Administrators & Board of Trustees

ECHN is a not-for-profit health system that is managed by people from the communities it serves.
  • The health system is governed by a Board of Trustees. This board is made up of individuals from ECHN's service area who serve on a volunteer basis to guide the direction of our health system. These individuals determine hospital policy, are responsible for the long-range strategic planning of the health system and oversee ECHN's financial viability. Trustees serve without pay and hold the ultimate responsibility for the quality of care delivered by ECHN.
  • In addition, several hundred community volunteers, known as Corporators, also govern ECHN. Corporators elected the Board of Trustees, vote on matters of critical importance to ECHN, and act as ambassadors to our communities.
  • There also are Subsidiary Boards that oversee different arms of our health system, such as women's health and eldercare. These Boards, too, are comprised of residents who serve on a volunteer basis.
  • Day-to-day operations are managed by ECHN's President/CEO and Vice Presidents, known as ECHN's Administrators.

ECHN Administrators

  • Peter J. Karl, President and Chief Executive Officer 
  • Charles Covin, Vice President for Information Services, CIO 
  • Leona Crosskey, Vice President for Quality Improvement & Safety
  • Deb Gogliettino, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Nina Kruse, Vice President for Development
  • Dennis P. McConville, Senior Vice Pres. for Planning, Marketing, Communications
  • Kevin G. Murphy, Treasurer, and Exec. Vice Pres. Network/Business Development
  • Deborah A. Parker, M.S., R.N., NEA-BC, Senior Vice Pres. and Chief Clinical Officer
  • Joel J. Reich, MD, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
  • Michael Veillette, Senior Vice President for Finance and Information Services
  • Mary Powers, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services

ECHN Board of Trustees

  • Dennis G. O'Neill, MD (Glastonbury), Chair
  • Robin S. Murdock-Meggers (Manchester), Vice Chair
  • Joseph F. Jeamel, Jr. (South Windsor), Treasurer
  • Michele B. Conlon, MD (Marlborough), Secretary
  • Gordon L. Brodie, MD (Manchester)
  • Thomasina Clemons (Vernon)
  • Anthony J. DiStefano, MD (South Windsor)
  • Milton N. Doremus (Vernon)
  • Joy Dorin (Manchester)
  • David A. Engelson (Vernon)
  • David H. Gonci (Glastonbury)
  • Rebecca D. Janenda (Manchester)
  • Peter J. Karl (Glastonbury)
  • Eric L. Kloter (Tolland)
  • Claudio Milite, MD (South Windsor) 
  • Kathleen A. O'Neill (Glastonbury)
  • Wilson Vega (Glastonbury)
  • Lenora S. Williams, MD (Ellington)
  • Keith J. Wolff (Ellington) 

ECHN Eldercare Services, Inc. Board of Trustees (oversees services at Woodlake at Tolland and the Visiting Nurse and Home Services of Connecticut)

  • Eric L. Kloter (Tolland), Chair
  • David A. Engelson (Vernon), Vice Chair
  • David H. Blackwell (Manchester), Secretary
  • Kathleen A. Stavens (Vernon), Treasurer
  • Richard G. Bundy, Jr. (Vernon)
  • Louise C. England (Manchester)
  • Marianne Lassman-Fisher (South Windsor)
  • David Hatch, MD (Vernon)
  • Joanne-Renee Irvin (Ellington)
  • Peter J. Karl (Glastonbury)
  • Rev. Donald Miller (Tolland)
  • Katherine Mon (Broad Brook)
  • Lois B.C. Query (Tolland)

ECHN Community HealthCare Foundation, Inc., Board of Trustees (oversees the ECHN Community HealthCare Foundation)

