Connecticut Manufacturing Stakeholders

Connecticut’s manufacturing community is made up of organizations dedicated to seeing the sector succeed.

Key Stakeholders

Aerospace Components Manufacturers  

• Jessica Taylor, Executive Director (860.282.4239)
• aerospacecomponents.org 

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AdvanceCT 

• John Bourdeaux, President & CEO (860.571.6206)
• Ted Fisher, VP, Business Development, Advanced Manufacturing (860.571.6210)
• advancect.org  

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CBIA  

• Chris DiPentima, President & CEO (860.244.1900)
• A.J. Bellagamba, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator (860.244.1104)  
• cbia.com 

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Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology 

• Ron Angelo, President & CEO (860.282.4234) 
• ccat.us 

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Connecticut College of Technology & Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing 

• Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Executive Director & Principal Investigator
• nextgenmfg.org

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Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development  

• Daniel O’Keefe, Commissioner, Chief Innovation Officer  (860.500.2300)   
• portal.ct.gov/DECD  

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Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy   

• Kelli-Marie Vallieres, Chief Workforce Officer  
• Tracy Ariel, Director of Workforce and Business Engagement 
• Laura Baker, Workforce Development Specialist 
• portal.ct.gov/ows 

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Connecticut Department of Education  

• Charlene Russell-Tucker, Commissioner  (860.713.6543)  
• portal.ct.gov/sde  

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Connecticut Department of Labor  

• Danté Bartolomeo, Commissioner  (860.263.6000)  
• Todd Berch, Connecticut Apprenticeship Manager (860.263.6087)  
• portal.ct.gov/dol

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Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers  

• [email protected] 
• (860.676.7740)  
• ctenergyconsumers.com 

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Connecticut Manufacturers’ Collaborative  

• Danielle Cloud, Administrator (860.244.1911) 
• A.J. Bellagamba, Coordinator (860.244.1104) 

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Connecticut Technical Education & Career System  

• Mike Crocco, Superintendent of Schools (860.807.2200)  
• cttech.org 

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Connecticut Tooling & Machining Association  

• [email protected] (860.810.7194)
• ct-ntma.org 

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CONNSTEP  

• Beatriz Gutierrez, President & CEO (860.513.3204)  
• connstep.org 

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Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance Regional Sector Partnership 

• Tony Benoit, Director (860-859-4100, ext. 114) 
• Linda Riquier, Program Coordinator  
• ewib.org/eama-rsp

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Goodwin University 

• Kyle Zachary, Assistant Professor of Manufacturing (860-913-2032) 
• goodwin.edu 

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UConn Tech Park  

• Emmanouil Anagnostou, Executive Director 
• Michael DiDonato, Business Development Manager (203.671.8719)  
• techpark.uconn.edu 

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MakerspaceCT  

• Devra Sisitsky, Executive Director (860. 619.MAKE)  
• makerspacect.com 

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ManufactureCT  

• Kate Houlihan, Executive Director (860.983.6858) 
• manufacturect.org 

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Manufacturing Alliance Service Corporation  

• Kevin Blakeley, Program Coordinator (203.574.8285) 
• mascttc.com  

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Manufacturing Alliance for Community Training and Hire 

• Marcia LaFemina, Chair & Founder (475.336.2824) 
• matchct.org 

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New England Spring & Metal Stamping Association  

• [email protected] (860.314.2101)
• nesma-usa.com 

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ReadyCT 

• Shannon Marimón, Executive Director (860.244.1102)  
• readyct.org 

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Smaller Manufacturers Association of Connecticut  

• Suzette Herrick, President, Board of Directors (203.575.0711)  
• sma-ct.com 

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U.S. Department of Commerce, Middletown Export Assistance Center 

• Melissa Grosso, Director (860.638.6955)  
• trade.gov/connecticut-middletown 

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U.S. Small Business Administration, Connecticut District Office  

• Moraima Gutierrez, Deputy District Director (860.240.4654)  
• legacy.sba.gov/district/connecticut 

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Regional Workforce Boards

Capital Workforce Partners (North Central Region)

• Alex Johnson, President & CEO (860.899.3470)  
• capitalworkforce.org 

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Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board 

• David Allard, Interim President & CEO (860.859.4100)  
• ewib.org 

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Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board, Inc.  

• Catherine Awwad, President & CEO (203.574.6971, ext. 426)  
• nrwib.org 

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The Workplace, Inc. (Southwest Region)  

• Joseph Carbone, President & CEO (203.610.8502)  
• workplace.org 

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Workforce Alliance (South Central Region)  

• workforcealliance.biz