The Old Guard

Guest Speakers 2021-2022

Matt Hart, West Hartford Town Manager

Mary Donohue - Big Houses, Big Architects, Big Stories

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Prof. Eric Lehman, University of Bridgeport
Benedict Arnold and the Burning of New London

William Keller - Monuments Men (Italy)

Clem Sayers - Gen. Mgr. , ROGO Distributors (ret.)
History of Beer Sales in Connecticut

The Salvation Army - Michael Baldelli and Holly Fink

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Mark Vasington, Board Chairman
Hartford Habitat for Humanity

Terry Fogarty - Kaman Corp.
Kaman Helicopters in 2021

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Steve Gephard, CT DEEP
Status of the Connecticut River

Coach John Gallagher University of Hartford

Elizabeth Normen, Publisher
Connecticut Explored

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Jason Jakobowski, President Connecticut Foodshare

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Prof. John Bell, Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, UConn

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Mark Moriarty, PGA Executive Director
first tee (connecticut)

Walter Woodward, Ph.D.
Professor of History, UConn
Creating Connecticut

Steve Loff, Film Producer
Willie Pep, Documentary

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Todd Andrews, Senior Vice President
Goodwin University

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Salvatore Menzo, Superintendant
University Magnet School System

Margaret Hann, Executive Director,
The Bridge

Dr. James Gill, Chief Medical Examiner, State of Connecticut

Attorney Michael Cantor,
Connecticut Business Development

Speakers via Zoom Since 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)