  • Kathleen A. O'Neill (Glastonbury), Chair
  • Eric Person (Tolland), Vice Chair
  • Nancy D. Clifford (Glastonbury), Treasurer
  • Darren DeMartino (South Windsor), Secretary
  • Christopher Buchholz (Glastonbury)
  • Noreen P. Cullen (Glastonbury)
  • Mary (Molly) Devanney (Manchester)
  • Howard E. Fitts (South Windsor)
  • Roberta Irish (Manchester)
  • Joyce A. Jordan (Vernon)
  • Peter J. Karl (Glastonbury)
  • Richard S. Kelley (South Windsor)
  • Pamela Lewis, MD (Glastonbury)
  • Steven T. Norris (Ellington)
  • Peter F. Olson (Vernon)
  • Dennis G. O'Neill, MD (Glastonbury)
  • Thomas F. Scanlon (Glastonbury)
  • Robert A. Schwartz, MD (Glastonbury)
  • Lincoln Streeter (South Windsor)
  • Wilson Vega (Glastonbury)
  • Gregory M. Williams (Tolland)
  • Meghan Scranton Wilson (Coventry)
  • Jeffrey M. Winnick (South Windsor)

Eastern Connecticut Medical Professionals Foundation, Inc. (DBA Eastern Connecticut Medical Professionals)

  • Kevin G. Murphy (Vernon), Chair
  • Anthony J. DiStefano, MD (South Windsor)
  • Peter J. Karl (Glastonbury)
  • David Neuhaus, MD (South Windsor)
  • Dennis G. O'Neill, MD (Glastonbury)
  • Richard Orris, DO (Tolland)
  • Joel J. Reich, MD (Glastonbury)

ECHN Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors

  • Dennis P. McConville (Manchester), Chair
  • Kevin G. Murphy (Vernon), Secretary
  • Milton N. Doremus (Vernon)
  • Peter J. Karl (Glastonbury)
  • William J. McGurk (Somers)
  • Robin S. Murdock-Meggers (Manchester)

ECHN Corporators (listed by town of residence and/or employment)

