Members & Committees

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Connecticut Governor's Workforce Council Composition

CT GWC Bylaws as of 2/22/23 | CT GWC Commitee Membership as of August 2024

Governor
  • Governor Ned Lamont
State House of Representatives
  • Representative Toni Walker
State Senate
  • Senator Herron Gaston
Business Members
  • Anthony Medici, Sr. Director of Operations at our North Haven facility, Medtronic
  • Brian Doubles, President & CEO, Synchrony
  • Chris DiPentima, President & CEO, CBIA
  • Cindi Bigelow, Executive Director, Bigelow Tea
  • Erika Smith, CEO, ReNetX Bio, Inc
  • Jeffrey Flaks, Dr., CEO, Hartford Healthcare
  • John Murphy Dr. , CEO, Nuvance Health
  • Joseph R Gianni, President, Greater Hartford, Bank of America
  • Kathleen Silard, CEO, Stamford Hospital
  • Leticia Colon de Mejias, Co-Chair, Energy Efficiency for All
  • Maggie Hulce, Senior Vice President, Indeed
  • Martin Guay, VP of Business Development, Stanley Black & Decker
  • Matthew T. O'Donnell, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Melissa Turner, Chief Human Resource Officer, Yale New Haven Hospital
  • Molly Kellogg, CEO, Hubbard-Hall
  • Nitin Kumar, VP and Business Head, Healthcare/Med Tech, Tata Consultancy Services
  • Ray Pineault, President & CEO, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment
  • Rohan Freeman, CEO, Freeman Associates
  • Shane Eddy, President, Pratt & Whitney
  • Shawn Coyne, VP of Human Resources, General Dynamics Electric Boat
  • Steve Sullivan, CEO, Eversource
  • Wes Alexander, VP of Workforce Solutions, Travelers
  • Ryan Drajewicz, Head of External Communications and Affairs, Bridgewater
Titles I and III Representative
  • Dante Bartolomeo, Commissioner, CT DOL
Title II Representative
  • Charlene Russell-Tucker, Commissioner, CT SDE
Title IV Representative
  • Amy Porter, Commissioner, CT ADS
Additional State Agency Representatives
  • Dan O'Keefe, Commissioner, CT DECD
  • Kelli-Marie Vallieres, PhD, Chief Workforce Officer, CT OWS
Labor Representatives
  • Shellye Davis, President, Hartford Region, AFL-CIO
  • Ed Hawthorne, Incoming President, AFL-CIO
  • Keri Hoehne, Executive Vice President, Local 371 UFCW
  • Tiana Ocasio, Executive Secretary, Labor - AFL CIO
  • Paul Costello, Apprenticeship Director, NECA & IBEW Local 90 JATC
  • Gregory Ugalde, President & Chief Legal Officer, T&M Building Co, Inc
Community-based Organization Representatives
  • Mark Argosh, Executive Director, Social Impact Partners, SIP
  • Monette Ferguson Dr., Executive Director, Alliance for Community Empowerment
  • Michelle James, Executive Director, CAA of Western CT
  • Judy Olian, President, Quinnipiac
  • Jay Williams, President/CEO, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Education Representatives
  • Terrence Cheng, President, CSCU
  • Radenka Maric, President, UCONN
  • Maurie McInnis, President, Yale University
  • Rebecca Rose, Agricultural Science Director, Lyman Hall HS
  • Nikitoula Menounos, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, CTECS
  • Sal Menzo Dr., Superintendent, Goodwin University
  • Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, Dr., Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools
  • 1 Vacant Spot
Elected Municipal Officials
  • Paul Pernerewski, Mayor, City of Waterbury
  • Peter Nystrom, Mayor, City of Norwich
Community Members
  • Shehu Muhamed, Software Engineer, Sony/Playstation
  • Tywanda Talley-Rushing, , Career Resources, Inc