Joseph J. Cherico
McCarter & English, LLP
Margaret Donovan
United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut
Rosendo Garza, Jr
Day Pitney LLP
Rosendo is an attorney in Day Pitney LLP’s Hartford office. He advocates for clients in energy-related matters, including regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, frequently handling proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Department of Energy, and federal courts. Also, Rosendo is a member of the team of lawyers serving as general counsel to the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL), a regional utility consortium engaged in the wholesale markets for electrical power. In this role, Rosendo represents NEPOOL before the FERC and regularly provides counsel related to the design and operation of the region’s wholesale electric markets. Prior to joining Day Pitney, Rosendo served as a law clerk for the Honorable Alexandra D. DiPentima, former Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.
Before becoming an attorney, Rosendo spent ten years on active duty, serving as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps. During this time, he deployed three times to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. Now, Rosendo holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) and continues serving in the Marine Corps Reserves, where he currently holds the position of Deputy Operations Officer for a reserve unit based out of Quantico, VA.
Rosendo hails from Chicago and currently resides in Hartford. He holds bachelor degrees from the University of Chicago and a JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Paul Greatsinger
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
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.
Today, Paul lives in Fairfield with his wife, Ginny, who is also a Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor. They have three adult children, Warren, Ali and Matt. Paul has a BA in History from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the University of Mary Washington. He is a Past President of the Fairfield Rotary Club and Past President of the Exchange Club of Stamford. He currently serves as the President of the Connecticut District Exchange.
Brian Hughes
Deep Hollow Farm
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.
Kevin Lenehan
Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company
Kevin Lenehan is the current Chair of CVLC’s Board of Directors. He 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.
Aza Mosley
CT Office of the Attorney General
William J. Pieper
Retired Veteran
Brian Pierne
Deloitte & Touche LLP
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.
Stephan Rice
Pratt & Whitney
Kathleen Tourjee
WebMD
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
Walden Macht & Haran LLP
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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