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THE RESOURCE GUIDE FOR BUSINESS IN THE REGION GREATER BRIDGEPORT R egion SPRING 2019 The 2019 Directory of Elected Officials The BRBC Legislative Agenda Business Resources
Contents
6 | Message from President/CEO and Board Chair 9 | Your Voice is BRBC’s Voice An Overview of BRBC’s Business Advocacy Work and Legislative Agenda
10 | It’s More than Just Another Casino 12 | Public Hearing Testimony: HB7055 13 | The Directory of Elected Officials
With Updates from Bridgeport, Stratford, and Trumbull Chief Elected Officials 31 | BRBC Member Directory and Business Resource Guide 54 | Sneak Peak: Coming Soon!
SEE RESTAURANT COUPONS ON PAGES 51 & 52
A BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL PUBLICATION
Region Magazine Published by the Bridgeport Regional Business Council 10 Middle Street, 14 th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL Chair : Kate Hampford Donahue, President and CEO, Hampford Research Inc.
Immediate Past Chair : Armando F. Goncalves, Market President, People’s United Bank First Vice Chair : Patrick McDonnell, Vice President Regulatory Affairs-CT, UIL Holdings Corporation President & CEO : Dan Onofrio, President and CEO, Bridgeport Regional Business Council Secretary/Treasurer : Eric N. Hendlin, Managing Partner, DHL&S Bob Abbate, President/Creative Director, Bob Abbate Marketing Dianne J. Auger, Senior Vice President, Chief Admistrative Officer, St. Vincent’s Medical Center James A. Benson, Vice President, Merit Insurance Frank Borres, Chief Executive Officer, American View Productions LLC , Ex-Officio BCC James Connor, Human Resource Vice President, Bridgeport Fittings, Inc. , Ex-Officio SCC David Galla, Vice President, Business Banking, People’s United Bank , Ex-Officio TCC Charles V. Firlotte, President and CEO, Aquarion Company David Levine, Principal, Cohen and Wolf, P.C. , Ex-Officio BEDCO Kelli Meyer, Director, Campus Activities and Civic Engagement, University of Bridgeport , Ex-Officio Thrive Mary Beth Nelsen, President, The Right Resource , Ex-Officio WLC
Publisher: Jocelyn Paoletta To advertise or submit content suggestions or articles for consideration contact paoletta@brbc.org 203.335.3800 Pictured on Cover: Kate Hampford Donahue, BRBC Board Chair Joseph Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport and Dan Onofrio, President and CEO, BRBC Cover and Article Photography: Elias Rosario, Special Projects Manager American View Productions
Margaret Sheahan, President, Mitchell & Sheahan PC John F. Stafstrom, Jr., Member, Pullman & Comley LLC John Temple Swing, COO and Assistant Director, The Barnum Museum , Ex-Officio LGB BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL STAFF Dan Onofrio: President & CEO Jeff Bishop: Business Development Manager Edward Lavernoich: President, Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation Erin Mercede: Director of Leadership Programs Jocelyn Paoletta: Marketing Director, Publisher Region Magazine
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