Officers & Board Members

RADM John Padgett, Chair
U.S. Navy, Ret.

Mark R. Oefinger, AICP, Vice Chair
Retired Groton Town Manager

Bernadette Beeney, Treasurer
COO, Antonino Auto Group, Retired

Marian Galbraith, PhD, Secretary
Former Mayor, City of Groton

Additional Board Members

CDR Benjamin Amdur, USN, Ret
Fidelity Investments, Storyboard Committee Chair

MMCM(SS/SW) Thomas Barnhart, USN, Ret
IT, Paver Sales

CAPT Jim Belz, USN, Ret
General Dynamics Electric Boat

Joe de la Cruz, VP, Hillery Co
Former State Representative

VADM George Emery, USN, Ret.
Former CO – USS Groton (SSN 694)

Peter Halvordson
Retired Electric Boat Vice President

CAPT Mike Hewitt, USN, Ret
Fundraising Committee Chair

Kristi Kelly, Esq.
Suisman Shapiro, PC

CAPT David McCall, USN, Ret.

CDR Rick Norris, USN, Ret.
Project Manager

MMC (SS) Jason Rusk, USN, Ret.

Keith Hedrick
Former City Mayor

Adam Puccino
Groton Town Councilor

Jill Rusk
Groton City Mayor

James Streeter
Town Historian