Board & Key Staff
Board of Directors

Max Kothari
CEO, Express Kitchens (Chair)

Yvon Alexandre
Owner, Vibz Uptown

Lawrence Davis
Vice President, Webster Bank

Vicki Gallon-Clark
Executive Director, Blue Hills Civic Association

David Griggs
President & CEO, MetroHartford Alliance

Moraima Gutierrez
Assistant District Director, U.S. Small Business Association

Maria Lino
Principal, The Latino Way

Charles Myers
Director of Events, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

Erin Howard
Director of Economic Development, City of Hartford

Jordan Polon
Executive Director, Hartford Business Improvement District

Marilyn Risi
Director, Upper Albany Main Street

Fernando Rosa
CEO, HEDCO

Rick Stevens
VP of Business Development, Severance Foods

James Szerejko
Partner, Halloran & Sage, LLC

Yanil Terón
Executive Director, Center for Latino Progress

Cary Wheaton
Executive Director, Billings Forge Community Works
Hartford Chamber Staff

Julio Concepción
Executive Director

Marian Andoh-Clarke
Director of Small Business Development