OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF
OFFICERS FOR 2026 – 2027
President
Mike Rocheleau
Executive Vice President
PTA Plastics
Oxford, CT
Treasurer
Matt Gaieski
Principal
CLA Connect
West Hartford, CT
Vice President
Brittany Isherwood
President
Burke Aerospace
Farmington, CT
Secretary
Peter Hoffman
President
Orange Research
Milford, CT
Vice President
Marcy Minnick
Vice President of Operations
Excello Tool Engineering and Mfg.
Milford, CT
Immediate Past President
Jim Gildea
Director Of Manufacturing
RC Bigelow
Fairfield CT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Matt Gaieski
Principal
CLA Connect
West Hartford, CT
Peter Hoffman
President
Orange Research
Milford, CT
Michael Lipp
Partner
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT
Jill Mayer
CEO
Bead Industries
Milford, CT
Mike Rocheleau
Executive Vice President
PTA Corporation
Oxford, CT
Sam Simons
President & COO
OEM Controls, INC
Shelton, CT
Jim Gildea
Director Of Manufacturing
RC Bigelow
Fairfield CT
Brittany Isherwood
President
Burke Aerospace
Farmington, CT
Bill Mahoney
CEO
SURYS Inc.
Trumbull, CT
Brandon McFarlane
Vice President, Corporate & Institutional Banking
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Stamford, CT
Kathy Saint
President
Schwerdtle Technologies
Bridgeport, CT
Jeff White
Partner and Manufacturing Industry Group Chair
Robinson+Cole LLP
Hartford, CT
William Hazard
President
Novo Partners
Bristol, CT
Marcia LaFemina
President
The Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight Co.
North Branford, CT
Aaron M. Mambrino
President, CFO
AVNA
New Britain, CT
Marcy Minnick
Vice President of Operations
Excello Tool Engineering and Mfg.
Milford, CT
Ari Santiago
Board Advisor
CompassMSP
West Hartford, CT
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
Garrett Sheehan
President
Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
New Haven, CT
