Members & Committees

Leveraging the expertise of CT leaders to build a comprehensive workforce strategy

 

GWC Members as of March 29, 2023

GWC Category

Appointment Type

NAME

Company

Title

Section 01, Governor (1/1)

Filled, appointed by virtue of position

Governor Lamont

CT OTG

Governor

Section 02, Reps (1/2)

Filled, appointed by the House of Reps

Toni Walker, Representative

CT General Assembly

State Representative

Section 02, Senate (2/2)

Vacant, awaiting replacement candidate from Senate Pro Tempore

Vacant

CT General Assembly

State Senator

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Cindi Bigelow

Bigelow Tea

Executive Director

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Maggie Hulce

Indeed

Senior Vice President

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Molly Kellogg

Hubbard-Hall

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Erika Smith

ReNetX Bio, Inc

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Shane Eddy

Pratt & Whitney

Senior Vice President & Chief Operations Officer

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Sharon Barr

Alexion

SVP/CIO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Joseph R Gianni

Bank of America

President, Greater Hartford

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Rohan Freeman

Freeman Associates

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Anthony Medici

Medtronic

Sr. Director of Operations at our North Haven facility

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Brian Doubles

Synchrony

President & CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Chris DiPentima

CBIA

President & CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Chris O’Connor

Yale New Haven Hospital

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Jeffrey Flaks, Dr.

Hartford Healthcare

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

John Murphy Dr.

Nuvance Health

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Shawn Coyne

General Dynamics Electric Boat

Vice President of Human Resources

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Martin Guay

Stanley Black & Decker

VP of Business Development

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Wes Alexander

Travelers

VP of Workforce Solutions

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Jeff Auker

Infosys

Associate Vice President

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Kathleen Silard

Stamford Hospital

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Leticia Colon de Mejias

Energy Efficiency for All

Co-Chair

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Suresh Muthuswami

Tata Consultancy Services

Chairman North America

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Steve Sullivan

Eversource

CEO

Section 03, Business

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Ray Pineault

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment

President & CEO

Section 03C, Appointed by Recommendation

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Mark Argosh

SVP

Executive Director

Section 04, CT ADS (1/5)

Filled, appointed by virtue of position

Amy Porter

CT ADS

Commissioner

Section 04, CT DECD (2/5)

Filled, appointed by virtue of position

Alexandra Daum

CT DECD

Commissioner

Section 04, CT DOL (3/5)

Filled, appointed by virtue of position

Dante Bartolomeo

CT DOL

Commissioner

Section 04, CT OWS (4/5)

Filled, appointed by virtue of position

Kelli-Marie Vallieres

CT OWS

Chief Workforce Officer

Section 04, CT SDE (5/5)

Filled, appointed by virtue of position

Charlene Russell-Tucker

CT SDE

Commissioner

Section 05 Labor, from Labor Federation (1/4)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Shellye Davis

AFL-CIO

President, Hartford Region

Section 05 Labor, from Labor Federation (2/4)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Ed Hawthorne

AFL-CIO

President

Section 05 Labor, from Labor Federation (3/4)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Keri Hoehne

Local 371 UFCW

Executive Vice President

Section 05 Labor, from Labor Federation (4/4)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Tiana Ocasio

Labor - AFL CIO

Executive Secretary

Section 06, Labor (1/1)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Paul Costello

NECA & IBEW Local 90 JATC

Apprenticeship Director

Section 07, CBO (1/5)

Vacancy, in process of filling

Vacant

Section 07, CBO (2/5)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Monette Ferguson Dr.

Alliance for Community Empowerment

Executive Director

Section 07, CBO (3/5) reps CAA section

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Michelle James

CAA of Western CT

Executive Director

Section 07, CBO (4/5)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Judy Olian

Quinnipiac

President

Section 07, CBO (5/5) reps philanthropic org section

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Jay Williams

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

President/CEO

Section 08, Nonprofit Higher Ed (1/1)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Peter Salovey

Yale University

President

Section 08, Member of CSCU

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Terrence Cheng

CSCU

President

Section 08, Member of UCONN

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment

Radenka Maric

UCONN

President

Section 09, Superintendents (1/2)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Sal Menzo Dr.

Goodwin University

Superintendent

Section 09, Superintendents (2/2)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, Dr.

Hartford Public Schools

Superintendent

Section 10, Municipality (1/2)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Peter Nystrom

City of Norwich

Mayor

Section 10, Municipality (2/2)

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Neil O’Leary

City of Waterbury

Mayor

Section 11, Community Member

Filled, Gubernatorial Appointment, recommended by Labor Federation

Tywanda Talley-Rushing

Career Resources, Inc

Senior Career Manager

Section 11, Community Member

Vacancy, in process of filling

Vacant