All Speakers All Speakers May 4, 2027Dale Merrill, Dean of The Hartt SchoolThe Hartt School and its Community Division Apr 20, 2027 meeting Apr 13, 2027Bryan Cafferelli, Commissioner of Consumer Protection for the State of CT Apr 6, 2027Lonnie Schorer: Career CIA employeeA Behind the Scenes View of Life in the Foreign Service Mar 30, 2027Dr. Mike Magee: Medical HistorianAI Meets Medicine- A New Frontier Mar 23, 2027Megan Torrey: Executive Director of CT. World Affairs CouncilWorld Affairs- What’s Happening? Mar 16, 2027Walt Harrison: Big Time College Sports- What Went Wrong & How to Fix ItFormer President of University of Hartford Mar 9, 2027Jim Bergenn: Partner of Shipman and Goodwin Mar 2, 2027Sean Scanlon: Comptroller for the State of CT.Connecticut’s Fiscal Future Feb 23, 2027Amanda Devitt: Associate Vice President of Athletics and Recreation @ SJUThe Emergence of Men’s Sports at University of St. Joseph’s Feb 16, 2027Larry Palma: Artwork & Stories by Larry PalmaNoted illustrator and storyteller Feb 9, 2027Todd Cave: Vice President of DICOM DirectorExtended Reality in Healthcare Feb 2, 2027Dr. James White: Director of Talcott Mountain Research InstituteCommunity-rooted STEM Research and Education Jan 26, 2027Peter Benner: Mediator/Arbitrator at Benner ResolutionsInterpersonal Conflict Resolution Jan 19, 2027Ginny Kemp: Author of We the PeopleWe the People: One Town & the Collective Magic of it’s Citizens Jan 12, 2027David Mangs: Founder of Mangs Financial LLCLessons Learned as a Financial Planner Jan 5, 2027Margaret Haan: Exec Director, The Bridge Family Center “The Bridge and What We Do”. Dec 8, 2026Mike Dulberger“America’s Ranking Among Nations” Dec 1, 2026Robin Clare: Executive Director of Seniors Job BankThe Power of The Age Bubble Nov 24, 2026Chris Doyle: Teacher at Avon Old Farms School A Historical Perspective on The Current State Nov 17, 2026Tom Buckley Professor Emeritus at UConn-Public Health Pharmacist ResearcherWorking Globally-A Community Approach to Staying Healthy Nov 10, 2026Dr. Anna Swinbourne: Executive Director of Hill Stead MuseumHill-Stead- An American Story Nov 3, 2026Cori Mackey: Executive Director of Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA)Organizing for Justice Oct 27, 2026Dr. Ruth Mitman: Founder of The Mitman GroupAging Well Oct 20, 2026Jeff Bravin: Executive Director of The American School for The DeafThe Past and Future of the American School for the Deaf Oct 13, 2026Bruce Putterman: Founder and Publisher of the CT Mirror“The Intersection of Journalism and Public Policy” Oct 6, 2026Derek Slap: Senator and Deputy Majority LeaderCT’s Legislative Agenda Sep 29, 2026Rick Ledwidth: Town Manager of West Hartford The Current State of We-Ha Sep 22, 2026Lavelle Freeman. Eversource – Community RelationsPowering Connecticut’s Furture Sep 15, 2026Dan Sterner: Author, Historian and Public Speaker Lost Hartford Sep 8,2026Michelle Troy Director of The President’s College @ Univ of HartfordFuture Adult Education Offerings May, 12, 2026Annual Banquet May 5, 2026Walt Ansel “Refurbishing Old Ships at Mystic Seaport” , Apr 28, 2026Bill Rose“A Connecticut Spy During the American Revolution” Apr 21, 2026Larry Ward, President-U of Hartford“U of Hartford– Today and Tomorrow” Apr 14, 2026Bob Cave“Traveling Across China in 22 Days” April 7, 2026Renee Bernasconi—Seabury “Senior Living Today: What’s Changing, What’s Working, and What It Means for You” Mar 31, 2026Kevin Rennie“Investigating and Reporting on CT Politics” Mar 24, 2026Robert Cave “How to protect yourself from Cyber Attacks” Mar 17, 2026Dr. Edison Liu: Jackson Labs“The New Biology and the Future of Humankind” March 10, 2026Dr. Courtland Lewis—Harford Bone & Joint Institute, Jeffrey Flaks— Hartford