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Board of Visitors

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