Board Of Directors
Kevin Lenehan
Board Chair
Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company
Kathleen Tourjee
Board Secretary
Moses Weitzman Health System
Brian Pierne
Board Treasurer
Deloitte
Amy Antioho
Veterans Advocate
Thomas M. Armas
Allied Restoration and Construction, LLC
Richard “Mike” Cabrey
Veteran & Leadership Coach
Joseph J. Cherico
McCarter & English, LLP
Margaret Donovan
United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut
Paul Greatsinger
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Brian Hughes
Deep Hollow Farm
Daniel Kazup
KPMG US
Komla Godwill Matrevi
State of Connecticut, Social Equity Council, Department of Economic and Community Development
William J. Pieper
Retired Veteran
Jeffrey Udell
Walden, Macht & Haran, LLP
Tiffany Lau
Board Fellow
Yale School of Business
Advisory Board
Richard Blumenthal
United States Senator, Connecticut
Kevin P. Brown
Former Chairman, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
Colonel, US Army, Retired
Laurie Harkness
Former Executive Director, VA Connecticut’s Errera Community Care Center
Professor Michael Wishnie
Yale Law School
Meet Our Board of Directors
Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Amy Antioho
Board Member
Amy L. Antioho is an advocate for veterans. She also works at Cold Spring Brook Farm in Berlin, CT and Siltec Labs, LLC in Portland, CT. Amy and her husband, Army veteran CPT Peter Antioho, were clients of the CVLC after Peter was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer related to his time in service. Before Peter died in 2020, the CVLC helped the Antiohos fight for the benefits Peter earned. Amy knows firsthand how daunting it can be to file a service-connection claim with the Veteran Benefits Administration. Her mission is to help others not have to go through this overwhelming task alone. Amy was able to share Peter’s experience with the legislative team working on the PACT Act, some of which helped inform portions of the new law. Amy is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for the CVLC, both in memory of Peter and also to ensure no other families have to fight for the benefits they deserve. Her experience advocating for her husband provides a valued perspective to the CVLC’s mission.
Thomas M. Armas
Board Member
Bio coming soon.
Richard “Mike” Cabrey
Board Member
Bio coming soon.
Joseph J. Cherico
Board Member
Joe Cherico is a litigator and the office managing partner for the Stamford office of McCarter & English. Joe typically represents financial institutions and other corporate clients in commercial litigation matters in the state and federal courts of Connecticut and New York. Joe has been appointed to serve in a variety of roles throughout the Connecticut Superior Court, including as a Magistrate, Special Master, Fact-Finder and Arbitrator, and he is member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Arbitrators. Joe is the Immediate Past President of the Fairfield County Bar Association and continues to serve on its Executive Board. He graduated from Fordham University in 1992 and Fordham Law School in 1995. Joe is a long-time supporter of the CVLC and has devoted a significant amount of time to representing veterans on a pro bono basis.
Margaret Donovan
Board Member
Margaret M. Donovan is an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Connecticut. Before joining the United States Attorney’s Office, Margaret served six years in the United States Army as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. She served on two combat deployments as a legal advisor in the fight against the so-called Islamic State. In that role, she provided legal advice on airstrikes and other lethal engagements in Iraq and Syria. Outside of her combat deployments, Margaret deployed to Liberia as a legal advisor to the military unit that led the United States’ response to the 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak. Prior to that, she completed a 14-month overseas assignment where she provided legal assistance to Soldiers and Commanders stationed on the Korean peninsula. She holds a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. from Fordham Law. As a federal prosecutor, her cases frequently involve national security and cybercrime offenses.
Paul Greatsinger
Board Member
Paul Greatsinger is a Vice President with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Stamford, CT, where he provides Financial Advice and Planning to families and businesses. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Paul served twenty years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps. An Infantry Officer, he served in more than 40 countries, to include deploying in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Endeavor prior to his retirement in 2006.
Brian Hughes
Board Member
Brian Hughes is the Managing Director of Deep Hollow Farm, producing organic
fruits and vegetables in Chester, Connecticut. A former Sergeant in the US Army,
Brian served in the Ranger Regiment on three deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
He is a graduate of Yale University and of the University of Connecticut School of
Law.
Daniel Kazup
Board Member
Bio coming soon.
