Our Ambassadors

The Ambassador Committee plays a significant role as "The Face" of the Chamber. They attend Chamber programs such as Business After Hours & ribbon cuttings as well as volunteer at events such as the Apple Harvest Festival and Chamber Classic Golf Tournament. They also "adopt" new members for the first year of membership and make themselves available to assist them in navigating through Chamber benefits and services to maximize membership. After meeting their new member and presenting a membership plaque, the Ambassadors focus on member retention and engagement by reaching out to current members on a quarterly basis to encourage participation and remind them of what is coming up on the calendar. They serve as the voice of the members and bring recommendations forward for board consideration.

The Ambassadors are one of the most important committees in the Chamber. Individuals are nominated to become an Ambassador after having been a Chamber member for one year. The Chamber typically has 10-20 Ambassadors serving each affiliated town.

Ambassador Co-Chairs:
 

Adam Clemens, Century 21 Clemens & Sons Realty, Inc

Santo Pirrotta, American Eagle Financial Credit Union

Anne Lavoie, Combined Worksite Solutions

Anton Reed, Adion Financial

Bonnie Johnson, Retired

Britany Goyen, New England Prestige Realty

Carole Fromer, Products of Nature International

Carolyne Gatesy, Main Street Office Center

Christine M. Baker, Advocate For You, LLC.

David Holmes, Capital Studio Architects

Don Valentas, Guarenteed Rate Affinity

Donna Finocchiaro, Lotus Transitions

Doug O'Leary, Farmers Insurance / The O'Leary Agency, LLC.

Eric Powers, Stone Castle Consulting

Jamie Bell, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Jason Hoeppner, Anderson-Meyer Insurance, Inc.

Kelly Turner, Norcom Mortgage

Kevin O'Connor, PrimePay

Laurie Trombly, Paul Davis Restoration

Linda Gurtel, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Lindsay Kent, ShopRite

Marcello Piergrossi, Verizone Wireless Zone

Marseala Jones, People's United Bank 

Matt Winkler, Life Publications/Glastonbuy

Michael Daniels, Town of East Hartford

Mike Ward, Guaranteed Rate Affinity

Robert F. DiBella, Glastonbury Emergency Management

Scott Garcia, Smith Brothers Insurance

Shannon Goode, BookKeeping Express

Stanley Zwirn, Stanley Zwirn Insurance

Stephanie Romano, Regions Commercial, LLC

Steve Sessions, People's United Bank

Tom Yurczyk, EXIT Realty Black Rock

Vlad Kovalevsky, SibCon Consulting