  • Ashford
    • Irene Quong-Conlon
    • Ted T. Cummings
  • Avon
    • Clarence E. Zachery, Sr.
  • Bloomfield
    • Jeffrey R. Breiter, MD
  • Bolton
    • Vincent L. Diana
    • Raymond S. Irvin
    • Scott Livingston
    • Andrew T. Maneggia
    • Maryanne McDonnell, MD 
    • David P. Murdock
    • Robert D. Murdock 
    • C. Wendell Wickersham III, MD
  • Broad Brook
    • Gary L. Mazzone
  • Burlington
    • Stephen Grund, MD, PhD
  • Chester
    • Samuel Harrison Chorches
  • Coventry 
    • Lynn M. Lynch
    • Meghan Scranton Wilson
  • East Hampton
    • Frank H. Livingston
  • East Hartford
    • Scott R. Chadwick
    • Patricia Costello
    • Raymond E. Lavey
  • Ellington
    • Anne Marie Capossela
    • Robert Dawson III
    • Richard G. Dimock
    • Jeff Gerber
    • James J. Gessay
    • Pamela J. Guenard
    • Anson C. Hall
    • Bradford Kidney
    • Dean W. Kloter 
    • Jason Lipman
    • Kenneth Luginbuhl
    • Rudolph E. Luginbuhl
    • John T. Lund
    • Charles D. MacMillan
    • Stuart Magdefrau
    • Steven T. Norris
    • Luke E. O'Connor, MD
    • Robert Palozej, OD
    • Michael Sharon, MD 
    • Christine P. Tiziani
    • Eric Uthgenannt
    • Lenora S. Williams, MD
    • Gregory S. Wolff
    • Keith J. Wolff
    • John E. Zahner
    • Scott N. Zahner
  • Enfield
    • Richard Tkacz
  • Farmington
    • Ronald E. Burt, MD
    • James Mazzara, MD
    • Laureen F. Rubino, MD
  • Glastonbury
    • Kenneth P. Abriola, MD
    • Christopher E. Buchholz
    • Theresa M. Caputo, MD
    • Steven Cavagnaro, Jr.
    • Kwok On Chan, MD
    • Nancy D. Clifford
    • William Forthofer
    • David H. Gonci
    • Kennedy Hudner
    • Peter J. Karl
    • Josephine T. Krikorian
    • Lon P. Manfredi, MD
    • Thomas J. McLarney, MD
    • Ted S. Metzger, MD
    • Saqib Naseer, MD
    • Kathleen A. O'Neill
    • Dennis G. O'Neill, MD
    • James Parry
    • Kimberly Quigley
    • Joel L. Rosenlicht, DMD
    • Laurence P. Rubinow
    • Thomas F. Scanlon
    • Robert A. Schwartz, MD
    • Wilson Vega
  • Haddam Neck
    • Mark E. Scheinberg
  • Hartford
    • William H.W. Crawford, IV
    • Valerie DeQuattro
  • Lebanon
    • Leslie A. Hunter
  • Manchester
    • Nathan G. Agostinelli
    • Harry T. Anderson, MD
    • Aaron Ansaldi
    • Andrew Ansaldi
    • Bernard S. Apter
    • Geno Auriemma
    • Sandra Baranowski
    • Jean M. Barry
    • Lisa C. Barry, PhD
    • Ryan P. Barry
    • Mark R. Barzottini
    • Jeffrey Beauregard
    • Elizabeth W. Benavides
    • Susan T. Berté
    • Richard S. Borden, Jr.
    • Gordon L. Brodie, MD
    • Peter S. Buch, MD
    • Sheila Bugnacki
    • Raymond F. Damato
    • Jonathan M. Daube, EdD
    • Mary (Molly) Devanney
    • Timothy J. Devanney
    • Joy W. Dorin
    • Louise C. England
    • Linda Estabrook
    • Martin D. Fins
    • Sheila Flanagan
    • Liana Fresher
    • Donald S. Genovesi
    • Sobhy Ghabrial, MD
    • Daniel Glenney
    • Gena Glickman, PhD
    • William P. Guinan, MD
    • Marsha A. Gunther
    • Joseph Hanna, MD
    • Harriet B. Haslett
    • Richard Hayes, Jr.
    • Jeffrey P. Heidtman
    • Johanna W. Heidtman
    • Hope M. Igdalsky
    • Wallace J. Irish, Jr.
    • Ronald Jacobs
    • Rebecca D. Janenda
    • Wayne G. Johnson
    • Steven Kassman
    • Diane Clare-Kearney
    • John D. LaBelle, Jr.
    • Marcella L. LaBelle
    • Alan F. Lamson
    • Craig S. Lappen
    • Sandra Lappen
    • Richard S. Lawrence
    • George Lee
    • Michael B. Lynch, Jr.
    • Norma V.B. Maderazo, MD
    • Eugene B. Marinelli
    • Gene S. Mazur
    • James R. McCavanaugh
    • Robin S. Murdock-Meggers
    • Cynthia Merrill
