
Connecticut Science Center Gala: Monster Mash
Save the Date
Connecticut Science Center Gala: Monster Mash
Saturday, October 25, 2025!
Early Boo Tickets & Tables Haunting in May!
Don’t miss the spookiest event of the season—the Connecticut Science Center's Annual Gala: Monster Mash! Save the date for a night of ghastly glamor with creepy cocktails, a devilishly delicious dinner, live and silent auctions to die for, and thrilling music! Your support will conjure up essential programs aimed at inspiring the future of STEM education, building a stronger, science-savvy workforce.
Tickets and Tables go on sale in May. Keep an eye out for more details—if you dare!
Interested in becoming a sponsor or getting involved in the Gala Planning Committee? Contact Whitney Gray at wgray@ctsciencecenter.org or call (860) 520-2124.
THANK YOU TO OUR GALA SPONSORS
Monster Mash Sponsor
Frankenstein Sponsor
- Barnes Group
Dracula Sponsors
- Bank of America
- Connecticut Business Systems, a Xerox Company
- HSB
- MetroHartford Alliance
Interested in becoming a sponsor or getting involved in the Gala Planning Committee? Contact Whitney Gray at
wgray@CTScienceCenter.org or
(860) 520-2124
Connecticut Science Center Gala: Monster Mash
Meet the 2024 Award Honorees
STEM Achievement Awards

Dr. Theodore S. Sergi K-12 Educator of the Year
Dr. Michelle A. BellingerFaculty of Physics and Eng.
Acad. of Aerospace Eng.

Lifetime Achievement in Innovation
Mark R. Gurvich, Ph.DSr. Fellow, Structural Analysis
Collins Aerospace

Non-Profit Organization
Petals and S.T.E.M.
Innovator to Watch
Molli BennettWelder
Habco Industries, LLC

Higher Education
Dr. Florian CarleManaging Director
Yale Quantum Institute

Student
Jonathan PlonaSenior
Wolcott High School

Industry Innovator
USA Waste & RecyclingThe Petit Family Foundation Women in Science Leadership Award

Women in Science Leadership Award
Dr. Nicole WagnerCEO
LambdaVision, Inc.

Women in Science Leadership Youth Award
Natalia V. TorresSenior
Bloomfield High School
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2025 GALA COMMITTEE:
Members
- Taylor Benedum
- Marissa Corda
- Jennifer DiBella
- Jennifer DiPentima
- Jilline Dolan
- Carla Economos
- Kate Greco
- Gwen Hahn
- Lori Hess
- Monica Hoffman
- Martha Kalen
- Shawna Klimaszewski
- Joy Mattei
- Maya Nicole Matthews
- Irene O'Connor
- Beth Pritchard
- MaryBeth Reiss
- Rachel Schilberg
- Rebecca Williams
- Nola Zimmerman