BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Since its inception, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Trust Fund has extended it's reach to hundreds of scholars thanks in large part to its dedicated group of volunteer Board Members. The current board has combined over 120 years of service to the organization with tenure ranging from 47 years to under one year.
PRESIDENT
Birse Timmons
Head, Engineering and Fleet Support Division, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Marie Carmenati
Vice President/ Retail Lending Underwiritng Manager,
Chelsea Groton Bank
TRUSTEE
James E. Mitchell, PhD
Superintendent, Groton Public Schools, Retired
TRUSTEE
Christine Conley
Attorney, Embry Neusner Arscott & Shafner, LLC
TRUSTEE
Henry Kydd
Assistant Principal, East Lyme High School
TRUSTEE
Zakkyya Williams
Coordinator Community Relations, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
TRUSTEE
Michael Shapiro
Attorney, Founding Member
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VICE PRESIDENT
Rachelle Aekins
Quality Manager, Flex Ltd
TRUSTEE
Andrea Ackerman, EdD
Principal, Cutler Middle School, Retired
TRUSTEE
Joe Garcia
Manager of Engineering, Ship Control and Monitoring Systems, General Dynamics Electric Boat
TRUSTEE
Megan Gilbert
Vice President, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut
TRUSTEE
Margaret Milnes
Director of Membership and Corparte Partnerships, Mystic Seaport Museum
TRUSTEE
Lola Colette
6th Grade Language Arts Educator, Groton Public Schools
TRUSTEE
Karen Walters, PhD
Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer Global Research and Development
EMERITI BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. David Blackwell, Director, Safety Sciences, Pfizer, Inc.
Jane Lassen Bobruff, Community Volunteer
Ulysses B. Hammond, Vice President of Administration, Connecticut College, Retired
Donetta Hodge, Compliance Officer, Sonalysts, Inc., Retired
Reid MacCluggage, Editor & Publisher, The Day, Retired
Marge Poulios, Regional Manager, VP, Chelsea Groton Bank, Retired
Verna Swann, Patient Relations Manager, L+M Hospital, Retired
James R. Vest, D.D.S., Retired
Ronald Williams, VP, MetLife Auto/Home, Retired
Marilyn Percy, United Technologies Corporation, Retired
Mary Jane McLaughlin, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, Lesley University