The Kennedy Center Elects New Officers and Board Members

The Kennedy Center, headquartered in Trumbull, recently announced the election of four new officers and six new board members.

Michele Macauda of Monroe was recently elected Chair of the Board. She is retired from AT&T as the Senior Vice President for Business & Network Solutions IT; responsible for information technology and systems development that support AT&T’s network and enterprise customers worldwide.

Prior to 2006 she was AT&T Connecticut President and CEO. She serves on a Yale Hospital advisory board and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hospital of Saint Raphael, Fairfield University and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. She also served as co-chair of the Connecticut Governor’s Competitiveness Council.

Macauda is a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty Award, The Kennedy Center’s Vision Award, Fairfield University’s Distinguished Alumni Award and the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s My Boss is a Patriot Award. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Fairfield University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Other incoming officers serving on the Kennedy Center Board of Directors include: Brian Csizmadia of Trumbull, Vice Chair, Director of Human Resources at Aquarion Water Company; Peter Gavey of Fairfield, Treasurer, a general partner with Goodnow Investment Group, LLC; and Mary Brown of Bridgeport, Secretary, who is a retired Bridgeport Central High School mathematics teacher.

Six area professionals starting new three-year board terms include: Paul Broadie II, Ph.D, of Orange, President of Housatonic Community College; Mark Herron of Fairfield, Corporate Chief Marketing Officer at People’s United Bank; Karen Guckert Kaiser of Fairfield, Director of Development at the Egan School of Nursing Health Studies at Fairfield University, Michael LaVelle, Esq. of Fairfield, a partner in the law firm of Pullman & Comley, LLC, Leah Palmer of Trumbull, a consumer of The Kennedy Center since 1994, and Robert D. Scinto of Fairfield, Chairman of R.D. Scinto, Inc.

The Kennedy Center, founded in 1951, is an internationally accredited, non-profit, community-based rehabilitation organization that currently serves 2,000 individuals annually. The agency actively responds to the needs of the community by offering innovative, comprehensive service options to persons with disabilities and special needs, from birth to senior years. The Kennedy Center operates 30 community experience programs, 16 group homes, an industries program composed of six businesses, supported and competitive employment and job placement services, a family support and respite service, travel training, and a variety of children’s programs. Visit www.thekennedycenterinc.org for more information.