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.

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Matthew Necci, Esq.
Board Chair
Of Counsel
Montstream Law Group

2024 Officers

Charles McLaughlin
Vice Chairman & Board Management Chair
Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services

DJ Bowne
Development Committee Chair
Sales Manager, New England
Enterprise Mobility

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 Fast Lane Speed Training

Robert S. Galvin, MD
Co-Program Committee Chair
Professor Adjunct of Medicine and Health Policy, Yale School of Medicine

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

2024 Members

John Brody
Chief Revenue Officer
Learfield

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

Lisa Kovlakas
Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Corporate Citizenship
ESPN

Kimberly Malan
Special Olympics Connecticut
Athlete

Tahj McCall
Local Coordinator
Special Olympics Hartford

Chief Paul J. Melanson
Chief
Avon Police Department

Amy Oldenburg
Vice President, Network Performance and Execution
Aetna

Josh Pandolfi
Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager
Pontoro

Michael Pendell
Attorney
Motley Rice LLC

Sean Rabinowitz
President, Employee Benefits
Procyon Benefits, LLC

Colette Rubio
VP, Strategy & Governance
Quaker Houghton

Peter Scotella
Sr. Account Executive/Consultant
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield - Wellpoint

Ronald Smith
Vice President, Internal Audit & Security
Eversource Energy

Jennifer Street
Special Ed Teacher
Family of Kidz

Tizz Fusco Weber
Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Pratt & Whitney

Financial/Administration Department

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Amber Tencic
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Diversity Officer
ambert@soct.org

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Nari Boodhoo
Director, Finance
narib@soct.org | Ext.237

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Kimberly Lucas-Kish
Bookkeeper
kimberlyl@soct.org | Ext.271

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Kristina Pappas
Data Manager
kristinap@soct.org

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Joss Barna
Financial Coordinator
jossb@soct.org | Ext.226

Special Events

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Jackie Turro
Senior Director, Special Events
jackiet@soct.org | Ext.265

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Lisa Carlone
Senior Director, Special Projects
lisac@soct.org | Ext.270

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Taryn Prostano
Associate Director, Special Events
tarynp@soct.org | Ext.264

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Amy Zdanowski
Director, Special Events
amyz@soct.org

Advancement Department

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Liza Nolan

Liza Nolan
Senior Director, Foundations & Grants
lizan@soct.org | Ext.241

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Christy Miller
Senior Director, Donor Impact
christym@soct.org | Ext.280

Partnerships, Corporate, Relations & Marketing

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Sharon Rozum

Sharon Rozum
Senior Director, Partnerships & Corporate Relations
sharonr@soct.org | Ext.223

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Debbie Horne

Debbie Horne
Director, Communications & Marketing
debbieh@soct.org | Ext.240

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Katie Dennett

Katie Dennett
Director, Partnerships & Corporate Relations
katied@soct.org | Ext.245

Health & Wellness

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Caitlin Daikus
Director, Health & Wellness
caitlind@soct.org | Ext.238

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Chaslynn Saucier
Health & Wellness Manager
chaslynns@soct.org | Ext.261

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Angie D'Amico
Assistant, Health & Wellness
angied@soct.org

Sports & Local Programs

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Marc Mercadante
Vice President, Sports & Local Programs
marcm@soct.org | Ext.249

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Thomas Green
Assistant, Sports & Local Programs
thomasg@soct.org | Ext.294

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Sara Pierson
Senior Director, Sports & Local Programs
sarap@soct.org | Ext.229

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Chantel Overton

Chantel Overton
Assistant, Sports & Local Programs
chantelo@soct.org | Ext.235

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Katie York
Director, Volunteer Services
kathryny@soct.org | Ext.224

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Derrick Ford

Derrick Ford
Coordinator, Sports & Local Programs
derrickf@soct.org | Ext.272

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David Pellino
Coordinator, Sports & Local Programs
davidp@soct.org | Ext.277

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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

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Robert Hale
CIAC Unified Sports® Director
rhale@casciac.org

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John Niski
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
jniski@casciac.org

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Karol Brzowski

Karol Brzozowski
Unified Sports® Executive Administrative Assistant

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Kathy Davey
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
kdavey@casciac.org

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Steve Trifone
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
strifone@casciac.org

Headshot of Board of Directors Member: Barb Horn

Barb Horn
Unified Sports®/Unified Champion Schools Coordinator, Young Athletes/Elementary Unified Sports® Coordinator
bhorn@casciac.org