Officers
President • Stephen Tagliatela • Saybrook Point Resort & Marina
Vice-President First Chair • Kevin Dodd • Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Vice-President Second Chair • Christopher Regan • Olde Mystic Village
Secretary • David Quinn • Quinn & Hary Marketing
Treasurer • Tina Tison • The Maritime Aquarium
Directors
Bruce Goldsmith • Baronet Coffee (Hartford)
John Johnson • CT Marine Trades Association (Essex)
Andrew Lavigne • Connecticut Port Authority (Old Saybrook)
Scott Dolch • CT Restaurant Association (Hartford)
Don DeVivo • DATTCO (New Britain)
Lou Carrier • Distinctive Hospitality Group (Natick, MA)
Suzanne Trout • Foxwoods Casino (Mashantucket)
Dixon Mallory • Greenwich Hospitality Group (Stamford)
Renee Pallenberg • Guilford Savings Bank (Guilford)
Rich Medeiros • Hearst Media CT (New Haven)
Gary Mckeon • Joshua’s Limousine (Gales Ferry)
Maria Miranda • Miranda Creative Inc. (Norwich)
Jeff Hamilton • Mohegan Sun Casino (Uncasville)
Stephen Coan • Mystic Aquarium (Mystic)
John Nikolatos • Niktek (Branford)
Chris Regan • Olde Mystick Village (Mystic)
David Quinn • Quinn and Hary Marketing (New London)
Devin Sardilli • Sardilli Produce and Dairy (Hartford)
Stephen Tagliatela • Saybrook Point Resort & Marina (Old Saybrook)
Sheri Cote • Shoreline Chamber of Commerce (Branford)
Matt Pugliese • Smith Brothers Insurance LLC (Glastonbury)
Marty Strodel • Sysco (Rocky Hill)
Daniel Meiser • The Engine Room (Mystic)
Tina Tison • The Maritime Aquarium (Norwalk)
Kevin Dodd • The Valley Railroad Co. ( Essex)
Danielle Chesebrough • Town of Stonington ( Stonington)
Jan Jones • University of New Haven (West Haven)
Claudio Marasco • Waters Edge Resort and Spa (Westbrook)
Larry Cafero • Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of CT (Norwalk)
General Members
Ben Zemmel • Alforno Trattoria (Old Saybrook)
Ralph Belfliglio • Astor Place Inc. (New London)
Paul Cusson • Atlantic Outboard (Westbrook)
Rich Kral • Beacon Point Marine (Cos Cob)
Don MacKenzie • Boats, Inc. (Niantic)
Gregory Coyne • Blueprint Benefit Provider (Hamden)
Shannon King • CT Business & Industry Assoc. (Hartford)
Jeff Shapiro • Cedar Island Marina (Clinton)
Barbara Davis • Cheshire Academy (Cheshire)
Holly Cheeseman • Children’s Museum of Southeastern CT (Niantic)
Gina Alimberti • Connecticut Trolley Museum (East Windsor)
Robert Murdock • Convention and Sports Bureau (Middletown)
Gregg Dancho • CT Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport)
Jane Ellis • CT Cancer Foundation (Old Saybrook)
Tom Wilcox • CT River Museum (Essex)
Thomas McDowell • CT Wedding Group (Middletown)
Keith Neilson • Docko Incorporated (Mystic)
Gregory Shook • Essex Savings Bank (Essex)
Megan Smith • Explore Ct Shoreline
Susan Taylor • Farmers Insurance (Old Saybrook)
Carmen Romeo • Fascia’s Chocolates (Waterbury)
Rebekah Beaulieu • Florence Griswold Museum (Old Lyme)
James S. Paolino • FOCUS Government Affairs (Hartford)
Erik Barnes • Fox Hopyard (East Haddam)
Christine Chesanek • Fromage Fine Foods and Coffee, LLC (Old Saybrook)
Elizabeth Potts • Geomatrix, LLC (Old Saybrook)
Robert Naboicheck • Gold Bond Mattress (Hartford)
Dan McMahon • Goodspeed Musicals (East Haddam)
Bruce Flax • Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce (Mystic)
Linda Grossman • Grossman Chevrolet (Old Saybrook)
Rob DeSalle • Guest Force, LLC (Wallingford)
Maureen Belden • Guilford Art Center (Guilford)
