The Board of Visitors is a select group of senior community leaders from a broad range of education and health-related organizations and institutions. These individuals are not employed by the college but guide, advise, and support the administration in furthering the college’s overall strategic interests and directions.
Learn more about getting involved with the ENHP Board of Visitors by contacting interim dean Brian Swanson at bswanson@hartford.edu.
Current Board Members
Eric Smullen
Vice Chair of Board of Visitors
Sr. VP, Community Network
Hartford HealthCare
Sarah Barzee, C, PhD, ENHP '99
Senior Director of State Educational Services
Director, Region 2 Comprehensive Center
West Ed
Melissa Bavaro-Grande
Retired Superintendent of Schools
East Granby Public Schools
Mark Benigni, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Meriden Public Schools
Rolanda Booker, ENHP '94
Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention
New Haven Public Schools
Susan Janik Chyra, OD, ENHP '98 Cum Laude
Senior Optometrist
Solinsky Eye Care, LLC
Milton (Skip) Edmonds
Industry leader/Advisor to Accenture, American Council of Life Insurers, National Association of Insurance Commissioners and ELC Member
Robert J. Krug, M.D.
President, Rehabilitation Medicine & Disability Consultants
Chief Medical Officer, Care2Talk
Gerald Lupacchino, M'92
Sr. VP, Human Experiences
Hartford HealthCare
Sharale W. Mathis, Ed.D
President of Capital and Tunxis
CT State Community College
Patricia A. Rissmeyer, PhD, ENHP '78
Higher Ed Consultant
Retired VP for Student Affairs, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
Maria K. Tackett, EdD, CCRN-k, CEN, TCRN, ENHP '10,
Adjunct Faculty
Eastern Connecticut State University
Lydia Tedone A'77 (HCW)
President
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
Amanda Trothier
Senior Development Officer, Development and Alumni Affairs
University of Hartford
Honorary Board Members
David Gordon '75
Vice President of Product and Product Development
ConnectiCare
James L. Starr
Chief Financial Officer
Essence Healthcare
S. Edward Weinswig
Professor Emeritus
University of Hartford