Executive Advisory Board
The CT FIRST State Executive Advisory Board is tasked with providing executive guidance, leadership, financial oversight and sponsor development of CT FIRST.
The Executive Advisory Board meets regularly throughout the year and members are frequent attendees and volunteers at various FIRST events held throughout the state, region and United States.
Chair
Bob Sobolewski
President
ebm-papst, incEric Belec
Vice President, Integrated Systems Solutions
Pitney BowesTerri Clark
Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer
Connecticut Academy for EducationKathy Damato Michael Gentry
Connecticut Light & PowerLuke Giroux
Vice President - Business & Client Services, North America
The Scott PartnershipSusan Glasspiegel
Regional Director, CT
FIRSTKathie Kentfield
Website Administrator
Saint Joseph CollegeAlicja Kumar
Partner
Computers for CommunitiesDave Maloney
Assistant Executive Director
Connecticut Association of SchoolsJim Muntz
President, Transmission
Northeast UtilitiesAdam Ney
Connecticut Business and Industry AssociationMarie O'Brien
President
Connecticut Development AuthorityManny Ratafia
President
Ratafia VenturesDoug Shidler
Vice President, Army Progams
Sikorsky AircraftMichael Sperber
Program Manager
Hamilton SundstrandMichael Theran
Founder & Vice President of Product Development
CardioPhotonics
CT FIRST is Connecticut’s planning and operating organization for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).
