Officers and Members
Board members are appointed to their position for a nine year term. Including the annual meeting, the Board meets four times during the year to discuss and implement Special Olympics Connecticut policy.
Matthew Necci, Esq.
Board Chair
Of Counsel
Montstream Law Group
2023 Officers
Charles McLaughlin
Vice Chairman & Co-Board Management Chair
Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services
DJ Bowne
Development Committee Chair
Regional Sales Manager
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Catherine E.M. Kortlandt
Co-Board Management Chair
Sr. Assistant General Counsel & Managing Attorney, Linde
Claudette J. Beamon
Human Resources Chair
Former Asst. Executive Director
ACES
Dr. Keith Johnson
Finance Committee Chair & Treasurer
Retired CEO/Private Equity, Situs & Ranieri Partners
Gino Caro
Co-Program Committee Chair
Owner of Lane Speed Training
Robert S. Galvin, MD
Co-Program Committee Chair
Chief Medical Officer & Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Nicholas Seminara
Board Secretary
Executive Vice President, Chief Claim Officer, Travelers Insurance
Kathleen D. Hayes
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair
Attorney/Owner, Office of Kathleen D. Hayes, LLC
2023 Members
John Brody
Chief Revenue Officer
Learfield
Michael Elmore
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
GSK
Monté Foster
Retail Market President - CT, Western MA, & Upstate NY
TD Bank
Kit Geis
EVP, Chief Client Officer
Genesco Sports Enterprises
Brett Glaser
Special Olympics Connecticut
Athlete
Jason Guyot
President & CEO
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Kristi Kahn
Chief Administration Officer, Commercial Banking
Webster Bank
Peter Keenoy
Retired
Kimberly Malan
Special Olympics Connecticut
Athlete
Tahj McCall
Local Coordinator
Special Olympics Hartford
Chief Paul J. Melanson
Chief
Avon Police Department
Keith Moon
Instructor in English and History, E. Carleton Granbery Chair in the Humanities
Hotchkiss School
Josh Pandolfi
Managing Director, Origination and Syndication
Starwood Property Trust
Michael Pendell
Member
Motley Rice LLC
Peter Scotella
Sales & Account Retention Specialist
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Ronald Smith
Vice President, Internal Audit & Security
Eversource Energy
Sean Rabinowitz
President, Employee Benefits
Procyon Benefits, LLC
Colette Rubio
SVP Enterprise Technology
WWE, Inc.
Tizz Fusco Weber
Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Pratt & Whitney
Special Olympics Staff
Executive Department
Mike Mason
President & CEO
Kelli Bigelow
Executive Assistant, President
kellib@soct.org| Ext.276
Financial/Administration Department
Amber Tencic
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Diversity Officer
ambert@soct.org
Nari Boodhoo
Director, Finance
narib@soct.org | Ext.237
Kimberly Lucas-Kish
Bookkeeper
kimberlyl@soct.org | Ext.271
Ana Aleman
Manager, Data Services
anaa@soct.org | Ext.220
Special Events
Jackie Turro
Senior Director, Special Events
jackiet@soct.org | Ext.265
Lisa Carlone
Senior Director, Special Projects
lisac@soct.org | Ext.270
Taryn Prostano
Coordinator, Special Events
tarynp@soct.org | Ext.264
Advancement Department
Liza Nolan
Senior Director, Foundations & Grants
lizan@soct.org | Ext.241
Kristen Nicolia
Coordinator, Development
kristenn@soct.org | Ext.243
Partnerships, Corporate, Relations & Marketing
Sharon Rozum
Senior Director, Partnerships & Corporate Relations
sharonr@soct.org | Ext.223
Debbie Horne
Director, Communications & Marketing
debbieh@soct.org | Ext.240
Katie Dennett
Director, Partnerships & Corporate Relations
katied@soct.org | Ext.245
Health & Wellness
Caitlin Daikus
Director, Health & Wellness
caitlind@soct.org | Ext.238
Paige Bullock
Coordinator, Health & Wellness
paigeb@soct.org | Ext.261
Angie D'Amico
Assistant, Health & Wellness
angied@soct.org
Sports & Local Programs
Marc Mercadante
Vice President, Sports & Local Programs
marcm@soct.org | Ext.249
Thomas Green
Assistant, Sports & Local Programs
thomasg@soct.org | Ext.294
Sara Pierson
Senior Director, Sports & Local Programs
sarap@soct.org | Ext.229
Chantel Overton
Assistant, Sports & Local Programs
chantelo@soct.org | Ext.235
Katie York
Director, Volunteer Services
kathryny@soct.org | Ext.224
Sue Mohr
Manager, Sports & Local Programs
susanm@soct.org | Ext.239
Derrick Ford
Coordinator, Sports & Local Programs
derrickf@soct.org | Ext.272
David Pellino
Coordinator, Sports & Local Programs
davidp@soct.org | Ext.277
Emily Pitney
Manager, Sports and Local Programs
emilyp@soct.org | Ext.254
Connecticut Association Of Schools/Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
30 Reality Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410
203-250-1111
Robert Hale
CIAC Unified Sports® Director
rhale@casciac.org
John Niski
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
jniski@casciac.org
Paul Mengold
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
pmengold@casciac.org
Karol Brzozowski
Unified Sports® Executive Administrative Assistant
Barb Horn
Unified Sports®/Unified Champion Schools Coordinator, Young Athletes/Elementary Unified Sports® Coordinator
bhorn@casciac.org