Healthcare “Hartford Health Care—Today & Tomorrow” Mar 3, 2026Mark Panico & Barton Darney, “A Non-Public School option” Feb 24, 2026Meeting cancelled due to snow Feb 17, 2026Jason Jakubowski, President CT Food Share“Adjusting & Adapting to New Challenges” Feb 10, 2026Aaron Wlochowski—The Dutiful Daughter“Downsizing, Right Sizing, Moving Options” Feb 3, 2026Rick Cave – Director of Technology“Is using AI in Schools Cheating?”Feb 3, 2026 Jan 7, 2026Cancelled due to snow Jan 20, 2026Nathan Grube, Director, Travelers Champion Golf GHO “Looking forward to the 2026 GHO” Jan 13, 2026Arunan Arulampalam – Hartford Mayor Jan 6, 2026Don Amore – Hartford Courant Sports Writer “The fun of Reporting Sports News” Dec 16, 2025Tony Luciano & Andrew Agwunobi “UConn Health: Past-Present-Future” Dec 9, 2025Jim Boratko “Holiday Celebration” Dec 2, 2025Jay Williams, President-Hartford Foundation for Giving “The Next 100 Years” Nov 25, 2025Jim O’Rourke, Y President “The future for the Y looks good”, Nov 18, 2025Stephaine Simpson “Managing & Redefining Stress Throughout your Life” Nov 11, 2025Ronni Newton “”Covering Local News: Why It Matters” Nov 4, 2025Dick Kisiel, State Capitol Guide“A walk around the CT State Capitol” Oct 28, 2025Allison Hild “Local Meals Programs have to Adjust” Oct 21, 2025Michael Cantor, President CT Innovations“CI-The State’s Very Own Venture Capital Fund” Oct 14, 2025Akhil Johni“Breaking up is Hard to do–The UTC Story” Oct 7, 2025Mark Scheinberg, President Goodwin University“Finding Opportunities in a Chaotic World” Sep 30, 2025Ned Lamont & Sean Scanlon, Governor and Comptroller“2025–A Busy Year for Connecticut” Sep 23, 2025No Meeting Rosh Hashanah Sep 16, 2025Terry & Judy Schmitt “Biking is a Great Way to see a New Country” Sep 9, 2025Rick Ledwith, Vernon Riddick: W Htfd Town Manager & Police Chief “Working with and Helping Neighboring Communities” Lisa Clark, “McLean Care”, May 13, 2025 Tim Restall, Hartford Yard Goats, May 6, 2025 Robin Clare, Executive Director, Senior Jobs Bank, Apr 29, 2025 Ruth Mitman, Gerontologist, Apr 22, 2025 Michelle Murphy, Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, April 15, 20254 Tony Karlowicz (Co-Founder) Back East Brewing Co. – Bloomfield, Ct. Brewing, Beer Styles, Apr 8, 2025 Richard Voigt,”Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Edsel Ford, Two Communists and a Titan of Capitalism, create the Detroit Industry Murals.”Apr 1, 2025 Arthur House, “New Cold Wars, New Vulnerabilities”, Mar 25, 2025 Dick Shriver: Founder, Publisher of Estuary Magazine, Mar 18, 2025 J. Roger Hanlon, Climbing the NE US Mountains, Mar 11, 2025 Dr. Ellen Eisenberg, D.M.D, FCID, Mar 4, 2025 Tom Pincince, CCSU Athletic Director,Feb 25, 2025 Dr. Jon Dixon, “Lyme Disease. What causes it, and how it was discovered.” Feb 18, 2025 Margret Haan, The Bridge Family Center,”Every Child Every Time”, Feb 11, 2025 Ellen Woolf, Brand Director, “CT Make It Here”,Feb 4, 2025 Derek Slapp, CT State Senator,Jan 28, 2025 Bill MacDonnell: Cedar Hill Cemetary, Jan 21, 2025 Jessica LeClair, Executive Director – Sustainable CT, Jan 14, 2025 Clair Kendall: Treasurer – Fellowship Housing – Town of West Hartford, Jan 7, 2025 Holiday Concert Dec 10, 2024 Kevin O’Connor, O’Connor Literary Agency, Dec 3, 2024 Barbara Foley, Ron Foley Foundation – Pancratic Cancer,Nov 26, 2024 Bruce Putterman, Publisher “CT Mirror”, Nov 19, 2024 Steve Loff, “Looking Back on the Featherweight”, Nov 12, 2024 Darren Hobbs, CT Dept of Administrative Services, Nov 5, 2024 Dr. Jenna Bartley PhD., UConn Health, “Nutrition, Exercise & Muscle Quality with Aging”,Oct-29-2024 Dr. Mike Magee, Medical Historian, Oct-22-2024 Josiah Brown, CASA, Oct-15-2024 Bryan Cafferelli, CT Dept of Consumer Protection, Oct 