Current Position/Field of Work: Director of the Women’s Leadership Center at the University of Saint Joseph. What is the most interesting part of your job? I love helping people and solving problems. Being a part of the USJ Women’s Leadership Center is a wonderful opportunity to join an institution identifying an urgent need — empowering women for leadership success — and stepping… Continue reading March Member Spotlight: Shannon Kula
Current Position/Field of Work: Owner / Photographer, Nick Caito Photo What is the most interesting part of your job? Photographing all kinds of events for all kinds of clients around the state means every day is something new. It gives me the chance to meet tons of amazing people while seeing just how much the… Continue reading January Member Spotlight: Nick Caito
The Council is honored to highlight member Kelly Reid as our December Member Spotlight! Current Position/Field of Work: Project Engineer at UTC Aerospace What is the most interesting part of your job? I’ve been in this role for just a couple of months, working in engines systems. The most interesting part of my role is just… Continue reading December Member Spotlight: Kelly Reid
We are proud to feature Matthew Larson as our October Member Spotlight. Matthew is a new member of the World Affairs Council, but he worked as an intern with the Council almost a decade ago. He is also currently the Senior Secretary to the Mayor of East Hartford. Current Position/Field of Work? In June I… Continue reading October Member Spotlight: Matthew Larson
Alden Leader is the 2017-2018 Fellow for the World Affairs Council. She was born in Las Vegas, NV and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. She just finished her degree at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where she studied political science and international studies, with a minor in psychology. When and why did you… Continue reading Fellow Intro: Alden
Lilia Shea is the Program Assistant. She was born and raised in Ellington, Connecticut but is halfway through her degree at the University of St Andrews (Scotland, U.K.). Lilia studies International Relations and Modern History. 1. When and why did you first show interest in global affairs? My grandfather was a diplomat and I always… Continue reading Intern Intro: Lilia
Olivia Gilmore is a rising senior at Florida State University where she studies international affairs. With her university, she has studied abroad for a total of four semesters, and she speaks two foreign languages. She was born and raised in Simsbury, Connecticut. Olivia is the Media and Communications Intern here at CTWAC. When and why… Continue reading Intern Intro: Olivia
