Organizational Structure
The Eastern CT region’s two (2) Councils of Government ~ the Southeastern CT Council of Governments (SCCOG), and the Northeastern CT Council of Government (NECCOG), appoint the volunteer 25-member EWIB Board of Directors. Private sector representatives maintain the majority of Board seats (as mandated by WIOA), with the remainder filled by representatives from state & regional agencies, organized labor, and local educational institutions.
Council of Chief Elected Officials
Hon. Thomas Sparkman
Chair
First Selectman, Town of Lisbon
Hon. Kevin Cunningham
Vice-Chair
First Selectman, Town of Plainfield
Hon. Christopher Lippke
Secretary/Treasurer
First Selectman, Town of Canterbury
Hon. Sandra Allyn-Gauthier
Member
First Selectwoman, Town of Preston
Hon. Peter Nystrom
Member
Mayor, City of Norwich
EWIB Board of Directors
Mr. Christopher R. Jewell
Chairperson
President, Collins & Jewell Company
Mr. Thayne D. Hutchins, Jr.
Vice-Chairperson
Treasurer, Mohegan Indian Tribe
Mr. Caleb Roseme
Secretary
Chief Executive Officer, Assured Quality Homecare
Mr. Michael Phelps
Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Sonalysts
Ms. Nereida Braasch
First Vice President/Regional Manager, Berkshire Bank
Mr. Raymond Coombs, Jr.
President, Westminster Tool
Ms. Jessica Corneau
Director, Southern Region; CT Dept. of Aging and Disability Services
Ms. Nicole Galo
Executive Director of HR, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital/Yale New Haven Healthcare
Mr. David Jarvis
Business Representative, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Dr. Mary Ellen Jukoski
President, CT State Community College -Three Rivers
Ms. Susan Kocaba
Associate Education Consultant, CT State Department of Education
Ms. Linda Ladas
Regional Director-Eastern CT, CT Department of Labor
Ms. Liz Li
Vice President of Human Resources-East, Hartford HealthCare
Mr. William Louis
President, MDA/UAW Local 571
Dr. Andrew McKillop
Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer
Ms. Courtney Murphy
Director of Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development & Compensation, General Dynamics Electric Boat
Mr. Michael O’Connor
Millstone Power Station Vice President
Mr. Eric Protulis
Executive Director, EASTCONN
Ms. Jessica van der Swaagh
Global Human Resources Director, SPIROL
Mr. Paul Whitescarver
Executive Director, SouthEastern CT Enterprise Region (seCTer)