8,2024 Kristin Sullivan, Dir. Elections, CT Secretary of State, “Safety and Security of CT’s Voting Systems, Oct-1-2024 Stephine Abrams, President and CEO, New England Air Museum, Sep 24,2024 Jeff Mainville, Executive Director: Noah Webster House, Sep 17,2024 Norma Martinez HoSang, Director: CT For All, Sep 10,2024 Bill Malitsky, Focus Government Affairs, Sep 3,2024 Ed Turbert, Presidents Talk, May 7, 2024 H Greenblatt, “Hartford Basketball”, Apr 30, 2024 Dr. Anthony Allessi, Apr 23, 2024 Col. Frank Tantillo NG, CT Guard Staus and Activities, Apr 16, 2024 Lori Reilly, Hartford Courant, Apr 9, 2024 Ruth Mittman, “Ageism”,Apr 2 2024 William Tong, CT AG, “Senior Scams”, Mar 26, 2024 Sean Scanlon, “Legislative Priorities”, Mar 19, 2024 John Keleher. Lessons Learned in Sports,Mar 12, 2024 Joel Lohr, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, Mar 5, 2024 Steve Gass, “Art Appraisal”, Feb 27, 2024 Bob Cave, “Church Steeple”, Feb 20, 2024 Lori Reilly, “Women Sportswriters”, Feb 13, 2024 – Cancelled due to snow Megan Torrey, World Affairs Council, Feb 6, 2024 Bob McCue – West Hartford Volunteer Community Response Team , Jan 30, 2024 Tom Mullany, “Financial Markets”, Jan 23, 2024 Dana Buchin, “Eastern Europe”, Jan 16, 2024 – cancelled due to snow Samantha Iness, “West Hartford Police Social Work”,Jan 9, 2024 Sparks,”Honor Flight”, Jan 2, 2024 Patrick Flaherty, “Economic Outlook”, December 5, 2023 Steve Kemper. “Our Man In Tokyo”, Nov 28, 2023 Giustina Lamoureux, Marcum LLC, “CT Tax Law”. Nov 21, 2023 Nathan Grube, “The Travelers Championship”, Nov 14, 2023 Rick Voigt. CT’s History as a Manufacturing Powerhouse, Nov 7, 2023 Sabrina Trocchi – Wheeler Clinic’s President & CEO. October 31, 2023 Tom Pincince – CCSU Athletic Director, October 24, 2023 Paul Vicinis – Superintendent for West Hartford Schools, October 17, 2023 Louise Harrington – Soundwaters, Oct 10, 2023 Corey Pane – Public Muralist. October 2, 2023 Sean Scanlon, Ct State Comptroller, Sep 26, 2023 Carolyn DeRocco, Alzheimer’s Disease, Sep 19, 2023 Arthur House, Cyber Security, Sep 13, 2023 Michelle Troy, U of Hartford Professor of English; Director of Hillyer Honors, Presidents’ College Director, Sep 5, 2023 Valencia Williams, Executive Director Wilson-Gray YMCA Col. Rolf Knoll, MD, US Army (Ret.) Bosnia Medical Mission Laura Cruickshank, UConn Master Planner & Chief Architect Katherine Bruns, W.H. Recycling Coordinator Tracy Wilson, West Hartford Historian Covenants, Redlining and Steering Hon. Barbara Bailey Kennelly A Life in Politics Wendy DeAngelo, Vice President Hospital for Special Care Cmd.Sgt.Maj. CNG (Ret. ) John Carragher Veterans Affairs West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor State of the Town Jeff Lee – My Dad Bill Lee and Me Chris Keating, Political Reporter, The Hartford Courant Andrew Eccles, WHFD Using CPR and an AED Brian Keane, CEO, SmartPower Derek Slap, CT State Senator Diane Goode, Director, CT Council on Problem Gambling The Rev. John Mitman, The Early History of Yale College Sport and OnLine Gambling Shawn Wooden, CT State Treasurer Rev. Henry Brown, Anti-Violence Leader Hon. Omar A. Williams, Judge, U.S. District Court Howard Greenblatt – Hartford Basketball History Susan Kirk Ryan – Genealogy (via Zoom) Stephanie Dattellas, Gen Mgr., The Ballet Theatre Co. Judith Stonger, VP, Wheeler Clinic Modern Rehabilitation Methods Ruth Mitman, PhD, Gerontologist Aging Together Roger Hanlon – My Adventures in the Minor Leagues Paul Blanch, Nuclear Expert The Challenge of Nuclear Waste Nick Bellantoni, Archeologist Emeritus State of Connecticut Soldiers of the Revolutionary War in Connecticut Col. Mike Cabrey, U.S Army (ret.) Women in the Military Rick Ledwith, West Hartford Town Manager