    • Matthew J. Miner
    • Chief Marc Montminy
    • Marilyn Neumayer
    • Michele O'Neill
    • William D. O'Neill
    • Rosemarie N. Papa
    • Marilyn Peracchio
    • David E. Prindiville, DMD
    • Mary Beth Reid
    • Thomas Robinson
    • George J. Roy
    • Lynn Shea
    • Martin Shea
    • Louis Spadaccini
    • Thomas F. Tierney
    • Calvin Vinick
    • Shahla M. Zarinejad
    • David Zubrow
  • Marlborough
    • Michele Conlon, MD 
  • Old Saybrook
    • Carleen (Kye) Cohen
  • Somers
    • William J. McGurk
    • Todd W. Whitford
  • South Glastonbury
    • Christiaan Didden
    • Michael E. McDonough
    • Timothy J. Nicola
  • South Windsor
    • E. Paul Amata
    • Douglas Anderson
    • Scott A. Andrusis
    • M. Saud Anwar, MD
    • Laurie A. Bain, MD
    • Michael A. Bars
    • Jay E. Bigman
    • David H. Blackwell
    • Michael R. Blezard
    • John A. Bond, Jr.
    • Joseph Byrka
    • Neil Caron
    • Andre L. Charbonneau, Sr.
    • Andre K. Charbonneau, Jr.
    • C. Perry Chilberg
    • Hazar Dahhan, MD
    • Cecile M. Decker
    • Darren DeMartino
    • Anthony J. DiStefano, MD
    • Marianne Lassman-Fisher
    • Howard E. Fitts
    • Matthew B. Galligan
    • Jubenal Gonzalez
    • Robert D. Greenberg, MD
    • Moraima Gutierrez
    • Joseph F. Jeamel, Jr.
    • Richard S. Kelley
    • Chief James L. Kenny
    • Raymond C. Kurker, MD
    • Michael W. Martin, MD
    • Kevin McCann
    • Claudio P. Milite, MD
    • James W. O'Brien, MD
    • Barbara M. Perry
    • Rabbi Marshall A. Press
    • Robert D. Rodner, MD
    • John Schifferdecker, MD
    • Carol (Sue) Shepard
    • Frederick J. Shuler, MD
    • Lincoln H. Streeter
    • Robert L. Tedoldi, Jr.
    • James D. Wehr
    • Frederick S. Winkley
    • Jeffrey S. Winnick
  • Southington
    • Robert D. Morton
  • Stafford Springs
    • R. Dana VanSteenburg
  • Tolland
    • Steven A. Bazzano
    • Roger A. Bissell
    • Candice Corcione
    • Joel D. Davidson, DMD
    • Lawrence J. Gramling
    • R. Michael Groff
    • Rashid Hamid
    • Eric L. Kloter
    • Wolfgang (Fritz)Kuenzler
    • Jerome Lahman, MD
    • Nancy Lahman
    • I. David Marder
    • Rev. Donald G. Miller
    • Philip W. Moreschi
    • Diana J. Norris, APRN
    • Lois S. Pabst
    • Eric Person
    • Kenneth R. Peterson
    • Lois B.C. Query
    • Sir Barry Simons, PhD
    • Robert G. Stewart
    • Linda R. Suess 
    • R. Stephen Velardi
    • David A. Wasserstein, MD
    • Gregory M. Williams
    • Gary T. Wolff
  • Vernon
    • Daniel L. Barry 
    • Richard C. Bowman
    • Susan R. Breslau
    • Neil H. Brooks, MD
    • Sandi Brooks
    • Richard G. Bundy, Jr.
    • Henry F. Butler
    • Amarjit S. Buttar
    • Terri-Lynn Carreau
    • Thomasina Clemons
    • Milton N. Doremus
    • Deborah Downes, MD
    • David A. Engelson
    • Rev. Dr. Karen Roy-Guglielmi
    • William Guglielmi
    • Marie A. Herbst
    • Joyce A. Jordan
    • Ann P. Koenig
    • Raymond P. Lamy
    • Raymond H. Lefurge, Jr.
    • Neil L. Malkin, OD
    • Susan Mason
    • Thomas S. Mason
    • Christopher G. Moore
    • Peter K. Mulligan
    • Peter F. Olson
    • Michael Passaretti, MD
    • Patricia Piela
    • O. James Purnell, III
    • Matthew L. Reiser
    • Gary P. Ruchin
    • William W. Schaufler
    • Paul M. Shimer
    • David Skoczulek
    • Kathleen A. Stavens
    • Marion J. Stoj, MD
    • Judith B. Stone
    • Robert D. Turkington 
  • Windsor
    • Gloria Brooks
    • Endia DeCordova
    • Lillian Ortiz
  • Out of State
    • Jad DeQuatrro, New York, NY
    • Richard Trachimowicz, Princeton, MA

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