Christian McGugan • Gwenmor (Marine Mystic)
Thomas Capobianco • HAFSCO (West Haven)
Thomas Griggs • International Festival of Arts & Ideas ( New Haven)
Jackie Hubbard • Ivoryton Playhouse (Ivoryton)
Lou Vacca • J.P. Salmini Co. Inc. (Milford)
Jordan Laudano • Jordan Paige Food Enterprises (North Haven)
Jon Kodama • JTK Management -Breakwater – Go Fish – Steak Loft (Mystic)
David Varialle • Kaufman Burgeest and Ryan LLP (Stamford)
Robert Leitze • Law Offices of Robert C. (Leitze Guilford)
Elizabeth Monz • Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven)
Mike Basset • Louis Marine Ltd. (Westbrook)
Gary Jalbert • Lyman Orchards (Middlefield)
Stacey Leonardo • Lyme Academy (Old Lyme)
Mike Macri • Macri Roofing (Meriden)
Eileen Banisch • Madison Chamber of Commerce (Madison)
• MarineMax (Westbrook)
Bob Burns • Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury)
Joseph Feest • Meriden City Hall (Meriden)
John Sousoulas • Mystic Diner (Mystic)
Matthew Beaudoin • Mystic Knotwork (Mystic)
Kaylee Rowland • Mystic Oil (Mystic)
Lauren Yakaitis • Mystic River Marina (Mystic)
Stephen White • Mystic Seaport (Mystic)
Harry Boardsen • Noank Shipyard/Seaport Marine (Mystic)
Joyce Harris • North Haven Health and Racquet (North Haven)
John O’Shaughnessy • Norwich Inn and Spa (Norwich)
Fran Sablone • Old Lyme Country Club (Old Lyme)
Judy Sullivan • Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce (Old Saybrook)
Carl Fortuna • Town of Old Saybrook (Old Saybrook)
John Sousoulas • Parthenon Diner – Old Saybrook (Old Saybrook)
Robert Pasqualini • Pasqualini Construction Inc. (Old Lyme)
Rich Cersusimo • Pasta Vita (Old Saybrook)
Paul Montano • Paul C. Montano Inc (New Haven)
Bob Petzold • Petzold’s Marine Center (Portland)
Paul Barton • Portland Boat Works (Portland)
Steve Casey • Railroad Museum of New England (Thomaston)
William Gardella • Rex Marina (Norwalk)
Thomas Reynolds • Reynolds Garage & Marine, Inc. (Lyme)
Sam Gold • River COG (Essex)
Chris Dimou • Roto Frank of America, Inc. (Chester)
Margaret Sbriglio • Ryders Health Management (Old Saybrook)
Jessica May • Saybrook Hardware Co., Inc. (Old Saybrook)
Art LiPuma • Seaside Wine & Spirits (Old Saybrook)
Rick Mullins • SignPro (Plantsville)
Stephen Kosarka • Sentinel Painting (Orange)
John Johnson • Thames River Properties (New London)
Deb Sherwood • The Day Publishing (New London)
Brett Elliott • The Kate – Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Ctr (Old Saybrook)
Kevin Dodd • The Lady Kathering (Essex)
Daniel Meiser • The Oyster Club (Mystic)
Justin Gargano • Thimble Island Brewery (Branford)
Jonathan Lhowe • VisitNewEngland.com (Warwick, RI)
Amanda Arling • Whaler’s Inn (Mystic)
John Bourget • Witan Intelligence (Avon)
Supporting Members
Mickey Herbert • Bridgeport Regional Business Council (Bridgeport)
Karen Delvecchio • Bridgeport Regional Business Council (Bridgeport)
Christopher Bruhl • Business Council of Fairfield County (Stamford)
Cindy Bombard • Central CT Chamber of Commerce (Bristol)
Tony Sheridan • Eastern CT Chamber of Commerce (Waterford)
Garrett Sheehan • Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (New Haven)
Johanna Bond • Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce (Middletown)
Larry McHugh • Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce (Middletown)
David Griggs • The MetroHartford Alliance (Hartford)
Lynn Ward • The Waterbury Regional Chamber (Waterbury)