Board Members & Officers
Mailing Address:
Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association
159 Boston Post Road
Old Lyme, CT, 06371
2025 ECSA Elected Officers and Directors
| POSITION | NAME | PHONE | |
| Commodore | Neal O’Connell | 401-849-7700 (w) | soconnell@quantumsails.com |
| Vice Commodore | Kathy Nauber | 860-301-3432 | kathynauber@yahoo.com |
| Rear Commodore | Mark Salerno | 203-494-0557 (c) | mark.salerno@sbcglobal.net |
| