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.
Charlie McLaughlin
Board Chair
Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services
2025 Officers
Lisa Kovlakas
Vice Chair & Board Management Chair
Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Corporate Citizenship
ESPN
DJ Bowne
Development Committee Chair
Sales Manager, New England
Enterprise Mobility
Claudette J. Beamon
Human Resources Chair
Former Asst. Executive Director
ACES
D. Keith Johnson
Finance Committee Chair & Treasurer
Retired CEO/Private Equity, Situs & Ranieri Partners
Gino Caro
Program Committee Chair
Owner of Fast Lane Speed Training
Robert S. Galvin, MD
Health & Wellness 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
2025 Members
David Bremer
Senior Vice President, Market Credit Manager
TD Bank
John Brody
Consultant & Advisor
Christopher Chute
Chief of Police
CT State Community College System
Kit Geis
Executive Vice President, Chief Client Officer
Genesco Sports Enterprises
Brett Glaser
Special Olympics Connecticut
Athlete & Global Messenger
Jason Guyot
President & CEO
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Kristi Kahn
Chief Administration Officer, Commercial Banking
Webster Bank
Catherine Kortlandt
Associate General Counsel
Linde Inc.
Deborah Kritzman
Senior Vice President
Global Atlantic Financial Group
Kimberly Malan
Special Olympics Connecticut
Athlete & Global Messenger
Tahj McCall
Local Coordinator
Special Olympics Hartford
Amy Oldenburg
Vice President, Network Performance and Execution
Aetna
Josh Pandolfi
Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager
Pontoro
Michael Pendell
Attorney
Motley Rice LLC
Sean Rabinowitz
President, Employee Benefits
Procyon Benefits, LLC
Michelle Repass
English Instructor
The Hotchkiss School
Colette Rubio
Vice President, Strategy & Governance
Quaker Houghton
Peter Scotella
Senior Account Executive/Consultant
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield - Wellpoint
Ronald Smith
Vice President, Internal Audit & Security
Eversource Energy
Jennifer Street
Special Education Teacher
Family of Kidz
Tizz Fusco Weber
Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Pratt & Whitney
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER
Susan Saint James
Actress/Activist
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
Jackie Turro
Senior Director
jackiet@soct.org | Ext.265
Nari Boodhoo
Director, Finance
narib@soct.org | Ext.237
Chris Cerillo
Data Manager
chrisc@soct.org | Ext.220
Kimberly Lucas-Kish
Bookkeeper
kimberlyl@soct.org | Ext.271
Carter Cyr
Data and Office Assistant
carterc@soct.org
Joss Barna
Financial Coordinator
jossb@soct.org | Ext.226
Special Events
Jeff Veneziano
Senior Director, Development
jeffreyv@soct.org | Ext.251
Amy Zdanowski
Director, Special Events
amyz@soct.org
Lisa Carlone
Senior Director, Special Projects
lisac@soct.org | Ext.270
Taryn Prostano
Associate Director, Special Events
tarynp@soct.org | Ext.264
Development Department
Christin Sandweiss
Chief Development Officer
christins@soct.org
Liza Nolan
Senior Director, Foundations & Grants
lizan@soct.org | Ext.241
Christy Miller
Senior Director, Donor Impact
christym@soct.org | Ext.280
Gillian Penna
Development Assistant
gillianp@soct.org
Partnerships, Corporate Relations, Marketing & Communications
Sharon Rozum
Senior Director, Partnerships & Corporate Relations
sharonr@soct.org | Ext.223
Debbie Horne
Senior Director, Communications & Marketing
debbieh@soct.org | Ext.240
Katie Dennett
Director, Partnerships & Corporate Relations
katied@soct.org | Ext.245
Tara Baker
Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
tarab@soct.org
Health & Wellness
Caitlin Daikus
Senior Director, Health & Wellness
caitlind@soct.org | Ext.238
Chaslynn Saucier
Health & Wellness Manager
chaslynns@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
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
Troy Sundwall
Manager, Sports and Local Programs, CIAC Unified Sports Liaison
troys@soct.org
Connecticut Association Of Schools/Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410
203-250-1111
John Niski
CIAC Unified Sports® Director
jniski@casciac.org
Karol Brzozowski
Unified Sports® Executive Administrative Assistant
kbrzozowski@casciac.org
Kathy Davey
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
kdavey@casciac.org
Steve Trifone
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
strifone@casciac.org
Barb Horn
Unified Sports® / Unified Champion Schools Coordinator, Young Athletes / Elementary Unified Sports® Coordinator
bhorn@casciac.org
Paul Cavaliere, Jr.
CIAC Unified Sports® Assistant Director
pcavaliere@casciac.org