ADVISORY COUNCIL
To ensure Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut’s Veteran/Servicemember & Military Family Programs “hit the mark” and make a significant positive impact on the lives of veterans/servicemembers and their families, Easterseals has created a highly selective Advisory Council that will provide insight and recommendations for program development and related matters in the military arena.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Jeff Blocker
U.S. Army
Kevin Brown, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Ambassador, Mohegan Tribe
Judge John Caruso – Ret.
U.S. Marines
Dr. Victoria Cassano
MD, MPH, Captain MC U.S. Navy – Ret.
Sean Connolly
J.D., Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army,
Former Commissioner, Connecticut Veteran Affairs
Francis J. Evon, Jr.
Major General, U.S. Army – Connecticut National Guard
Cecile Fazio
Blue Star Mother
John Hendrick
U.S. Army, Chief of Staff
Samsung & SEA Veterans Community
Manuel Meneses
CMDCM(SS) USN – Ret.
Veteran Advocate – Congressman Courtney
Leesa Philippon
Gold Star Mother
Thomas Saadi
Commissioner of CT Veteran Affairs, J.D., Major U.S. Army Reserves
Linda Spoonster Schwartz RN, MSN, DrPH, FAAN
Commissioner CT Department of Veteran Affairs 2003-2014
Former Assistant Secretary of Veteran Affairs 2014-2017
Brian Theriault
U.S. Air Force
Carmen Vazquez
J.D., Major U.S. Air Force – Ret.
Dennis Williams
CAPT, U.S. Army
AGILUS Global Services
Michael Zacchea
Lieutenant Colonel, Marines-Ret., Purple Heart
Director and Founder, UCONN EBV
Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut
Executive Leadership Team