Board and Staff
Officers
2020-2021
CAPT. Paul Whitescarver, President-TRHP
Linda Mariani, Vice-President
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
Casey Howley-Brigham, Digital Marketing Coordinator
Marci Marciniak, Program & Outreach Coordinator
Directors at Large
Tara Amatrudo
Principal
Marine Sciences Magnet High School
Judy Benson
Communication Coordinator
Connecticut Sea Grant
Jacqui Copp
Director of Philanthropy
Mystic Seaport Museum
Marian Galbraith
TRHPF Past President
Mayor & Educator, Retired
City of Groton
Linda Hase
Registrar, Retired
Yale University
Gail MacDonald
Professor of Journalism
UCONN
Mark Oefinger
Town Manager, Retired
Town of Groton
Cierra Patrick
Economic Development Director
City of Groton
Beth Regan
Tribal Council Elder
Mohegan Tribe
Felix Reyes
Director, Office of Development & Planning
City of New London
Bob Ross
Executive Director
Office of Military Affairs
State of Connecticut
Gregory Roth
Educator/Administrator, Retired
Jeanne Sigel
Development Director
Garde Arts Center
Ex Officio Board Members
Additional TRHPF Liaisons
James Butler
Executive Director, Retired
Southeastern CT Council of Governments
Capt. Kenneth Curtin
Commanding Officer
Naval Submarine Base New London
Juan Mendenez, Jr.
Mayor
Town of Groton
Sam Eisenbeiser (representing Mayor, Town of Groton)
Economic Development Specialist
Town of Groton
Keith Hedrick
Mayor
City of Groton
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 John Padget, USN (retired)
Board Member
Submarine Force Library & Museum Assoc.
Eric Gileau
Parks & Recreation Supervisor
Fort Griswold State Park, Groton
Fort Trumbull State Park, New London
LCDR Bryan Chapman
Executive Director
Submarine Force Museum