Our Board

President of the Board

Marnie Mueller, Ph.D.

Retired, formerly with Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.

Vice President

Louise Simmons, Ph.D.

University of Connecticut, School of Social Work

Secretary/Treasurer

E. Anne Foss, MBA

East West Builders

Members of the Board of Directors

Jilda Aliotta, Ph.D.

University of Hartford, Dept. of Politics & Government

Matthew Horowitz

Wolf, Horowitz & Etlinger, L.L.C.

David C. Johnson

Belcan Engineering Consulting Inc.

Evelyn Phillips, Ph.D.

Central Connecticut State University, Arts & Sciences

Thomas Gordon Smith

Formerly of Hartford Public Schools, Retired

Graciela Quinones-Rodriguez, LCSW

University of Connecticut, Counseling and Mental Health Services

Nancy Churchill, Ph.D.

Retired, formerly of City University of New York, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Institutional Review Board

David Roozen
IRB Chair, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research

Kim Radda
IRB Co-Chair, Institute for Community Research

Emily Marble
IRB Research Administrator, Institute for Community Research

Stephen Adair
Central Connecticut State University, Dept of Sociology

Jilda Aliotta
University of Hartford, Dept of Politics and Government

Ashika Brinkley
Connecticut Association of Directors of Health

Robin McHaelen
True Colors, Inc.

Evelyn N. Phillips
Central Connecticut State University, Dept. of Anthropology

Alternate Members:

Clara Acosta-Glynn
Retired, formerly North Central Area Agency on Aging

Karen Breda
University of Hartford, College of Education, Nursing & Health Professions

Colleen Foster-Bey
Institute for Community Research

Clair Kaplan
Planned Parenthood

Orlando Velazco