Board of Directors
The Chamber Board of Directors is made up of business leaders from different sectors who meet monthly to provide oversight to the Chamber's program of work and set policy for the organization. The Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month.
Board of Directors and Staff at our Annual Meeting, 2023 (all page photo credits: Ray Ross 2023)
Ralph Mesite
Chair of the Board
Mesite Family Partnerships
Adriana Rodriguez
Vice Chair
Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW)
Edward Hogan
Treasurer
MembersFirst CT Federal Credit Union
Carol Conant
Secretary
Marketing Graphics, LLC
Daniel Quesnel
Immediate Past Chairman
Liberty Bank
Frank W. Ridley
Chairman Emeritus
Friends of the Meriden Public Library
Rosanne P. Ford
President
Midstate Chamber of Commerce
Erik Allison
RJ Media Group
Erik is the Vice President and Creative Director for the RJ Media Group. He brings three decades worth of award-winning print and digital design /marketing to businesses in Central Connecticut. He is married and a father to two amazing kids. Erik volunteers as a coach and board member of the Wallingford Cardinals Softball program.
Nicole Anastasio
Rose Flowers & Gifts
Nicole has been the Owner of Rose Flowers & Gifts since 2016. She is a Certified Floral Designer (CFD) through the American Institute of Floral Designers. She believes that nothing can brighten someone’s day like a beautiful bouquet and she loves to make her customers' floral dreams come true.
Joseph F. Feest
City of Meriden Economic Development Director
Kevin Ferrarotti
Hartford Healthcare - Hunter's Ambulance Service
Scott Gombar
Nwaj Tech LLC
Nikki Grillo
Nesso Group
Brian C. Hoeing, Esq.
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, PC
Mr. Hoeing is Counsel at Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, PC where he focuses on Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, and Product Liability. He has extensive experience achieving client-focused results through efficient advocacy in complex commercial, municipal, and personal disputes. UKS clients assisted by Mr. Hoeing include those in the insurance, manufacturing, financial, and service industries.
Donna Hylton
STEAM Train Inc.
Kerry Johnson
Chamber Ambassador/Travel Advisor
Leon Langs
M&T Bank
Jaclyn Martorelli
Turnkey Processing, LLC
Steven Minkler
Central Connecticut State University
Carrie Mott
Bouvier Insurance
Christopher Powers
Meriden Mall
Elwyn B. Quirk
Law Office of E.B. Quirk, LLC
Marisol Rodriguez
Liberty Bank
Ann Marie L. Rosado
Higher Health
Dave Sharron
O.H. Platt High School
Efrain Valentin
Valentin Karate