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Board of Trustees and Ambassadors

Board of Trustees and Ambassadors

Supporting Our Mission

Throughout its history, the University of Saint Joseph has been blessed with the talent, resources, and support of the greater community—an asset that has helped advance its programs, mission, and impact on the world.

USJ Trustees

Robert V. Stingle, B.S., Chair
Vice President, Business Risk Management – Thrivent Financial
John F. Rodis, M.D., Vice Chair
Founder and President – Arista Health, LLC
Paddi LeShane, M.B.A., Secretary
CEO – Sullivan & LeShane, Inc.
Yusra Anis-Anwar, M.D.
Physician
Anthony Campbell Jr., M.Div.
Chief of Police – Yale University
Aelish Clifford ’78
Realtor (retired) – Prudential Connecticut Realty
Julie S. Coscarelli ’77, M’95
Owner – +45 Fitness
Kathy deCastro ’94, M.A.
Chief People and Diversity Officer – ISO-New England
Mary D. Dickerson ’89, M.B.A.
Dickerson Development Consulting, LLC
Carlos Figueroa, M.M.
Director of HR – CREC
Brendan Fox Jr., J.D.
Partner – Gaffney, Bennett & Associates
Rhona C. Free, Ph.D.
President – University of Saint Joseph
Rohan A. Freeman, B.S.
President & CEO – Freeman Companies, LLC
Brian M. Furbish, B.A.
Senior Vice President (retired) – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Dejshona George ’05, M’07
Military Engines Program Manager for Digital Transformation – Pratt & Whitney
Maureen Gorman ’86, M.S., DAA’19
Managing Director, Financial and Professional Practice – Marsh McLennan
Marion Griffin, M.S., M.B.A.
Vice President, Investment Strategy (retired) – Prudential Retirement
Eileen Hogan, RSM, M’73, M’80, H’15
Co-Founder/Co-Director (retired) – All-Africa Conference: Sister to Sister
Paul Iannaccone, J.D.
Principal – RisCassi and Davis
Joette Katz, J.D.
Partner – Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Sherry Manetta, M.B.A.
Manager – Glenwood Strategies, LLC
Elizabeth A. McAuliffe, RSM, Ed.D
Associate Professor of Education – Salve Regina University
Jeanne B. Merola, B.S.
Senior Vice President (retired) – Hartford Steam Boiler
Karen Shine Nelson ’79, M.P.A.
VP of Quality, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs (retired) – Partners Continuing Care/Mass General Brigham
Cornelius O’Leary, J.D.
Adjunct Professor – UConn School of Law and Central Connecticut State University
Paul Polo
Executive Vice President and Co-Owner – ACMT
Philip Rigueur, M.P.A., M.B.A.
Health Care Executive
Gerri A. Roberts ’72, DAA’85, J.D.
Principal Personnel Manager (retired) – CT Department of Developmental Services
Joseph J. Spalluto, J.D.
Investment Manager
Carol Stiff, M.S.
Founder/President – Carol Stiff Sports Media Consulting LLC
Mary Alice Synkewecz, RSM, M’80
Director (retired) – Collaborative Center for Justice
Patrick Terrion, B.S.
Principal – Founders Capital Management
Thomas Weidman, B.S.
Private Investor
Ann M. Welch, RSM, M.Ed.
Principal – St. Catharine Academy

Kathleen Driscoll Amatangelo ’62, DAA’17
President – KDA Interiors
Elizabeth C. Barton, J.D.
Of Counsel – Day Pitney LLP
Gerald J. Boisvert, B.S.
Senior Vice President, Financial Operations – Hartford HealthCare
Gregory A. Boyko, J.D.
Chairman & CEO, Hartford Life International (retired)
Honorary Consul General of Japan
Judith A. Carey, RSM, M’72, H’91, DAA’16, Ph.D.
Organizational Consultant
Sandra Bender Fromson, Ph.D.
Academic Specialist – Urban Studies Program
University of Connecticut
Martin J. Gavin, B.A.
President and CEO (retired) – Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
E. Clayton Gengras Jr.
Chairman – Gengras Motor Cars, Inc.
Martha S. Gervasi ’83, M.B.A.
Senior Advisor – My Next Season
Edward L. Hennessy Jr., B.S.
Chairman of the Board (retired) – Allied Corporation
Mary A. McCarthy, RSM, M.A.
President (retired) – Mercy High School
Brewster B. Perkins, M.B.A.
Commercial Lines Client Executive – Smith Brothers
Patricia J. Rooney, RSM, ’58, M’72, DAA’00
Fund Development Consultant (retired)
Philip J. Schulz H’13, B.B.A.
Managing Partner (retired) – PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Edmund See, J.D.
Partner (retired) – Day Pitney LLP
Joseph P. Toce Jr., J.D.
Managing Director – Andersen

USJ Ambassadors

Today, USJ is grateful for its newest support team, the University of Saint Joseph Ambassadors. These individuals, from industries and organizations in our neighboring community, assist the University efforts by:

Acting as advocates for the University
Attracting benefactors and funders
Utilizing their expertise to further the mission of the University
Identifying areas of importance to the University
Recruiting students
Expanding the University’s visibility locally and nationally

Ronald Angelo P’15, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies
Monsignor Thomas Barry, Community Member
Judith Ann Carey, RSM, M’72, H’91, DAA ’16, Trustee Emerita
Eric Daniels, Judicial Branch, State of CT
Astread Ferron-Poole ’87, Department of Social Services, State of Connecticut
Molly Rees Gavin ’71, DAA’11, Community Member
Cynthia Girgenti P’14, Community Member
Dr. Carol J. Guardo ’61, DAA’80, H’08, Community Member
Donna Mulhern Kolodziej ’86, M’89, New Britain Schools
Marek Kukulka, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Hartford
Gail Lebert, Community Member
Ffiona McDonough, Allied World Insurance Company
Thea Montanez, City of Hartford
Paul H. Mounds ’15, Community Member
Katherine V. Muscatello P’23, BSIE, MBA, Pratt & Whitney
Ward O’Neill, Community Member
Kenneth Provencher, Community Member
Patricia Boundy Rehmer M’88, DAA’12, Community Member
Katie O’Donnell Riccobon ’98, M’02, West Hartford Aquatic Team, Miss Porter’s
Patricia Rooney ’58, RSM, M’72, DAA ’00, Trustee Emerita
Anthony (Tony) Sisti, Community Member
Margaret Steeves ’76, DAA’11, Community Member

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING AN AMBASSADOR, CONTACT:

Maggie Pinney ’95
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
860.231.5397
[email protected]

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Board of Trustees and Ambassadors

Supporting Our Mission

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