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