Board
of Governors of Higher Education
Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges
Housatonic
Community College Foundation, Inc.
Program Advisory Committees
Regional
Advisory Council for HCC
Board of Governors for Higher Education
Frank W. Ridley, Chair, Meriden
William A. Aniskovich, Branford
Dorothea E. Brennan, Fairfield
Patricia J. Christiana, Manchester
Brian J. Flaherty, Vice Chair, Watertown
Jean M. LaVecchia, Killingworth
Jean E. Reynolds, Danbury
Robert S. Robins, Stamford
Albert B. Vertefeuille, Lebanon
Margaret J. Villani, Monroe
Michael J. Werle, West Hartford
Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges
Louise S. Berry, Chair, Danielson
Timothy Ackert, Coventry
Ryan Ahrens, Windsor
Murali Atluru, Ph.D., North Haven
Hilary C. Barhydt, Litchfield
Paul Brady, Bristol
Rev. David L. Cannon, Preston
Hugh Cox, Middletown
Ronald S. Gambardella, Hamden
Lori A. Granato, Hebron
Wallace Irish, Manchester
Jules Lang, Esq., Norwalk
William McGurk, Vice Chair, Somers
Carolyn L. McKenna, West Hartford
Win Oppel, Shelton
Laurie A. Roy, Burlington
Kenneth E. Wilson, Jr., Guilford
Virginia D. Zawoy, Secretary, Clinton
<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 Officers
Paul Antinozzi, AIA, President
Antinozzi Associates
Virginia M. Giuffré, Vice President
CFM, CRPC, WMA
Merrill Lynch
Sean M. Carroll, Secretary
Merit Insurance
A. Donald Janezic, Jr., CPA, Treasurer
Bigelow Tea Company
HCC Foundation Directors
Carol Birks
Global Partnership Schools
Paula F. Chapla
Sikorsky Aircraft
Peter Clark
Advanced Cleaning Concepts
Maureen Dowdle, CFRE, Liaison
HCC Foundation, Inc.
Kate Z. Driscoll-Leone
Oracle Corporation
Denise Fenton
The Bannow-Larson Foundation
Mary Hoyt, CPA, Partner
BlumShapiro
Barbara P. Johnson
Retired, People’s Bank
Marianne Laska, RN
Pediatric Nurse Consultant
Kenneth Lisk
Lacey Manufacturing Company
Christopher McCormack
Pullman & Comley, LLC
Mary McNamara
People’s United Bank
R. Michael Meo, Jr., Partner
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Kyle Morque
Spinnaker Real Estate Partners
Wiley Mullins
Uncle Wiley’s Specialty Foods, Inc.
Diane L. Nunn
Retired, Connecticut Natural Gas
Mary Jane Paris
Positive Impact Consulting Services, LLC
Cynthia H. Payne
NY Life Insurance Co.
G. Frederick Reinhardt
The Bank of Fairfield
Ed Rodriquez
Penmar Industries, Inc.
Thomas M. Sheehan, Esq.
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Mark Tillinger
Retired, Accenture Managing Partner
Ex-Officio Directors
President Anita T. Gliniecki, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Housatonic Community College
Konrad Mazurek
Student Representative
Edwena Chance
Faculty Representative
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., Golbal 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
William McLeod
Counselor
Greater Bridgeport SCORE
MaryLou DeRosa
Dean, University College
Sacred Heart University
Computer Information Systems
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
Diane Barber
CT State Probation (Ret.)
HCC Instructor
Early Childhood Education
Thomas Coakley, Independent Consultant and Adjunct Instructor
Infant/Toddler; Special Needs; Family Involvement
Marissa Drapp
HCC Student Representative
Agnes Dubow, Chair
Coordinator, Family Resource Center
Michele Linane
Director, A Child’s Worl
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
Mary Beth Stickley
Director of Early Childhood
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 Librar
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
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
Michael Wallace
Director (Retired), Forensic Unit
Southwestern Connecticut Mental Health System
Brooke Vargas, ‘04
Child Advocate, Center for Women and Families
Industrial Technology
Joseph Carbone
President, WorkPlace, Inc.
Paula Chapla
Operations Manager, Sikorsky
Anita Gliniecki
President
Housatonic Community College
William Griffin
Academic Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
Frank Johnson
Executive Director
Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut (MAC)
Nestor Leon
Manager of Workforce Development
WorkPlace, Inc.
Kris Lorch
President
Alloy Engineering, Inc.
Peter Marcisz
Manufacturing Instructor/Consultant
Michael McCarthy
Managing Director, METAL
WorkPlace, Inc.
Jeff McCathron
President
BRI
Judy Resnick
Director, Workforce Development and Training,
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
Jodi Bortone, OTR/L
Director, OT Program
Sacred Heart University
Steven Mark
Professor of English
Housatonic Community College
Stephanie Hart
Associate Professor of English
Housatonic Community College
Brian Gallo, COTA/L
Bishop Wicke Health Care Center
Miriam Andrade, COTA/L
The Watermark at 3030 Park
Moira Ethier, OTR/L
Bishop Wicke Health Care Center
Karen C. MacDonald, OTR/L
Private Practice
Theater Arts Program
Ray Aranha
Founder/Artistic Director
Prometheus’ Fire
Hugh Hallinan
Producer
Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Frank Herbert
Theatre Department Chair
Western Connecticut State University
Miles Marek
Producing Director
Fairfield Theatre Company
Jan Mason
Adjunct Instructor, Theater Arts
Housatonic Community College
Richard Fewell
Playwright
New Play Development Coordinator, Prometheus’ Fire
Regional Advisory Council for HCC
Civic leaders in education, religion, the professions, business and industry serve as advisors to the Board of Trustees. 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
Gary A. Kecskés. 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