Officers of the Board
The list below was most recently updated on July 1, 2025.
Donald Allan ’86, Chair, President and CEO, Stanley Black & Decker
Kathleen Behrens ’85, President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs, National Basketball Association
Peter Tedone, Vice Chair, Principal, Governance Consulting Group
Anthony Assante ’91, M’93, Co-Founder, Atlantic Wealth Advisors
Michael Daglio ’91, Healthcare Executive
Margaret Douglas, President and CEO, Canoville Consulting, LLC
Kevin Grant '82, M '86, Private Investor, CEO (retired), CYS Investments, Inc.
Ryan Speedo Green ’08, Opera Singer, The Metropolitan Opera; Vienna State Opera
Sonya Halpern M’90, 39th District State Representative, Georgia State Senate
Gabe Herman, Faculty, University of Hartford
Martin John ’92, M’94, Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.
Deborah Koltenuk, Head of Benefits (retired), Aetna, Inc.
Lee Ann Leahy ’84, Partner (retired), PwC
Jay Malave M’98, Chief Financial Officer (former), Lockheed Martin Corporation
David Nord ’79, Chair & CEO (retired), Hubble Incorporated
Linda Shanley M’04, P’07, Regional CIO (retired), Trinity Health of New England
Bryan Sinche, Faculty, University of Hartford
Paul Sittard ’85, North American Sales Manager, First Sensor, Inc.
Deverell Smith ’00, Retail Real Estate & Development, Apple Inc.
Joseph Sylvestro ’90, Aerospace Executive (Retired), Advisor, Volunteer
Tanya Taupier, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Aetna
Lawrence P. Ward, President, University of Hartford
Student Representatives
Valerie Cassidy, 15, M’21, M’24, D’27, Graduate Student, University of Hartford
Jada Tarvin-Imeokparia ’26, Undergraduate Student, University of Hartford
Gavin Van Nest ’27, Undergraduate Student, University of Hartford
Chair Emeriti
David Gordon ’75, (Hon. ’25) | 2018-23 | Principal, David Gordon Consultation, LLC
Lucille Nickerson (Hon. ’22) | 2013–18 | President, Nickerson-Zegarelli Consultants, LLC
Peter Eio (Hon. '09) | 2003–08 | President (retired), LEGO Systems, Inc.
Stillman B. Brown (Hon. '90) | 1983–88 | Executive Vice President and CFO (retired), United Technologies
The Honorable Jon O. Newman (Hon. '75) | 1970–75 | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Life Regents
Stillman B. Brown (Hon. '90), Executive Vice President and CFO (retired), United Technologies
Richard Cardin '62, United Parcel Service (retired)
Rhoda Chase, West Hartford, Conn.
Peter Eio (Hon. '09), President (retired), LEGO Systems, Inc.
Robert Forrester '66 (Hon. '17), President and CEO (former), Newman's Own Foundation and Executive Chairman (former), Newman's Own, Inc.
Helen B. Gray, Farmington, Conn.
Morton E. Handel (Hon. '02), Chairman (retired), Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
Susan McCray, Vice President, Producer/Casting Director, Ten-K Productions
The Honorable Jon O. Newman (Hon. '75), Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Belle K. Ribicoff, Hartford, Conn.
Jean-Pierre van Rooy, Chairman (retired), Otis Elevator Co.