Trustees
The Rev. Dr. Dean Ahlberg
Senior Minister, First Church of Christ, Congregational, Redding, CT
Mr. Shakeeb Alam
Co-Founder and President of East Bridge Capital Management, L.P.
The Rev. Dr. Karen Bailey-Francois
Alumna and Minister, Second Congregational Church of Cohasset, MA
Ms. Noora Brown
Chairwoman of Interfaith and Outreach, Farmington Valley American Muslim Center Inc.
Mr. Martin L. Budd, Esq., Treasurer
Retired Partner, Day Pitney, Stamford, CT
Temple Emanu-El, New York
Rabbi Debra Cantor
Congregation B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom, Bloomfield, CT
Ms. Allison Chisolm
Principal, Choice Words/Chisolm & Co.
Wesley United Methodist Church, Worcester, MA
Mr. John Cordani
Intellectual property attorney, Robinson & Cole, Hartford, CT
Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton
Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
Mr. Imran Eba
Partner at Action Potential Venture Capital in Cambridge, MA
Principal of Ahlulbayt School for Knowledge
Ms. Clare R. Feldman, Chair
Retired Senior Vice President Citizens Bank
Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford, CT
Mr. Thomas C. Hofstetter
Managing Director – Investments at Wells Fargo Advisors
Dr. Hossein Kamaly (Faculty Trustee)
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
Mr. Peter Kelly
Senior Principal, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, PC
Dr. Joel N. Lohr
President, Hartford International
The Rev. Jean Amos Lys
Alumni representative
Ms. Gertrude “Trudie” Prior
President and General Manager, Coral World Ocean Park
Member of the Board, Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas USVI
Mr. Frank R.A. Resnick, Secretary
Retired Chief Financial Officer, Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center
Beth El Temple, West Hartford, CT
Ms. Nancy P. Roberts, 2nd Vice Chair
Retired President, Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, Hartford, CT
St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford, CT
Mr. James K. Robertson Jr., Esq., Chair Emeritus
Alumnus and Partner, Carmody & Torrance, Waterbury, CT
First Congregational Church of Watertown, Watertown, CT
Mr. Edmund (Ted) See
Retired Partner, Day Pitney LLP
St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, Hartford, CT
Mr. Naseem Shaikh, 1st Vice Chair
Vice President and CFO for global operations and supply chain functions of UTAS, a division of United Technologies
The Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, Berlin, CT
Dr. Ali Shakibai
Cardiologist
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Ambassadors
Ambassadors serve as valued champions of Hartford International University (HIU) by advancing its mission within their personal and professional networks, as well as the larger community. Ambassadors are nominated by the Governance Committee and voted in by the Board of Trustees to serve for an initial one-year term. Members in good standing are eligible for re-election to additional terms of up to three years each.
Ambassadors are knowledgeable about HIU – its history, mission, and strategies for achieving its mission – and stay informed about its work in the community. They share their affiliation and information about the work, mission, and needs of HIU among their networks in a variety of ways.
| Ralph Edgar Ahlberg | Joseph Colletti | Molly F. James |
| Saud Anwar | William J. Cronin Jr. | Molly O'Neill Louden |
| Mohammad Saleem Bajwa | Julie P. Fewster | Hugh McLean |
| John Arthur Berman | Shawn R. Fisher | Kate McLean |
| Courtney B. Bourns | James P. Friedman | Jonathan Rosenbaum |
| David Brandwein | Harriet H. Gardner | Pilar R. Schmidt |
| Wendy M. Haller | John L. Selders Jr. | |
| Gordon Scott Cady | Alyce F. Hild | Joseph M. Tobin Jr. |
| Sajjad B. Chowdhry | Robert B. Hoffman Sr. | Eliot "Bang" P. Williams |