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Nomination & Election Information

REGION 1 VPPPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROSTER (As of April 2024)

Melissa Renouf, Chairperson
Communications Committee Chair


Health & Safety Manager
Cintas Corporation
394 East Street
Plainville, CT 06062
Phone: (860) 747-2757
Fax: (860) 956-5852
E-mail: renoufm@cintas.com

Matthew J. Twerdy, Treasurer
Mentoring Committee Chair


Director, Site EH&S Windsor Locks
COLLINS AEROSPACE
1 Hamilton Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone: 860 654 6061
Fax: 860 755 3873
E-mail: Matthew.Twerdy@collins.com

Position Open, Secretary

Director – At – Large

Glenn Cochran, Vice Chair

Dominion Energy Millstone Power Station
Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385

Email: glenn.a.cochran@dominionenergy.com

Bruce Gove, Director-At-Large

Hourly Representative – Union/ By-Laws Committee Chair

Chief Union Safety Representative
LL 743 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
United Technologies Aerospace Systems
2 Concorde Way, Blg 4
P.O.Box 3218
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone: (860) 292-8577 x12
Fax: (860) 292-8506
E-mail: bruce.gove@hs.utc.com
E-mail: IAMD26safety@yahoo.com

Paul Ludington, Director-At-Large
Dominion Energy Millstone Power Station
Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
Phone: (860) 447-1791 x3828
E-mail: paul.r.ludington@dominionenergy.com

Karen Girardin, Director-At-Large
Manager – Operations Safety
L.L.Bean, Inc.
15 Casco Street
Freeport, ME 04033
Phone: (207) 552-4909
E-mail: kgirardin@llbean.com

Jeff Stolz, Director-At-Large,

Nominations Committee Chair

CCA Operational Excellence Manager
Raytheon Technologies 350 Lowell Street
Andover, MA 01810
Phone: (978) 470-5506
Email: Jeff.stolz@rtx.com

Jaime Harper, Director-at-Large                                               

Membership Committee Chair

Risk Reduction & Compliance Manager
Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Missiles & Defense
350 Lowell Street
Andover, MA 01810
Phone: (978) 470-6939
E-Mail: Jaime.Harper@RTX.com

Rich Wark, Director-at-Large                                                   

Communications Committee Chair

Health & Safety Coordinator
Huber Engineered Woods, LLC
333 Station Road
Easton, ME 04740

Richard.wark@huber.com

Phone: (207) 488-6757