Board of Directors

2017-18 CFOG Directors, Officers and Standing Committee Members

DIRECTORS
Aaron Bayer, Wiggin & Dana	Arielle Levin Becker, Connecticut Health Foundation

Mary Connolly, Daily Newspapers	David Fink, Partnership for Strong Communities

Robert Frahm, Freelance Writer	Atty. Ross Garber, Shipman & Goodwin

Gary Gold, Attorney at Law	Joy Haenlein, Connecting through Literacy: Incarcerated Parents, their Children, and Caregivers



Denis Horgan, Daily Newspapers	Michele Jacklin, Michele Jacklin Communication LLC

Bernard Kavaler, Express Strategies	Daniel Klau, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP

Kevin Lembo, CT State Comptroller	Janet Manko, Lakeville Journal

Martin Margulies, Quinnipiac University	Paul Marks, Manchester Community College

Morgan McGinley, Daily Newspapers	Colleen M. Murphy, FOI Commission



Mitchell W. Pearlman, University of Connecticut	Paula Pearlman

Tom Puleo	Tom Scheffey, Legal Affairs Writer

Mike Savino, Meriden Record-Journal	Mary Schwind, FOI Commission

James H. Smith, Daily Newspapers	Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie.com

Marie Shanahan, University of Connecticut	Catie Talarski, WNPR

OFFICERS
President	Bernard Kavaler
Vice President	David Fink
Secretary	Mitchell W. Pearlman
Treasurer	Michele Jacklin

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The foregoing Officers and Gary Gold (Immediate Past-President), Aaron Bayer, Colleen Murphy, Joy Hainlein, Paul Marks and Tom Puleo.

MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE

David Fink (Chair), Aaron Bayer and Mitchell Pearlman.

COUNSEL

Atty. William Fish, Jr., Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Katherine Garner

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