Board Members and Responsibilities

 

2024 CFDA Officers and Executive Committee

Officers
President	Lionel J. Lessard, Jr., CFSP	East Hartford & Wethersfield
Vice President	Melissa Melin-Miles	Cheshire, Waterbury & Naugatuck
Treasurer	Edward J. Sheehy, Jr., CFSP, CPC, CCO	Shelton & Derby
Secretary	Jonathan L. Green, CPC, CCSP	Fairfield
Past President	David W. MacDonald, CFSP, CPC, CCO	Wallingford & Yalesville
Executive Committee	Lissa Lovetere-Stone	Southbury & Woodbury
	Michael J. Introvigne	Stafford Springs
	Jessica J. Mercuri	Hartford & Unionville
	Robert W. Hansen	Glastonbury
	June Williams, CFSP, CPC	Windsor
Nominating Committee	David W. MacDonald, CFSP, CPC, CCO
	Lionel J. Lessard, Jr., CFSP
	Melissa Melin-Miles
	Edward J. Sheehy, Jr., CFSP, CPC, CCO
	Jonathan L. Green, CPC, CCSP
	Jesse M. Gomes, CFSP, CPC, CCO, MBIE
	Daniel J. Ford, CFSP, CCSP
	John F. Cascio
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Board Member
Summary: Serves as an elected member of a leadership team. Maintains open communication with and exercises personal leadership in the motivation of board members and the membership at large. Takes part in guiding, monitoring and evaluating organizational performance and effectiveness.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attend all Executive Committee meetings.

Appoints:

• Special Committees and task forces to carry out CFDA objectives
• Delegates out representatives to other organizations

Approve:

• Annual plan of work and goals submitted by committees
• Annual budget
• Quarterly and year end financial statements
• Membership applications

Uphold High Standards:

• Takes appropriate action to suspend or terminate members for violation of CFDA by-laws or nonpayment of dues
• Recommends and approves any necessary changes to by-laws or governing documents
• Recommends new policy as needed, reviews policy as recommended by Executive Director, committees or task forces
• Interprets board policy, when necessary
• Employs Executive Director
• Adopts rules and procedures for conduct of meetings, as needed
• Attends committee meetings, as requested
• Maintains communication with designated members as Board liaison
• Employs Lobbyist
  
   

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