CHESLA Board and Staff
Get to Know the Team
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Board of Directors
Peter W. Lisi
Chair
Former Director of Institutional Partnerships &
Sponsored Research
University of Hartford
Julie Savino
Vice Chair
Associate Vice President, Student Financial Assistance
Sacred Heart University
Jeanette Weldon
Executive Director
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority
(CHEFA)
Jeffrey R. Beckham
Ex-officio
Secretary, Office of Policy & Management
Designee: Michael Izadi, Budget Specialist
Judith Blank
Retired
Former Counsel in Public Finance
Andrew A. Foster
Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Albertus Magnus College
Dr. O. John Maduko
Ex-officio
Interim Chancellor, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
Designee: Kerry Kelley, Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer
The Honorable
Erick Russell
Ex-officio
Treasurer, State of Connecticut
Designee: Kimberly Mooers, Assistant Treasurer for Debt Management
Dr. Kelli-Marie Vallieres
Ex-officio
Executive Director, Office of Workforce Strategy
Designee in Dr. Vallieres’ absence: Laura Baker, Workforce Development Specialist
Dr. Estela Lopez
Retired
Former Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs of the Connecticut State University System
CHESLA Staff
Jeanette Weldon
Executive Director
860-520-4001
Shannon Reynolds
Senior Program Specialist
sreynolds@chesla.org
Josh Hurlock
Deputy Director
jhurlock@chesla.org
Tamara Nicholas
Senior Program Coordinator
tnicholas@chesla.org
Jhordan Peterson
Program Coordinator
jpeterson@chesla.org
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