Residents join Girl Scouts of CT board

At its annual meeting on April 23, Girl Scouts of Connecticut elected new members to its Board of Directors. The current Girl Scouts of Connecticut Board of Directors has been announced.

President: Patricia (Trish) Bowen, Esq., associate director of the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Connecticut; 1st Vice President: Sheryl Sleeva, consulting as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of New Ventures for Digital Network Services; 2nd Vice President: Liz McGovern, professional agent at Aflac Insurance; 3rd Vice President: Virginia Giuffré, Senior Vice President, Wealth Manager and Advisor at Merrill Lynch; Treasurer: Susan Brosseau, Director of Finance at Adelbrook Community Services, Inc.; Secretary: Leslie Karen Hammond, entrepreneur

Members-At-Large: Dr. Sousan Arafeh, Assistant Professor and Director of Doctoral Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Southern Connecticut State University; Susan Bysiewicz, Esq., Managing Partner, The Bysiewicz -Donaldson Law Firm, LLC; Wendy Elberth, Vice President of Administration at Hartford Hospital Michele Etzel, Owner, CFO, and Senior Vice President of National Graphics; Erica Evans Gioffre, Managing Director of Sales Strategy & Institutional Partnerships with Hartford Funds; Andrea Kovacs, Vice President for Marketing at Albertus Magnus College; Margaret Monaco, COO of Merrill Lynch Ventures, LLC; Eloisa Melendez, councilwoman for the City of Norwalk; Dawn Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Webster Bank and Webster Financial Corporation; Adrienne Parkmond, Esq., Chief Operating Officer of The Workplace; Nicole Sandford, partner and national practice leader for Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Enterprise Compliance Services; Pamela Scagliarini, Chief Operating Officer of Bridgeport Hospital and Senior Vice President of Operations for Yale New Haven Health System; Karen Wright, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at St. Thomas Aquinas College

Girl Members at Large: Rhea Grant of Milford, Juliette Linares of Chester, Michaela McCormick of West Hartford, and Caterina Wang of Farmington.

Representing seven out of eight counties throughout the state of Connecticut, the new board consists of lifelong Girl Scouts, community leaders, nonprofit and corporative executives, and many board veterans. The 23 board members will use their experiences in Girl Scouting, finance, communications, government, education, technology, marketing, and more to lead the state’s largest girl-focused organization.

“It’s wonderful to have a group of diverse, skilled community leaders, executives, and dedicated Girl Scouts on our Board of Directors,” said CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Mary Barneby. “I am confident that this incoming board will also combine their skills and expertise to enhance and expand the lives of girls throughout Connecticut.”

The Board of Directors is a policy-making and governance body responsible for establishing the vision for Girl Scouts of Connecticut, developing strategic priorities, and providing governance and fiscal oversight for the implementation of these priorities by the CEO and staff members. Board members must be members of the Girl Scout Movement, live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and work to promote Girl Scouts as the leading organization for leadership development of girls in Connecticut.

Robin Hood’s Faire returns to Connecticut

NORTH HAVEN >> Step back in time at Robin Hood’s Faire – an enchanted recreation of an old-world spring festival with a Robin Hood theme. The event combines outdoor theater with continuous shows, shopping in a medieval marketplace, games, and a king’s feast of food and drink. The popular event returns to the North Haven Fairgrounds every Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day Monday from May 13-29. For tickets, visit robinhoodsfaire.com or get your tickets at the Faire box office on event days. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for ages 7-15, and free for age 6 and under.

Festivalgoers enjoy a funfilled day of themed entertainment both on stages and in the street – Jousting knights, sword swallowers, musical performances, rope walkers, storytellers, dancing, sword duels, singing, contests, games of skill and more. Themed artisans and crafters form the streets of Nottingham create a Medieval Marketplace with a treasure-trove of wares available for purchase. A list of merchants can be found on the faire’s website. The Faire’s “Food Courtyard” has a variety of festival foods including turkey legs, bread bowl stews, meat and dessert pies, steak on a stick, kettle corn, and much more. And for those with a taste for quality brews on tap, the Faire stocks only the best from Thimble Island Craft Brewery out of Branford. While guests are encouraged to join in the fun, costumes aren’t required to attend. “Come as you are or as you wish to be,” their website jests. Of course, dressing up makes the event even more fun.