Members and Voting Privileges

The Connecticut Health Care Coalition is comprised of a variety of different member organizations with varied voting privileges. The table below provides information about voting privileges for each of these member organizations. For a full list of Executive Committee and Voting Members, please refer to the sections below.

Member Organization Status Vote on Executive Committee Business Vote on Full Coalition Business
Non-Voting Member Organization No Voting Capacity
Voting Member Organization (Designated Primary or Secondary Representative) X
Coalition Chair X X
Coalition Co-Chair X X
ESF-8 Regional Appointee to the Executive Committee X
Fiscal Agent No Voting Capacity
Clinical Advisor No Voting Capacity
Readiness and Response Coordinators No Voting Capacity

Executive Committee Members

A list of Executive Committee Members can be found below. Of the Executive Committee members, only the Chair, Co-Chair, and ESF-8 Representatives hold voting privileges. More information about these committee member voting privileges can be found above in the Members and Voting Privileges section of this page

Executive Committee Seat
Representative
Chair Paul Wentworth
Co-Chair Pat Srenaski
ESF-8 Region 1 Appointee Sam Cousins
ESF-8 Region 2 Appointee Jordan Swenson
ESF-8 Region 3 Appointee Mary Grace Keating
ESF-8 Region 4 Appointee Kris Magnussen
ESF-8 Region 5 Appointee Paul Rabeuf
Member at Large Sara Darlagiannis
Member at Large Jennifer Farley
Member at Large Jess Kristy
Member at Large Patrick Turek
Connecticut Hospital Association Representative Brian Cournoyer
CT DPH OPHPR Representatives William Gerrish, Maryanne Pappas

CT HCC Voting Member List

The organizations listed below are current Voting Member Organizations. In meetings, the Primary Representative of each organization may cast a vote. In their absence, the Secondary Representative of the organization may cast a vote. A Voting Member Organization may only cast one vote per motion. Only individuals listed on the chart below may cast a vote for their organization. If an organization would like to change their Primary or Secondary Representative(s), the organization should contact the coalition at coordinator@cthcc.org. For more information about organization voting privileges, please see the Members and Voting Privileges section above.

Eligible non-voting member organizations who have attended two or more coalition activities in the past year can sign a Membership Agreement and become a Voting Member Organization of the Connecticut Health Care Coalition. Voting Member Organizations make their voice heard by voting to approve a number of key coalition deliverables such as our governance, budget, coalition leadership, and response plan. For more information on Voting Member rights and responsibilities, please refer to our Bylaws.

Voting Member Organization
Primary Rep
Secondary Rep
Bridgeport Hospital Kevin Albert -
Bristol-Burlington Health District Mary Grace Keating Marco Palmeri
Connecticut Association of Directors of Health Jessica Kristy Rob Rubbo
Connecticut Children's Jubenal Gonzalez -
Connecticut Department of Public Health Maryanne Pappas William Gerrish
CT Hospital Association Brian Cournoyer -
Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Jonathan Hartenbaum William H. Turner
East Shore District Health Department Elisabeth Matuska Michael Pascucilla
Hartford HealthCare Greater Manchester Region (Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Campus) John D'Orazio -
Glastonbury Health Department Judie Threatt Wendy Mis
Hartford HealthCare Patrick Turek Paul Rabeuf
Hospital for Special Care Jennifer Farley Beth Massey
Housatonic Valley Health District Jennifer Luis Heidi Bettcher
New Haven Health Department Maritza Bond Jennifer Atkins
Nuvance Health Corey van Oostendorp Matthew Cassavechia
Saint Mary's Hospital Lisa Fucci Martin Gelinas
State of CT DPH OEMS Raffaella Calciano Judith Reynolds
The Community Health Center, Inc. Amanda Gill Matt Griswold
Torrington Area Health District Brien LaForge Robert Rubbo
Trinity Health Of New England/Johnson Memorial Hospital Paul J. Wentworth Tony Armelin
Trumbull Health Department Sue Jacozzi Sam Cousins
UConn Health / John Dempsey Hospital James Brown William P. Shea
Uncas Health District Patrick McCormack Sara Darlagiannis
Waterbury Public Health Department Sheena Pinnock Richard Lee
Yale New Haven Health System Kevin Shuck Kevin Albert