Our Health Care Management & Insurance Studies Advisory Board is comprised of senior health care leaders representing the many sectors of the health care and insurance industries. Board members serve in an advisory capacity with respect to our academic programs, research initiatives, and outreach activities. Many of our Board members also serve as mentors and act as guest lecturers in the classroom. Current Board members are:

Kurt A. Barwis 
President & CEO
Bristol Hospital
Bristol, CT

Alan Bates 
Administrator
Marlborough Health & Rehabilitation Center
Marlborough, CT

Vincent G Capece Jr 
President & CEO
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown, CT

Dennis J Charland 
National Account Sales
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Boston, MA

Melissa Cummings
Head, Executive Acquisition and Development
College Recruiting
Aetna
Hartford, CT

Dan DeBarba
President & CEO
Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, CT

Anne Melissa Dowling 
Deputy Commissioner
Connecticut Insurance Department
Hartford, CT

Chante Drasdis 
Director
Arbors at Hop Brook
Manchester, CT

Timothy Elwell 
President & CEO
Qualidigm
Wethersfield, CT

Ann Ferris
Director
Center for Public Health and Health Policy
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Matthew B. Galligan 
National Senior Account Executive
Aetna
Norwalk, CT

Peter Karl
President & CEO
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Manchester, CT

Kevin Kelly (Chair)
President/Chief Executive Officer
Medical Risk Management
Hartford, CT

Jeffrey Kramer 
Emeritus Professor and Director
Programs in Healthcare & Insurance Studies
School of Business
University of Connecticut

Katharine Lewis 
Deputy Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Hartford, CT

Paul Liistro 
Managing Partner
Arbors at Hop Brook
Manchester, CT

Heather Marchegiani
Senior Project Manager
Medical Risk Management
Hartford, CT

Eileen Moran 
Director
VA Health Care System
Bedford, MA

Tracey Scraba 
Counsel
Aetna Law & Regulatory Affairs
Hartford, CT

Kenneth L. Sperling 
National Health Exchange Strategy Leader
Aon Hewitt
Norwalk, CT

John Tobin 
Former President/Chief Executive Officer
Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury, CT

Jennifer Vanderwall 
Senior Program Manager, Human Resources
Bridgewater Associates
Westport, CT

Victoria Veltri 
Healthcare Advocate
Connecticut Office of Healthcare Advocate
Hartford, CT

David Whitehouse MD 
Independent Consultant
Waterbury, CT