Executive Committee

Paul J. Wentworth Paramedic, EMS-I. Mr. Wentworth received his paramedic education through the University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut, and has practiced as a licensed paramedic since 1991. Paul is the Emergency Management Director, Emergency Medical Services Coordinator at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford Springs, CT. In his position Paul is responsible to oversee the prehospital care practices being performed by a multitude of services. In addition, Paul is responsible for the Emergency Management planning and activities for the hospital. Paul is the American Heart Association, Community Training Center Coordinator. Paul practices as a Paramedic in the Middlesex Hospital Paramedic System. Paul lives in the small rural town of Union Connecticut with his wife. He is the Chief of The Union Volunteer Fire Dept, and the Deputy Emergency Management Director for the Town of Union, CT.

In her role at Yale New Haven Health, Jordan has played a key leadership role in advancing emergency preparedness initiatives across the health system. In May 2024, she was appointed Chair of the Connecticut Hospital Association’s Hospital Emergency Management Directors Committee, a position she currently holds. She also serves as Co-Chair of ESF-8 Region 2, supporting coordinated healthcare and public health emergency response efforts. In addition to her operational and leadership responsibilities, Jordan is an active contributor to regional healthcare preparedness efforts. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Mobile Field Hospital and is a member of the Executive Committee for the Connecticut Healthcare Coalition.

Jubenal (Jay) Gonzalez is the Manager of Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness at Connecticut Children’s. He specializes in healthcare emergency management, business continuity, disaster preparedness, and organizational resilience, leading strategic initiatives that enhance the hospital’s readiness to respond to emergencies, maintain critical operations, and support regulatory compliance. His expertise includes emergency operations planning, evacuation and reunification planning, incident management, training and exercises, and continuity program development.

Mr. Huleatt currently serves the Capitol Region Council of Governments as the Connecticut Division of Emergency Managements and Homeland Security Region 3 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Grant Manager and as the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Project Manager. Mr. Huleatt is the manager for Public Health Practice Strategies, LLC. Additionally, Mr. Huleatt serves on the Capitol Region Emergency Planning Committee (CREPC) responsible for the Connecticut Region 3 Emergency Support Plan (RESP) and Associated Annexes and as a Region 3 ESF-8 (Health and Medical) Duty Officer. Prior to joining the Capitol Region Council of Governments Mr. Huleatt was the Director of Health for the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District for 25 years. As an active member in NACCHO Mr. Huleatt served on the Board and Executive Committees He is a past Board Member of the Connecticut Health Foundation. Currently He serves on the Board Windsor Volunteer Ambulance. Mr. Huleatt received his undergraduate education at Clark University in Worcester, MA and his graduate education of a Master of Public Health degree and graduate Certificates in Business Mastery and in Local Government Management at the University of Connecticut.

Jessica Kristy, MPH is the Director of Health of the nationally accredited Naugatuck Valley Health District, was selected to the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 under 40 in Public Health Class of 2023 and completed the 2026 Public Health Leadership Essentials Certificate Program through Cornell University. A subject matter expert in emergency preparedness and response, she serves multiple local, regional, and statewide leadership roles on various initiatives such as an Executive Committee member of the CT Health Care Coalition, on the CT Association of Directors of Health Board of Directors, Co-Chair of DEMHS Region 5 ESF #8, Region 5 MRC Lead, and is the Connecticut representative on the NACCHO Preparedness Policy Advisory Group. She teaches public health and healthcare emergency management as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Bridgeport and Goodwin University combined MPH program where she also serves on the Faculty Advisory Board. She earned her MPH in Environmental Health Sciences and a graduate certificate in Emergency Preparedness from New York Medical College and her BS in Safety Studies with a minor in Criminal Justice from Keene State College.

Patrick Turek, MPA, serves as Hartford HealthCare’s (HHC) Senior System Director of Emergency Management, where it’s his mission to create an organization that is empowered to be safer and more prepared for the unthinkable.

Patrick focuses his work on coordinating and integrating Hartford HealthCare’s safety practices. Patrick leads efforts to standardize HHC’s Emergency Management and safety practice across all business units including ambulatory practices, acute care hospitals, and post-acute settings.

Patrick is an active member in regional Emergency Support Function #8s, the Connecticut Healthcare Coalition including a Member at Large and Connecticut Hospital Association’s Emergency Management Director group.

He holds a Bachelor of Art in Criminology for Central Connecticut State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Connecticut.

Sam Cousins is a public health nurse with a passion for community health, emergency preparedness, prevention, and improving access to care. With experience in community outreach and public health initiatives, Sam is dedicated to supporting healthier communities through education, collaboration, and care that meets people where they are.

Brienne Lenart is an emergency management and healthcare preparedness professional with more than 20 years of experience spanning healthcare, public health, emergency response, and critical infrastructure resilience. She currently serves as one of the Emergency Management Specialists at Yale New Haven Hospital, where she is responsible for emergency preparedness initiatives related to planning and exercises as well as coordinating incident response activities.

Throughout her career, Ms. Lenart has supported preparedness programs and regulatory readiness efforts for Yale New Haven Health System, the Connecticut Department of Public Health, regional Healthcare Coalitions, and partner agencies throughout the Northeast. Her expertise includes the development and evaluation of emergency operations plans, healthcare coalition capabilities, crisis standards of care frameworks, infection prevention and control preparedness measures, patient movement and evacuation planning, business continuity programs, supply chain resilience strategies, and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)-compliant exercises. She has collaborated with healthcare, public health, emergency management, and government stakeholders across Connecticut, New York City, and Maine to strengthen preparedness, response, and resilience capabilities.

She holds master's degrees in emergency management and national security and public safety from the University of New Haven and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Management degree at the University of Phoenix.

Paul Rabeuf is employed by Hartford HealthCare as a Public Safety and Emergency Management Program Manager. Paul has over 36 years of experience in Healthcare Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Homecare, Long Term Care, Primary Care, Off-Site Dialysis and Acute Care. Prior roles include Emergency Manager for Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, working under the Hospital Preparedness Program Grant, building on trauma, pediatric, burn, surge, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive decontamination capabilities, and creating the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital HealthCare Coalition, which included community partners from multiple disciplines, such as Long-Term Care, Homecare, Dialysis Centers, EMS, and behavioral health. Work experience includes Regional Public Health Preparedness (CDC PHEP) Coordinator. During this time, Paul was engaged in the COVID-19 Pandemic response and led the efforts to develop the Region Five Public Health Emergency Response Plan and Regional COVID-19 After Action Report. Emergency Management experience includes planning, response, mitigation, recovery, training, and community outreach. HSEEP Exercise development and facilitation. Instructor certifications include(d) CT EMS Instructor, CPR, AHA ACLS, PALS, and FEMA Hospital Emergency—Response Team - CBRNE decontamination. Paul is a licensed Paramedic and Registered Respiratory Therapist who works in the respiratory field and as an EMS provider for a volunteer EMS Agency in Region Five.