Chair

John Nealon

Attorney

Travelers (retired)

Vice Chair

Tracy Kane

District Curriculum Renewal Coordinator

EdAdvance

Secretary

Charles Modzelewski

Associate

Robinson & Cole

Treasurer

Stan Lezon

Vice President & Controller

Prudential Retirement

Rachel Allen

Director, Marketing Technology

Aetna

Tracy Avicolli

Ex Officio

Director of Arts, PE & Wellness

Hartford Public Schools

Dr. Tayarisha Batchelor

Director of Equity and Access

Simsbury Public Schools

Luke Bronin

Ex Officio

Mayor of City of Hartford

Tiffany Donelson

President & CEO

Connecticut Health Foundation

Lauren Eder Borghard 

Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs

Global Strategies Group

Marcus Ferguson

Director & Senior Counsel, Government Affairs

The Hartford Financial Services Group

Patricia Hoppin

Reading Specialist

Riverside Magnet School

Mallory Mason

Consultant

Subculture LLC

Anju Mathew

Director, Global Private Credit

Barings LLC

Rie Poirier-Campbell

Ex Officio

Executive Director

Hartford Performs

Luis Rodriguez

Family Service Coordinator

CREC, Headstart

Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez

Ex Officio

Superintendent

Hartford Public Schools

Honorary Members

Floyd W. Green III

Vice President, Community Relations & Urban Marketing

Aetna

Deidre Tavera

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development

Connecticut Public

Olivia White

Former Executive Director

The Amistad Center for Art & Culture