Staff & Board
Board of Directors
Brian Patrick Sullivan, President
Emerald Consulting, LLC
Simsbury, CT
Lincoln Thompson,
Vice President
Owner Precision Threaded Products
South Glastonbury, CT
Tom Veilleux,
Vice President
Human Resources Director
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
West Hartford, CT
Mike Agli
Treasurer
Financial Controller
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Plantsville, CT
Jennifer Traks
Secretary
Human Resources Manager
Capital Region Education Council (CREC)
West Hartford, CT
Abdul-Shahid Muhammad Ansari
President
Greater Hartford NAACP
Hartford, CT
Steven Austin
Sergeant
Hartford Police Department
East Hartford, CT
Gregory Bernard
Director of Alumni Relations
Southern Connecticut State University
Manchester, CT
Richard Berry
Retired, Financial Planner
Berry Group LLP
Granby, CT
Donald Chapman
Director
City of Hartford, Community & Small Business Development Division
Hartford, CT
Brad Drazen
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
West Hartford, CT
Melanie Dykas
Attorney
Robinson and Cole, LLC
Middletown, CT
Norma Eccelente
Vice President, Specialty Asset Manager
U.S. Trust, Bank of America, N.A.
Farmington, CT
Paul Montinieri
Owner
Kelly Container
Wethersfield, CT
Frank Szilagi
Attorney
Szilagi & Daly
West Hartford, CT
Administrative Staff
Marilyn Rossetti
Executive Director
(860) 257-5570
mrossetti@theopenhearth.org
Fred Faulkner
Chief Operating Officer
(860) 257-5571
ffaulkner@theopenhearth.org
David Walton
Director of Finance and Administration
(860) 257-5572
dwalton@theopenhearth.org
Luis Olmo-Rivera
Development Coordinator
(860) 257-5574
lolmo-rivera@theopenhearth.org
Working Man’s Center
Stephen Haynes, Director
Working Man’s Center & Open Hearth Works
(860) 525-3447 x141
shaynes@theopenhearth.org
Enrique Suarez
Working Man’s Center Program Coordinator
(860) 525 3447 x143
fsuarez@theopenhearth.org
Program Staff
James Allen
Cook
(860) 525 3447 x143
jallen@theopenhearth.org
Kevin Johns
Case Manager
(860) 525 3447 x111
kjohns@theopenhearth.org
Brittany King
Director of Residential Services
(860) 525 3447 x117
bking@theopenhearth.org
Elijah McFolley
Shelter and Rehousing Program Supervisor
(860) 525 3447 x104
emcfolley@theopenhearth.org
Donyale Newman
Facility Operations Manager
(860) 525 3447 x118
dnewman@theopenhearth.org
Teri Patterson
Case Manager Supervisor
(860) 525 3447 x105
tpatterson@theopenhearth.org
Frank Tate
Kitchen Supervisor
(860) 525 3447 x102
ftate@theopenhearth.org
Michelle White
Intake Coordinator / Cashier
(860) 525 3447 x122
mwhite@theopenhearth.org
Kieran Williams
Wood Product Sales and Administration
(860) 525 3447 x106
kwilliams@theopenhearth.org
Frederick Woodhouse
Shelter Counselor & Data Management
(860) 525 3447 x108
fwoodhouse@theopenhearth.org
Corporators
Anthony Amenta
Dean Andrews
Brien Beakey
Co-Chair
Greg Bernard
Mark Casway
Brad Collins
Melanie Dykas
Reid Fraser
Rohan Freeman
Glenn Geathers
Co-Chair
Rich Giveans
Raymond Hassett
Charles Herbert
Brian Horton
Karen Hunter
Hobey Hyde
John Jezowski
David Kaplan
Joshua Mirer
Paul Montinieri
Franklin Perry
Anthony Pizzorusso
Jim Sandler
Bill Schaeneman
Zachary Schurin
Laura Settlemyer
Se-Min (Sim) Sohn
Tim Sullivan, Sr.
Cyr Warren