, Bridgeport Public Library
Graphic Design
Elizabeth (Liz) Ball
President/Creative Director, TFI Envision, Inc.
Kevin Carbone, '71
Art Director/Partner, Comp Design
Megan Federico
Graphic Designer, Housatonic Community College
Carmine Picarello
Owner, Magic Lights Production
Jason Quercia
Designer, Big Spaceship
Marcia Rifkin
Computer Graphics Artist
Human Services
Shelley Berman, LCSW
Community Relations Coordinator (Retired)
The Jewish Home for the Elderly
Lori Evans, '07
Graduate, Human Services Program
Margaret Khan
Director, Staff Development
Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
Shirley Leto, '00
Rehabilitation Specialist, BRIDGES
William J. Metzger, '87
Consultant, THERAPLAY
Deborah Oliver, '93
Coordinator, Children in Placement
Annie Smith, '88
Clinical Manager, Wellpoint/Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Brooke Vargas, '04
Child Advocate, Center for Women and Families
Michael Wallace
Director (Retired), Forensic Unit
Southwestern Connecticut Mental Health System
Industrial Technology
Joseph Carbone
President, WorkPlace, Inc.
Paula Chapla
Operations Manager Aerostructures, Sikorsky
Anita Gliniecki
President
Housatonic Community College
William Griffin
Academic Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
Frank Johnson
President/CEO
Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut (MAC)
Nestor Leon
A.V.P. of Programs
WorkPlace, Inc.
Kris Lorch
President
Alloy Engineering, Inc.
Peter Marcisz
Manufacturing Instructor/Consultant
Michael McCarthy
A.V.P. New Business Development
WorkPlace, Inc.
Jeff McCathron
President
BRI
Judy Resnick
Executive Director, Education Foundation
CT Business & Industry Association (CBIA)
Elizabeth Roop
Dean of Academic Affairs
Housatonic Community College
James Shattuck
President
Venture 2 Reality, LLC
William Taylor
Associate Dean, School of Engineering
Fairfield University
Paul Timpanelli
President
Bridgeport Regional Business Council (BRBC)
Karen Wosczyna-Birch
Executive Director, College of Technology
Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
Connecticut Community Colleges
Shirley Zajdel
Chairman, Math/Science Department
Housatonic Community College
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Miriam Andrade, COTA/L
St Joseph's Manor
Carie Beale COTA/L
Skyview Rehabilitation Center
Jodi Bortone, OTR/L
Director, OT Program
Sacred Heart University
Janice Conway M.S. OTR/L
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Bridget Daly COTA/L
Rehabilitation Associates
Moira Ethier, M.S. OTR/L
Bishop Wicke Health Care Center
Brian Gallo, COTA/L
Bishop Wicke Health Care Center
Stephanie Hart M.F.A.
Associate Professor of English
Housatonic Community College
Karen C. MacDonald, PhD. OTR/L
Private Practice
Steven Mark M.A.
Professor of English
Housatonic Community College
Candice Grey COTA/L
Lord Chamberlain Healthcare
Carrie O'Leary COTA/L
Rehabilitation Associates
Mickey Reed M.S., M.S.Ed., OTR/L
Program Director
OTA Program
Housatonic Community College
Teresa Smith COTA/L
Alliance Rehab
Theater Arts Program
Dr. Crystal Brian, Ph.D.
Professor, Theater
Director, Quinnipiac University Theater Program and Theater for Community
Ms Annie DiMartino
Director of Education
Long Wharf Theatre
Mr. Richard Fewell
Playwright
Professor Frank Herbert
Theatre Department
Western Connecticut State University
Dr. Martha S. LoMonaco
Fairfield University, Professor of Visual and Performing Arts
Resident Director, Theatre Fairfield
Ms. Jan Mason
Adjunct Instructor, HCC Theater Arts
SCSU Theater
Mr. D. Scott Meikle
Instructor, Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School
Mr. Dexter Singleton
Founding Artistic Director, Collective Consciousness Theatre
Lead acting instructor, Regional Center for the Arts
Regional Advisory Council for HCC
Civic leaders in education, religion, the professions, business and industry serve as advisors to the Board of Regents. The Advisors with their range of experience and interests contribute in an important way to reciprocal understanding between the College and the community.
Honorable Eddie Rodriguez, Jr., '70, Chair, Superior Court Judge, Bridgeport
James Benson, Merit Insurance, Inc., Bridgeport
Desiree Brooks, Ansonia
Gregg Dancho, Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
Georgia Day, Rainy Faye, LLC, Bridgeport
Anita T. Gliniecki, President, Housatonic Community College
Scott A. Hughes, City Librarian, Bridgeport
Craig Kelly, Greater Bridgeport Branch NAACP, Bridgeport
Edward Becker. Acting Dean of Community Outreach, Housatonic Community College
Kris Lorch, Alloy Engineering Company, Inc., Bridgeport
Iris Molina, City of Bridgeport, Social Services, Bridgeport
William E. Purcell, The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, Shelton
Katherine A. Saint, The Schwerdtle Stamp Company, Bridgeport
Roger Salls, Roger Salls Photography, Stratford
AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia, Guy's Automotive Specialties, Inc., Bridgeport
