Board of Trustees

Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Board of Trustees
Fiscal Year 2007-2008


Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc. (CPBI) is owned by a unique community-based license, with a Board of Trustees serving as stewards of the institution. Trustees serve terms of four years. Elections are held each year at CPBI's Annual Meeting.

Officers

  • Chair: David Johnson
  • Vice Chair: Lynn Fusco Hughes
  • President: Jerry Franklin (Ex Officio)
  • Treasurer: Meg Sakellarides**
  • Secretary: Saundra Kee Borges
  • Assistant Secretary: Bree Pelczar**

Members

  • Nan Birdwhistell, Attorney/Counsel, New Haven, Conn.
  • Edith Bjornson, Consultant, Greenwich, Conn.
  • William Bromage, President and Chief Operating Officer and Director, Webster Bank Hartford, Conn.
  • Christopher Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Palace Digital Production Center South Norwalk, Conn.
  • Gayle Capozzalo, Executive Vice President, Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, Conn.
  • Arnold L. Chase, Executive Vice President, Chase Enterprises, Hartford, Conn.
  • Bonnie Collins, Consultant, West Hartford, Conn.
  • Daniel Crown, President, Foray Entertainment, New York, N.Y.
  • David D’Eramo, Consultant, David D'Eramo & Associates, LLC., Naples, FL
  • Arthur Diedrick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Communications International, New York, N.Y.
  • Jerry Franklin (Ex Officio), President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc., Hartford, Conn.
  • Doug Guthrie, Vice President for Comcast's Connecticut-Western Massachusetts Region, Comcast, Berlin, Conn.
  • Roland J. Harris, Senior Vice President of Project Management, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Uncasville, Conn.
  • Lynn Fusco Hughes, President, The Fusco Corporation, New Haven, Conn.
  • David M. Johnson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Hartford, Hartford, Conn.
  • Saundra Kee Borges, Attorney at Law, Kee Borges & Silvestri, Hartford, Conn.
  • Peter G. Kelly, Senior Principal, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC, Hartford, Conn.
  • Dijuana Lewis, President, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Northeast Markets, North Haven, Conn.
  • Lawrence McHugh, President, Middlesex Chamber of Commerce, Middletown, Conn.
  • Brian A. Renstrom, Partner, Blum, Shapiro & Company, P.C., West Hartford, Conn.
  • Nile Rodgers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nile Rodgers Productions, New York, N.Y.
  • Meg A. Sakellarides,** Chief Financial Officer, Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc., Hartford, Conn.
  • Philip A. Schonberger, Managing Member, Albermarle Equities, LLC, Hartford, Conn.
  • Pamela Pagnani Tricomi, Attorney, Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York, N.Y.
  • Kevin F. Walsh, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, New Haven Register, New Haven, Conn.
  • Richard Weaver-Bey, President and Chief Executive Officer, WKND 1480 AM, Freedom Communications of Connecticut, Hartford, Conn.
  • Michael Zebarth, Director, PIMMS/Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.

    **Officer of the Corporation, not a Trustee

Meetings

Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Board of Trustees Meetings
2007-2008

Date: Friday, September 28, 2007
Time: Noon
Location: 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Time: Noon
Location: 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time: Noon
Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Time: Noon
Location: 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Time: Noon
Location: New Haven, Conn.

 

Annual Meeting

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Time: Noon
Location: CPBI, 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

 

Finance Committee Meetings

Date: Friday, September 21, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: via Conference Call

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
Location: CPBI, 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Date: Friday, January 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: via Conference Call

Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: via Conference Call

Date: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: CPBI, 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Date: Friday, June 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: via Conference Call

 

Audit Committee Meeting


Date: Tuesday November 19, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: CPBI, 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Conn.

Date: Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.
Finance Committee meeting is being held prior at 11:00 a.m.
Location: via Conference Call

 

Investment Committee Meeting

Date: Friday, October 19, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: via Conference Call

Date: Friday, January 25, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.
Finance Committee meeting is being held prior at 11:00 a.m.
Location: via Conference Call

Date: Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
Location: via Conference Call

Date: Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
Location: via Conference Call

 

Public Policy Committee Meeting

Date: February 20, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m.

Date: September 25, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, CT

 

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

Date: November 1, 2006
Time: 10:30 a.m.

Date: January 17, 2007
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: New Haven

Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: New Haven

Date: September 28, 2007
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, CT

 

Nominating Committee Meeting

Date: March 26, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Via conference call

Date: May 29, 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Via conference call

 


To Contact Board of Trustees
Contact: Bree Pelczar, Executive Assistant, CEO
Tel: (860) 275-7222
E-mail: bpelczar@cptv.org