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Asthma Educator Institute
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Better Breathers Club - East Greenwich, CT | East Greenwich, CT
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Better Breathers Club - Middletown, CT | Middletown, CT
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Better Breathers Club - New Haven, CT | New Haven, CT
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Better Breathers Club - Norwalk, CT | Norwalk, CT
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Better Breathers Club - Norwich, CT | Norwich, CT
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Better Breathers Club - Wallingford, CT | Wallingford, CT
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Connecticut Pulmonary Section | New Haven, CT
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Living Well With COPD
Nov 20, 2024
Freedom From Smoking Clinic | Manchester, CT
Jan 06, 2025
Local Offices
American Lung Association in Connecticut
45 Ash Street
East Hartford, CT 06108-3272
860-289-5401
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Local and Regional Leadership
FY23 Board of Directors
Matthew Sturgis, CMA
Chair
Tax Assessor
Town of Cape Elizabeth
Peggy Pennoyer, M.D.
Vice Chair
Allergy & Immunology Specialist
Maine Medical Center
Doug Couper, MD
Physician
Martins Point Health Center
Michael T. Crawley, CPA, MBA, MST
Partner
Citrin Cooperman
Susan DiPinto
Sr. Vice President, Sr. Relationship Manager, Deposit and Treasury Management
Cambridge Trust
Corey Hevrin
Financial Services Professional
The Vermont Agency
David Hill, MD
Director, Clinical Research
Waterbury Pulmonary Associates
Lynda Hullstrung, CPA
Partner
Deloitte, LLP
Hadi Jabbar, MD
Director, Pediatric Asthma Center
New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Marie Lemoine, MSN
Pulmonary Nurse Manager (Retired)
Kevin Murphy
Group Leader, Specialty & Infusion
CVS Health
Araba Nti
Associate Principal
IPM.a
Jane Reardon, MSN, APRN, CS, AE-C
Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist
Hartford Hospital
Jon Rosen
Founder & President
Impact Communications
Neil Schachter, M.D.
Pulmonologist
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Jeff Stein, CFP, CRPS
Founder & Managing Partner
Argentum Financial Partners, LLC
Peter N. Woodberry, Ph.D.
Dean, Emeritus
Community College of Rhode Island
The purpose of the American Lung Association's Local Leadership Board to is raise the organization's profile in the community, advocate for lung health and increase resources to fund local programs and services.
The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Meet our members and learn more about how you can become part of the local Leadership Board.
Jeremy McDonald
Board Chair (2024-2026)
Data Protection & Cyber Recovery Specialist
Dell Technologies
Sandra Catherine Ribeiro, MPH
Vice Chair, Chair Elect (2024-2026)
Director of State Government Relations
GlaxoSmithKline
Helaine Bertsch, MD
Hartford Radiation Oncology Associates
Donyen Bogues
Sales Account Manager
J&L Medical Services
Cassandra Eilers, BSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Systems Coordinator, Perioperative Services
Hartford Hospital
Amir Farid
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Transformation Officer
Westfield Commercial Lines
Erin Gordon
Marketing Executive
David Hill, MD
Director, Clinical Research
Waterbury Pulmonary Associates
Tyler Losure
Marketing Associate
Voya Financial
Anil Magge, MD
Director of Interventional Pulmonology
Saint Francis Hospital, Mercy Hospital
Jane Reardon, MSN, APRN, CS, AE-C
Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist
Hartford Hospital
Raquel Robinson
ICU Technician
Waterbury Hospital
Jonathon Rosen
Founder & President
Impact Communications
Diahann Wilcox
Nurse Practitioner & Pulmonary Vascular Disease Coordinator
University of Connecticut Health Center
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