Board of Directors

Officers:

President: Gabriel R. Serrano, Attorney, Serrano & Serrano, LLC, West Hartford, CT
Vice President: Irene Vieira Killian, Educator, University of Hartford High School of Science and Engineering, Hartford, CT
Vice President: John Bairos, Manager of Government and Community Relations, Comcast Communications, Berlin, CT
Secretary: Jose "Zak" P. Bravado, Paralegal, Leete, Kosto & Wizner, LLP, Hartford, CT
Treasurer: Libania "Lee" Lewis, Financial Adviser, Waddell & Reed, Hartford, CT

Directors:

Alberto A. Costa, Guest Relations Manager, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Dr. Antonio A. Cirurgiao, Author, Comendador da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique, Professor Emeritus of Spanish & Portuguese University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Hon. Angelo L. dos Santos, Superior Court Judge, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
Manuela Freitas, Attorney, Dressler and Associates, Hartford, CT
Manuel da Silva Goulart, Migratory Program Coordinator, Hartford Board of Education, Hartford, CT
James Gregorio, Retired, Community Renewal Team, Hartford, CT
Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools, Regional School Dist. #17
Anabela Pinho-Cerdeira, Certified Public Accountant, CIGNA, Bloomfield, 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
Maria A. Santos, Assistant Attorney General, Employment Rights, State of Connecticut, 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 Multi Cultural School, Bridgeport, 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
Maria Fernanda Miranda, Educator, Magnet Cultural School, Bridgeport, CT
Tereza Neves, Past Visiting Professor, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Antonio F. Palma, Engineer, Pfizer Corp.
Maria Fernanda Pinheiro, Educator, Parkville School, The Hartford Board of Education.
Cristiano Rendeiro, Retired, Hamden, CT
Eva Maria Bettencourt da Rosa, Teacher, Sao Miguel Azores, formerly University of Connecticut
Anabela Parreira-Santos, Counselor
Carlos M. Santos, Attorney, Polinsky, Santos, Siegel & Polinsky, LLC
Richard L. Santos, Special Assistant to the Executive Director, Church World Services, New York, NY
Fernando Silva, Vice Principal, Washington School, Waterbury CT
Maria do Rosario Simao, Attorney, LISC, Hartford, 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