About Us

The Waterbury Regional Chamber is dedicated to strengthening the regional economy by serving its members as a network, resource and advocate. As the premier voice of business in the region, the Chamber's mission is to create strategic partnerships and alliances between businesses and their markets and to speak and act on their behalf on matters of public interest.

Our Region includes Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oakville, Oxford, Prospect, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott and Woodbury

Your Chamber Team

Lynn Ward
President & CEO
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(203) 757-0701 Ext. 310

Mandy Allen-Fischer
Finance Director
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(203) 757-0701 Ext. 306

Jim Beland
Membership Director
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(203)-757-0701, Ext. 305

Nicole Gonzalez
Administrative & Events
Assistant
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203-757-0701, Ext. 311

David Huck
Communications & Social Media Director
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(203) 757-0701 Ext. 309

Terry Macary
Tourism Administrative Director & Board Liaison
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(203) 757-0701 Ext. 311

Anne Paolino
Administrative Assistant
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203-757-0701 Ext. 304

Dan Pesce
Main Street Waterbury Director & Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Foundation Development Director
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(203)-757-0701 Ext. 302

Kim Sherwill
Graphic Designer
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203-757-0701, Ext. 303

Barbara Sorosiak
Events Director & BCG Coordinator
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(203) 757-0701 Ext. 307

Executive Committee

Chairman
Jack E. Traver, Jr.
Traver IDC

First Vice Chairman/ Chairman of Public Policy
Jason Van Stone
Sentinel U

Vice Chairman Membership
Joe Pisani
Pisani Steel

Vice Chairwoman at Large
Mary Chiappalone
Biondi & Rosengrant

Immediate Past Chairman
Bill Palomba
Blasius Chevrolet Cadillac

Secretary
Gary B. O'Connor
Pullman & Comley, LLC

Treasurer
Timothy D. Bergstrom
Thomaston Savings Bank

Vice Chairman at Large
Steve Dohoney
Webster Bank

Vice Chairman at Large
Chet Doheny
We Do Life...Together, A Division of ICES, Inc.

Vice Chairman at Large
Nick Zaino, Esq.
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey, LLP

President & CEO
Lynn G. Ward
Waterbury Regional Chamber

Board of Directors

Jake Albert
Albert Bros, Inc.

Catherine Awwad
Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board

Gerry Barker
Barker Specialty

Bill Barrieau
Barker Specialty Company

Frances Batista
Muni Insurance

Charles Berger
Chatfield True Value

Keli-Ann Bollard
Saint Mary's Hospital

Joe Bottone
Corporate Display Specialties, Inc.

Adam Bronko
REMAX Rise

Necas Collins
M&T Bank

Bill Conannon
C&H Electric, Inc.

Daniel Davis
Eversource

Sarah DiMeo-Carabetta
Acts 4 Ministry, Inc.

Michael D'Orlando
FD Community Federal Credit Union

Lori DosSantos
Green Wealth Management Group, LLC

Brian Emerick
Access Rehab Centers

David Ferraro
Carpin Manufacturing

Rob Gau
Republican-American

Adam Gorski
Post University

Tom Haynes
Haynes Group

Fumiko Hoeft
University of Connecticut Waterbury

Molly Kellogg
Hubbard-Hall, Inc.

John Lombard
The Lombard Group

Antonio Mancini
KBE Building Corporation

Jeffrey D. McLellan
Cornerstone Realty, Inc.

Janice Mitchell-Smith
Benefit Solutions by Janice, LLC

Craig Porter
Ion Bank - Executive Office

Sheila Powers
LF Powers

Carmen Romeo
Fascia's Chocolates, Inc.

Mike Rooke
CT State Naugatuck Valley

James Strub
Secor Cassidy, PC

Margret Warner
Northwest Community Bank

Deborah Weymouth
UConn Health Waterbury Hospital

Supporting Equal Opportunities and Inclusion
The Waterbury Regional Chamber has served as a network, resource, and advocate for the business community in Greater Waterbury for more than 130 years. Over that time we have supported and promoted the city and surrounding towns as outstanding places to live and work. We have strived to help anyone, regardless of their gender, race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation – who creates jobs and economic opportunities for all who live in the region. Conversations regarding discrimination, racism and economic inequality must happen, and for that reason the Chamber has joined more than 400 other chambers and trade associations in supporting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s new Equality of Opportunity Initiative to address inequality of opportunity through education, employment and entrepreneurship.

The Waterbury Regional Chamber and our affiliates, the Naugatuck Chamber, Southbury Chamber, and Watertown Oakville Chamber, remain committed and determined to work toward a society that is fully open and inclusive, and provides equal opportunity for everyone. We look forward to furthering these conversations with our staff, our members, and the business community, and to creating opportunities for training in diversity and inclusion.

Contact Us

Waterbury Regional Chamber
83 Bank Street, 4th Floor
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 757-0701