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

Deirdre Tindall, Reverb Digital / Nutmeg Technologies

Ali Welcome, Goodwin College

Anton Reed, Adion Financial

Betsy Reed, Reed Insurance

Bonnie Johnson, Retired

Carolyne Gatesy, Main Street Office Center

Carole Fromer, Products of Nature International

Christine M. Baker, QC Home Care Solutions

David Holmes, Capital Studio Architects

Deb Ortega, Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union

Donna Donovan, Really Good Copy

Donna Finocchiaro, Organized East of the River

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

Heide Sifuentes, Farmington Bank

Jessica Leroy, InterCommunity

Karla Szarlan, Cabela’s

Laurie Trombly, Paul Davis Restoration

Linda Gurtel, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Lindsay Kent, ShopRite

Marcello Piergrossi, IDTV LLC

Mark Rabinovitz, Peoples Unite Bank

Matt Winkler, Life Publications/Glastonbuy

Michael Daniels, Town of East Hartford

Mike Ward, Guaranteed Rate Affinity

Robert F. DiBella, Glastonbury Emergency Management

Santo Pirrotta, American Eagle Financial Credit Union

Scott Garcia, Smith Brothers Insurance

Shannon Goode, BookKeeping Express

Stanley Zwirn, Stanley Zwirn Insurance

Teddy Woolsey, KForce

Tom Yurczyk, EXIT Realty Black Rock

Vlad Kovalevsky, SibCon Consulting

William Meyer, Anderson-Meyer Insurance, Inc.