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The Old Guard
Guest Speakers 2022-2023
(Weekly Sept.-May)
Rick Ledwith, West Hartford Town Manager
Nick Bellantoni, Archeologist Emeritus
State of Connecticut
Soldiers of the Revolutionary War in Connecticut
Speakers
Col. Mike Cabrey, U.S Army (ret.)
Women in the Military
Paul Blanch, Nuclear Expert
The Challenge of Nuclear Waste
Roger Hanlon - My Adventures in the Minor Leagues
Judith Stonger, VP, Wheeler Clinic
Modern Rehabilitation Methods
Stephanie Dattellas, Gen Mgr., The Ballet Theatre Co.
Hon. Omar A. Williams, Judge, U.S. District Court
File photo
Ruth Mitman, PhD, Gerontologist
Aging Together
Susan Kirk Ryan - Genealogy
(via Zoom)
Howard Greenblatt - Hartford Basketball History
Rev. Henry Brown, Anti-Violence Leader
Shawn Wooden, CT State Treasurer
Sport and OnLine Gambling
Derek Slap, CT State Senator
Diane Goode, Director, CT Council on Problem Gambling
Tom Mullaney, Investment Advisor
Brian Keane, CEO, SmartPower
Chris Keating, Political Reporter, The Hartford Courant
West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor
State of the Town
Wendy DeAngelo, Vice President
Hospital for Special Care
The Rev. John Mitman, The Early History of Yale College
Andrew Eccles, WHFD
Using CPR and an AED
Jeff Lee - My Dad Bill Lee and Me
Cmd.Sgt.Maj. CNG (Ret. ) John Carragher Veterans Affairs
Hon. Barbara Bailey Kennelly
A Life in Politics
Tracy Wilson, West Hartford Historian
Covenants, Redlining and Steering
Recent Guest Speakers
Clem Sayers - The History of Beer Sales in Connecticut
Mary Donohue - Big Houses, Big Architects, Big Stories
The Salvation Army - Michael Baldelli and Holly Fink
Mark Vasington, Board Chairman
Hartford Habitat for Humanity
Prof. Eric Lehman, University of Bridgeport
Benedict Arnold and the Burning of New London
William Keller - Monuments Men (Italy)
Steve Gephard, CT DEEP
Status of the Connecticut River
Terry Fogarty - Kaman Corp.
Kaman Helicopters in 2021
Jason Jakobowski, President Connecticut Foodshare
Coach John Gallagher University of Hartford
Elizabeth Normen, Publisher
Connecticut Explored
Steve Loff, Film Producer
Willie Pep, Documentary
Todd Andrews, Senior Vice President
Goodwin University
Margaret Hann, Executive Director,
The Bridge
Prof. John Bell, Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, UConn
Mark Moriarty, PGA Executive Director
first tee (connecticut)
Walter Woodward, Ph.D.
Professor of History, UConn
Creating Connecticut
Salvatore Menzo, Superintendant
University Magnet School System
Dr. James Gill, Chief Medical Examiner, State of Connecticut
Attorney Michael Cantor,
Connecticut Business Development
Speakers via Zoom During Covid
Jeff Lee Mantle, Mohammad and Me
Greg Boyko Japan: Always Reinventing Itself
Tracy Flater An Inside Look at the Playhouse Theatre Group
Beth Boyle The House of Bread
Tom Mullaney What's Up with the Financial Markets
Shari Cantor, Mayor, West Hartford Town Update
Interesting presentations and lively questions and answers
As many as 35 presentations during normal season
(some meetings may be cancelled due to weather)
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