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
James E. Mitchell, PhD
Superintendent
Groton Public Schools, Retired
VICE PRESIDENT
Birse Timmons
Branch Manager, ISR Advance Center, Naval Undersea Warfare Systems
RECORDING SECRETARY
Carmita Hodge
Social Studies Teacher & Department Chairperson, Fitch High School
TREASURER
Nicholas Fortson
CEO, CorePlus Federal Credit Union
TRUSTEE
Donetta Hodge
Compliance Officer
Sonalysts, Inc., Retired
TRUSTEE
Shelia Morgan
Financial Consultant Partner, Charles Schwab & Co.
TRUSTEE
Andrea Ackerman, EdD
Principal, Cutler Middle School, Retired
TRUSTEE
Joe Garcia
Engineering Supervisor, General Dynamics Electric Boat
TRUSTEE
Michael Shapiro
Attorney, Founding Member
TRUSTEE
Rachelle Aekins
Quality Engineer, Flex
TRUSTEE
Christine Conley
Attorney, Embry Neusner Arscott & Shafner, LLC
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
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 Co-President, Mitchell College