Leadership Eastern CT Program Graduation - Class of 2024

Registration is now CLOSED. Please reach out to the Chamber to Register. 860.701.9113.

You are cordially invited to celebrate the graduation of the Leadership Eastern Connecticut Class of 2024 to mark their successful completion of this prestigious, two-year program.

For over 35 years, Leadership Eastern CT has prepared future community leaders for positions of responsibility by acquainting them with current issues and processes that affect our region, while providing skill-building and connections with established business leaders. 

All are welcome to come enjoy lunch with our graduates as we recognize their accomplishments.
Please consider placing an ad in our program book to congratulate the graduates and support future participation. 

​Buffet lunch includes chicken, fish, salad, potato, vegetables, bread, and dessert. Please indicate any allergies or dietary restrictions when registering.

Keynote speaker: Dr. Tracy Espy, 8th President of Mitchell College

Dr. Tracy Y. Espy became the eighth president and first African-American woman to lead Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut, on July 1, 2020.  She is currently engaged with the Governor’s Workforce Council, the FEMA Region 1 Covid-19 Long-Term Recovery Task Force, and the CT Higher Education Resilience Working Group on Workforce Development.  She was also recently appointed to serve on the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities administered Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to enrich intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduate students. Read more here!

2024 Graduates:  
Lisa Aschenbrenner
Lisa Bickford, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
Michele Brezniak, Hartford Healthcare 
Courtney Burns, Scient Federal Credit Union
Amanda Cleveland, Silver, Petrucelli + Associates 
Mark Cook, Tobin, Carberry, O'Malley, Riley & Selinger, P.C.
Alison Davenport, Dominion Energy
Emily de Labry, Project Oceanology 
James DeMaio, Pat Munger Construction
Aaron Domingo, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
Michael Doyle, Reliance Health, Inc.
Kevin Fitzgerald, State of Connecticut
Lorraine Galvis, Lorraine K Galvis, Esq. 
*Miria Gray, Chelsea Groton Bank
Carli Herz, United Way of Southeastern Connecticut 
Maurice Jackson, Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Nikki Johns, Dime Bank
Katherine Kobyluck, Dime Bank
*Craig Koenigsknecht, General Dynamics Electric Boat
Tracy Lewis, CorePlus Credit Union
Russell MacGregor, Norwich Public Utilities 
Rebecca Magner,  Chelsea Groton Bank
Mairim Martinez, Mystic Aquarium 
Kimberly Mulligan, Mystic Aquarium
Daniela Ness, Chelsea Groton Bank
Brittany Ninman, Electric Boat
Nazmie Ojeda, Safe Futures 
Theodore Panagiotis, Foxwoods Resort Casino
Jennell Ricard, The Arc Eastern Connecticut 
Faith Silva, Scient Federal Credit Union
Allison Smith, Mystic Seaport
Veronica Sullivan, Community of Hope, Inc.
Nicole Sweeney, Eastern CT Savings Bank
Nicole Thomas, New London Homeless Hospitality Center
Tabitha Tinnel, TVCCA
Stefanie Wierszchalek, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. 
Lauren Willard, Mohegan Sun 
Leslie Williams, Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative