PAST
PRESIDENTS
Founded in 1913, The Advertising Club of Connecticut has a rich history of presidents who have lead and supported our mission and events.
2000 – PRESENT
Bob Lang, 2000-2001
Debra Shaffer, 2001-2002
G. Matthew Clark, 2002-2003
Herb Emanuelson, 2003-2004
Mia Walters, 2004-2005
Doug Amore, 2005-2006
Joe Madden, 2006-2007
Gary DeCavage, 2007-2008
James Barker, 2008-2009
Jennifer Ford, 2009-2010
Loretta Stevens, 2010-2011
Debra Shaffer, 2011-2012
Sandra L. Brangiero, 2012-2014
Gary DeCavage, 2014-2015
Bernadette Grecki, 2016-2017
In 2017, the organizational structure was changed to a Board Liaison to the Executive Committee, an Executive Committee, and a Board of Directors.
In 2025, the organizational structure was changed to a Board of Directors with an Executive Director.
1980 – 2000
Llewellyn P.F. Krause, 1980-1981
Beverly K. Hensey, 1981-1982
William M. Large, 1982-1983
Jerry Shepard, 1983-1984
Robert W. Dunn, 1984-1985
Roberta Abend, 1985-1986
Donna Collins, 1986-1987
Albert A. Curt, Jr., 1987-1988
Brian R. Magee, 1988-1989
Gene Evans, 1989-1990
Thomas Hickey, 1990-1991
William M. Large, 1991-1992
Nancy Janus, 1992-1993
Bernadette Grecki, 1993-1994
Chuck Agnano, 1994-1995
Charmaine Seavy, 1995-1996
Ron Pell, 1996-1997
Reese Pinney, 1997-1998
Larry Marks, 1998-1999
Michelle Walsh, 1999-2000
1960 – 1980
Donald R. Holland, 1960-1961
Daniel M. O’Connell, 1961-1962
Charles K. Oaks, Jr., 1962-1963
J. Kenneth Cagney, 1963-1964
Robert M. Easterbrook, 1965-1966
John A. North, 1966-1967
John R. Eklund, 1967-1968
Melvin H. Blackburn, 1968-1969
Frances S. Kline, 1969-1970
George Schafer, 1970-1971
John D. Moreton, 1971-1972
Lawrence G. Blakely, 1972-1973
Eleanor Dickinson Borrup, 1973-1974
Vincent H. Shaheen, 1974-1975
John T. Boothroyd, 1975-1976
Alice T. Culliton, 1976-1977
Enzo DeDominicis, 1977-1978
Gloria L. Fisher, 1978-1979
Russell L. Burnham, 1979-1980
1913 – 1960
Walter C. Faxon, January-May 1913
Arthur J. Birdseye, 1913-1915
Edward F. Dustin, 1915-1916
M.C. Manternach, 1916-1918
Walter A. Allen, 1918-1919
A.C. Fuller, 1920-1921
T.D. Faulkner, 1921-1922
Leon A. Soper, 1922-1923
J.W. Longneck, 1923-1924
Clarence T. Hubbard, 1924-1925
Williard B. Rogers, 1925-1926
Howard N. Porter, 1926-1927
A.W. Spaulding, 1927-1928
Frank W. Montgomery, 1928-1929
John Lee Brooks, 1929-1930
Joseph B. Thurston, 1930-1931
Frank E. Tindale, 1931-1932
John Ashmead, 1938-1940
Frank C. Marshall, 1940-1941
F. Wallace Prelle, 1941-1942
C. Glover Delaney, 1942-1944
Belden Morgan, 1944-1945
Walter B. Haase, 1945-1946
James F. Smith, 1946-1948
John R. Callahan, 1948-1949
John E. Allen, 1949-1950
Walter C. Johnson, 1950-1951
Gus Bruggeman, 1951-1952
Edward M. Graceman, 1952-1953
Leonard Schoenfeld, Interim
Donald R. Schively, 1953-1954
Walter M. Harrison, Jr. 1954-1955
Elliot J. Barnett, 1955-1956
Robert E. Brown, Jr., 1956-1957
G. Frank Sweet, 1957-1958
Robert W. Honer, 1958-1959
William J. O’Meara, 1959-1960