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
RECORDING SECRETARY
Carmita Hodge
6-12 Curriculumn Coordinator - Humanities and Teacher,
Groton Public Schools
TRUSTEE
James E. Mitchell, PhD
Superintendent, Groton Public Schools, Retired
TRUSTEE
Donetta Hodge
Compliance Officer
Sonalysts, Inc., Retired
TRUSTEE
Michael Shapiro
Attorney, Founding Member
TRUSTEE
Henry Kydd
Assistant Principal, East Lyme High School
VICE PRESIDENT
Rachelle Aekins
Quality Engineer, Flex
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Marie Carmenati
Vice President/ Retail Lending Underwiritng Manager,
Chelsea Groton Bank
TRUSTEE
Andrea Ackerman, EdD
Principal, Cutler Middle School, Retired
TRUSTEE
Christine Conley
Attorney, Embry Neusner Arscott & Shafner, LLC
TRUSTEE
Joe Garcia
Engineering Supervisor, General Dynamics Electric Boat
TRUSTEE
Megan Gilbert
Vice President, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut
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
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