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Board of Directors 2009

President: Jose "Zak" P. Bravado, Paralegal, Leete, Kosto & Wizner, LLP, Hartford, CT

Vice President: Manuela Freitas, Attorney, Dressler and Associates, Hartford, CT

Vice President: Manuel da Silva Goulart, Migratory Program Coordinator, Hartford Board of Education, Hartford, CT

Secretary: Maria A. Santos, Assistant Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

Treasurer: Gabriel R. Serrano, Attorney, Serrano & Serrano, LLC, West Hartford, CT

Directors:

Sergio Alves, Attorney, Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP, Stamford, CT

John Bairos, Manager of Government and Community Relations, Comcast Communications, Berlin, CT

Dr. Antonio A. Cirurgiao, Author, Comendador da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique, Professor Emeritus of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

James Gregorio, Retired, Community Renewal Team, Hartford, CT

Irene Vieira Killian, Educator, University of Hartford High School of Science and Engineering, Hartford, CT

Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools, Regional School Dist. #17

Vanda Cristina Marques, Process Improvement/Quality Manager, Otis Elevator Company, UTC, Farmington, CT; Lecturer, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

Ofelia Matos, Budget Director, City of Waterbury, CT

Fernando G. Rosa, Deputy Director, Hartford Economic Development Corp., Hartford, CT

Edward A. Santos, Chief Operations Group (retired) US Department of Defense, East Hartford, CT

John Serrano, Attorney, Serrano & Serrano, LLC, West Hartford, CT

Jorge T. Vieira, Owner, Griswold Liquors Package Store, South Windsor, CT

Guiding Members:

George F. Castro, Owner, Liquor Cabinet, East Granby, CT

Maria Alice Conroy, Educator, Magnet MultiCultural School, Bridgeport, CT

Alberto A. Costa, Guest Relations Manager, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT

Hon. Angelo L. dos Santos, Superior Court Judge, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

Clara C. Duarte, Legal Assistant, Serrano & Serrano, LLC, West Hartford, CT

Anthony Ferreira, Legal Assistant, Gale and Kowalyshyn, Hartford, CT

Abilio "Bill" Gouveia, Attorney at Law, Honorary Consul of Portugal, Bridgeport, CT

Gracinda Cabral Lavado, Manager, Human Resources, Sonitrol

Libania "Lee" Lewis, Financial Adviser, Merrill Lynch, Hartford, CT

Ana M. Martins-Cavanaugh, Product Management Director, WellPoint NextRx, Canton, CT

Maria Fernanda Miranda, Co-owner, Miranda Vineyards, Goshen, CT

Tereza Neves, Past Visiting Professor, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Antonio F. Palma, Engineer, Pfizer Corp.

Anabela Pinho-Cerdeira, Certified Public Accountant, CIGNA, Bloomfield, CT

Maria Fernanda Pinheiro, Educator, Parkville School, The Hartford Board of Education.

Eva Maria Bettencourt da Rosa, Teacher, Sao Miguel Azores, formerly University of Connecticut

Anabela Parreira-Santos, CSW, Glastonbury Youth & Family Services, Glastonbury, CT

Carlos M. Santos, Attorney, Hartford, CT

Richard L. Santos, Special Assistant to the Executive Director, Church World Services, Washington, D.C.

Fernando Silva, Vice Principal, Washington School, Waterbury CT

Maria do Rosario Simao, Attorney, Grozoch Associates, Inc., New Britain, CT

Dr. Antonio Simoes, Dean of Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield University, Fairfield CT

Reverend Antonio Jorge Tchingui, Parish Priest, Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church of Hartford, CT

Carlos Valinho, Real Estate Developer, Hartford, CT

Dr. Lisa Seabra Veiga, DMD, Dentist, Waterbury, CT

Betty Vicente, Marketing, Rhode Island