Mayor-Elect Arunan Arulampalam has named 22 community leaders as heads of policy committees that will guide his transition into the mayor’s office in Hartford.
Arulampalam, CEO of the Hartford Land Bank, won last week’s general election with nearly 70% of the vote.
He will meet with his policy committees at 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Trinity College.
“I am grateful to all of these leaders, advocates and practitioners for stepping up to serve the City of Hartford,” Arulampalam said. “There are so many issues that came up during
the campaign, and I want to use this transition period to hear from the public and other experts about the policies that my administration should consider.”
The arts and culture committee will be led by Floyd Green, former vice president of community affairs at Aetna, who now serves as a board member for Americans for the Arts; and Cynthia Rider, managing director of the Hartford Stage.
The economic development committee will be co-chaired by state Rep. Julio Concepcion, who is executive director of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, and John Bordeaux, the new president/CEO of AdvanceCT.
The youth and education committee will be overseen by state Rep. Josh Hall, a high school history teacher who also serves as first vice president of the Hartford Federation of Teachers; and Richard Sugarman, president of Hartford Promise and founding president of The Connecticut Forum.
The quality of life and public safety committee will be led by Jackie Santiago, CEO of COMPASS Youth Collaborative and a human relations commissioner for the city; and Mike Lawlor, the state’s former undersecretary for criminal justice policy and planning, who now teaches at the University of New Haven.
The housing committee will be co-chaired by Brandon McGee, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Housing; and Emily Wolfe, executive director of Sheldon Oak, a nonprofit housing development corporation.
The workforce development committee will be overseen by Yolanda Rivera, program director at Capital Workforce Partners; and Jim Boucher, chief strategy officer at Capital Workforce Partners.
The public health committee will be led by Ayesha Clarke, executive director of Health Equity Solutions; and Greg Jones, vice president for community health and engagement at Hartford Hospital.
The homelessness committee will be co-chaired by City Councilwoman Marilyn Rossetti, executive director of The Open Hearth Association; and Rebecca Lyons.
The LGBTQ+ affairs committee will be overseen by Kamora Harrington, founder of Kamora’s Cultural Corner; and Curtis Rodriguez Porter, school choice program manager at Capital Region Education Council.
The undocumented families committee will be led by Constanza Segovia, a community organizer with Hartford Deportation Defense; and Beverly Redd, a supervisor with the Hartford Family Institute.
The civic engagement committee will be co-chaired by Frank Sentner, adviser and board member for InsurTech Startups; and Marion Griff, former vice president of investment strategy at Prudential Retirement.
