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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility

The Connecticut Science Center inspires lifelong learning through interactive and innovative experiences that explore our changing world through science. Like our planet and our universe, our region is rich in diversity, and we embrace those differences through our governance, in our organization, and in our work and among those we serve. We recognize that science, innovation and technological progress rely on and best serve humanity with many perspectives. As our society and economy and way of life become ever more reliant on broad engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), we strive to connect people of all backgrounds and orientation with STEM. We respect and value the scope of human diversity in its many dimensions. We strive to be welcoming and responsive to all those who engage with the Connecticut Science Center, and all those with whom we engage and seek to engage. These ideals are to be manifest in the Connecticut Science Center’s mission, vision and strategic focus and planning. They are to be foundational, core attributes of the Science Center’s work and workings, considered routinely as a significant measure of the satisfaction of the Science Center’s purpose throughout its culture, organization and activities.

BOARD CHAIR: William Malugen EVP & President, National Accounts Casualty, Travelers
VICE CHAIR: Lizabeth Zlatkus Public Company Board Director, Past CFO, The Hartford
VICE CHAIR: Len Wolman Chairman & CEO, Waterford Group
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: J. Michael McQuade, PhD Retired SVP, Science and Technology, United Technologies
CHAIR EMERITUS: Henry A. McKinnell Former Chairman & CEO, Pfizer
EX-OFFICIO: Ned Lamont
Governor, State of Connecticut
Douglas K. Anderson Retired President, Savings Bank of Manchester
Thomas Burke President, Saint Francis Hospital
Stephanie C. Bush Executive Vice President, Small Commercial and Personal Lines, The Hartford
Jay Cartisano President, Connecticut Business Systems
Edward W. Cassidy Managing Principal, Saybrus Partners
Cheryl A. Chase Co-President & General Counsel, Chase Enterprises
Thomas M. Daugherty Managing Partner, KPMG
Patrick Dempsey President & CEO, Barnes Group
Brian Evanko Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cigna
James A. Fairweather, PhD Chief Innovation Officer, Pitney Bowes
Jerry Fan Vice President, Burns & McDonnell
Donald L. Filer Associate Vice President for Global Strategy, Yale University
Matt Fleury President & CEO, Connecticut Science Center
Rhona Free President, University of Saint Joseph
Andrew C. Glassman Member, Pullman & Comley
David Glidden President & CEO, Liberty Bank
Lori Hess Community Volunteer, Simsbury
Monica Hoffman Community Volunteer, West Hartford
Geoff Hunt Senior Vice President, Engineering, Pratt & Whitney
Marja Hurley, MD Professor of Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery at UConn Health
Martin John Vice President & Corporate Controller, HSB
Gladis Kersaint, PhD Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives, University of Connecticut
Ajay Kumar, MD Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Hartford HealthCare
Craig LaFiandra Regional Vice President, Grand Rounds, Inc.
Charles Lee, PhD, FACMG Director and Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
John F. Lundgren Retired Chairman & CEO, Stanley Black & Decker
Meryl Mallery Vice President of Engineering, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company
William C. Malugen EVP & President, National Accounts Casualty, Travelers
Andrew J. Mandell Co-Founder & President, Data-Mail
Mark Maybury Chief Technology Officer, Stanley Black & Decker
Jane Milas Managing Director, Garcia & Milas P.C.
Marjorie E. Morrissey Independent Non-Profit Consultant, Hartford
Alison Nelson Chief Transformation Officer, Optum Technology
Marie C. O’Brien Chairman Emeritus, Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group
Darcy O’Connor Director of Corporate Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Voya
David Parekh, PhD Retired Corporate Vice President, Research, United Technologies Research Center
Kwesi Quaye Principal, Fairview Capital Partners
Michael Rawlins Principal User Experience Design Architect, The Walt Disney Company
Theodore S. Sergi, PhD Retired President & CEO, Connecticut Science Center
Cynthia Vodopivec Vice President Environmental Health & Safety, Vistra Energy
Christopher Zell Senior Vice President, Bank of America Private Bank
Lizabeth Zlatkus Public Company Board Director, Past CFO, The Hartford
Last Updated: September 2021