Board and Staff
Officers
2020-2021
CAPT. Paul Whitescarver
President-TRHP
Ellen Cummings, Vice-President
Owner, Flavours of Life
Brent Eugenides, Treasurer
Certified Financial Planner
Pamela Aey Adams, Secretary
Friends of Connecticut State Parks
Staff
Catherine Foley
Executive Director
Thames River Heritage Park Foundation
Principal Consultant, MeetingWorks
Directors at Large
Judy Benson
Communication Coordinator
Connecticut Sea Grant
Jacqui Copp
Leadership Gift Officer
Connecticut College
Nancy Cowser
Chief Advancement and Alumni Affairs Officer
Mitchell College
Deborah Donovan
Tourism & Heritage Consultant
Marian Galbraith
Past President
Bruce MacDonald
COO
CT Maritime Heritage Festival
Mark R. Oefinger, AICP
Cierra Patrick
Economic Development Director
City of Groton
Beth Regan, Council Rep.
Council of Elders
Mohegan Tribe
Felix Reyes
Director, Office of Development & Planning
City of New London
Bob Ross
Executive Director
Office of Military Affairs
Gregory Roth
Joseph Selinger, Esq.
TCORS
Jeanne Sigel
Director, Marketing & Development
Garde Arts Center
James Streeter
Historian
Town of Groton
Ex Officio Board Members
Additional TRHPF Liaisons
James Butler
Executive Director
Southeastern CT Council of Governments
Juan Mendenez, Jr.
Mayor
Town of Groton
Sam Eisenbeiser
Econ Dev Specialist – City of Groton
Keith Hedrick
Mayor, City of Groton
Capt. Kenneth Curtin
Commanding Officer
Naval Submarine Base New London
Michael Passero
Mayor
City of New London
Capt. Wes Pulver USCG Ret.
President
National Coast Guard Museum Assoc. Inc.
Tom Tyler
State Parks Division Director
Dept. Energy & Environmental Protection
John Burt
Town Manager
Town of Groton
Captain Ronald LaBrec
Assistant Superintendent
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Admiral Arne Lotring, USN (retired)
Board Member
Submarine Force Library & Museum Assoc.
Kathy Lotring
Executive Director
Submarine Force Library & Museum Association
Admiral John Padget, USN (retired)
Board Member
Submarine Force Library & Museum Assoc.
Mark Sulik
Parks & Recreation Supervisor
Fort Griswold State Park, Groton
Fort Trumbull State Park, New London
LCDR Derek Sutton
Executive Director
Submarine Force Museum