Kevin Lenehan
Board Chair
Kevin Lenehan is the Senior Counsel Litigation at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut. Kevin manages and directs most litigation at Sikorsky, including all products liability matters, contracts and insurance-related litigation. Kevin has been at Sikorsky in that role since 2008. Prior to joining Sikorsky, Kevin was a litigation associate at LeBoeuf Lamb/Dewey LeBoeuf in Hartford. Kevin retired from the US Navy as a Commander (O-5) after 22+ years. During that time we was, among other things, a helicopter pilot with experience flying the H-53D/E, the UH-60, the TH-57 and the T-34. Kevin lives in Connecticut with his wife Mary and has three children, Kathryn (Katy), Kevin Jr. and Patrick. Kevin has been active in veterans causes since his retirement and during his time at Sikorsky he has taken a leadership role in the Sikorsky Homerun for Heroes (HFH) fundraiser which raises money and awareness for CVLC, Harkness House and the Connecticut Fallen Heroes Foundation. This year, HFH will also support the Madaras House, a community-based transitional home for homeless female Veterans in Connecticut.
Tiffany Lau
Board Fellow
Tiffany is an MBA candidate at the Yale School of Management (SOM), and joined the CVLC Board of Directors through their Nonprofit Board Fellow program. Prior to SOM, she worked at Boston-based nonprofit management consulting firm TDC, where she helped manage two multi-year philanthropic arts initiatives and co-wrote the strategic plan for Boston’s sole Black theater company. Tiffany’s interest in nonprofits and philanthropy developed as an undergrad, when she served as the Executive Director and Board Chair of An Evening With Champions, a 501c3 figure skating show benefitting the Jimmy Fund at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. At SOM, she is a leader for the Arts & Culture Club and organizer for the 2023 Yale Philanthropy Conference. Raised in Hong Kong, Tiffany earned her BA in History & Literature and Theater, Dance & Media from Harvard University.
Komla Godwill Matrevi
Board Member
Bio coming soon.
Wiliam Pieper
Board Member
William “Bill” Pieper is a retired senior trust officer, who worked for several banks and for a leading national provider of retirement plan outsourcing solutions. With 40 years of experience in trust administration and investments, he provided fiduciary services to retirement plans, foundations, endowments, and high net worth individuals. Bill also currently serves as the 2nd Selectman for the Town of North Haven. Bill retired as an Army Lieutenant Colonel with over 23 years of military service while on active duty and in the National Guard and the Army Reserve.
Brian Pierne
Board Treasurer
Brian Pierne is a financial executive with Deloitte & Touche LLP focused on financial planning, operations improvements, and controller activities. Brian has led projects ranging from due diligence on acquisitions to financial transformations during his 25+ years at Deloitte. Brian holds a BS from the University of Connecticut and a MS from Fairfield University.
Kathleen Tourjee
Board Secretary
Kathleen (Kathi) Tourjee has served as head of Human Resources of WebMD since September 2011. She joined WebMD in December 2010 as Sr. Director, Total Rewards. Prior to joining WebMD, Ms. Tourjee was Sr. Director, Global Compensation at Pfizer, Inc. Her career at Pfizer spanned 29 years and several divisions, beginning in 1981 as a chemical process engineer and progressing through increasing levels of responsibility during 12 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing and 17 years in Human Resources.
Kathi earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MS in Business from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
She lives in Norwalk with her husband and has two grown children. Her previous volunteer work has included many years of youth coaching as well as serving on the Board of Directors for Family Service of Southeastern Connecticut. She is delighted to be joining the CVLC Board, at least in part, as a tribute to her late father, who did a tour of duty with the Marines. His service, although brief, helped define his own values and those of his children.
Jeffrey Udell
Board Member
Jeffrey Udell is a partner at Walden Macht & Haran LLP. His practice focuses on white-collar criminal and regulatory defense, corporate monitorships and internal investigations, frequently handling matters investigated or brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other law enforcement authorities. From 1999-2005, Jeff served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (Criminal Division) in the Southern District of New York. Jeff chaired the New York City Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility Committee from 2008-2011, where he supervised the issuance of reports, commentary and proposals regarding New York’s legal ethics rules. Jeff is a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and a summa cum laude graduate of Columbia College and he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edward R. Korman, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of New York.
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(bottom of page) Client Hector Alicea (left) and Client April Pearson (right). Photos by Desirea Photography.