Our Staff
Award-winning Team

Named Waterford Group’s 2006 Team of the Year, the Connecticut Convention Center staff is ready to deliver the highest quality hospitality experience in the industry. To contact a Convention Center associate directly, use our main telephone number, 860.249.6000, or dial directly as noted below.
Administration
| Michael Costelli General Manager |
P: 860-728-2612 E: mcostelli@ctconventions.com |
| Roger Morgan Director of Operations |
P: 860-728-2611 E: rmorgan@ctconventions.com |
| Daryl Gross Director of Finance |
P: 860-728-2615 E: dgross@ctconventions.com |
| David Goldstein Director of Human Resources |
P: 860-728-2620 E: dgoldstein@ctconventions.com |
Sales & Marketing
Your initial contact with the Connecticut Convention Center should be with our Sales Department. A sales associate will review your proposed event requirements including: projected dates, space needs, and rate structures. Potential date and space availability will be discussed as appropriate.
You can also use our online Request for Proposal Form to submit your event information and have one of our staff contact you regarding the details.
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Michele Hughes Director of Sales & Marketing P: 860-728-2618 E: mhughes@ctconventions.com |
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Julia Miller Director of Catering P: 860-728-2609 E: jmiller@ctconventions.com |
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Anissa Ladd National Sales Manager P: 860-728-2606 E: aladd@ctconventions.com |
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Heather Vieira National Sales Manager P: 860-728-2608 E: hvieira@ctconventions.com |
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Karen Niederdorfer National Sales Manager P: 860-728-2642 E: kniederdorfer@ctconventions.com |
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Jean-Ann Pavoni-Biller National Sales Manager P: 860-728-2657 E: jpavoni-biller@ctconventions.com |
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Kathleen Ceseretti, CMP, CEM National Sales Manager P: 860.728.2607 E: kceseretti@ctconventions.com |
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Amanda Schoonmaker Catering Sales Manager P: 860-728-2616 E:aschoonmaker@ctconventions.com |
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| Olivia Mazzarella Communications Manager P: 860-728-2605 E: omazzarella@ctconventions.com |
Event Services
| Jaime Testa Director of Events |
P: 860-728-2613 E: jtesta@ctconventions.com |
| Elizabeth Smith Senior Event Manager |
P: 860-728-2656 E: esmith@ctconventions.com |
| Emily Borders Event Manager |
P: 860-728-2623 E: eborders@ctconventions.com |
| Ron Christensen Event Manager |
P: 860-728-2617 E: rchristensen@ctconventions.com |
| Janel Opeka Event Manager |
P: 860-728-2644 E: jopeka@ctconventions.com |
| Mary Wichowski Exhibitor Services Manager |
P: 860-728-2603 E: mwichowski@ctconventions.com |
| Lauren Sullivan Operations Coordinator |
P: 860-728-2600 E: lsullivan@ctconventions.com |








