Advisory Board



Kirti Patel

Chairman, Manufacturing Innovation Fund Advisory Board
Chief Manufacturing Officer, Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), State of Connecticut

Mark Burzynski

Mark Burzynski

President Emeritus
The Arthur G Russell Co. Inc.

Colin Cooper

Colin Cooper

Chairman, Novel Aero

Chris DiPentima

Chris DiPentima

President and CEO, CBIA

Emir Redzic

Emir Redzic

Chief Operating Officer, Budney Aerospace, Inc.

Michael Rocheleau

Michael Rocheleau

Executive VP and CEO, PTA Plastics Vice President, ManufactureCT

Kellie-Marie Vallieres

Kelli-Marie Vallieres

Vice Chair, Governor’s Workforce Council Connecticut

Chief Workforce Officer, Office of Workforce Strategy


John Zoldy

John Zoldy

General Manager, RAF Electronic Hardware

Hannah Coombs

Hannah Belmont

Talent Development, Westminster Tool

Dave Cremin

David Cremin

President, Straton Industries


Lydia Blanche

Director of Business Development NE-XT Technologies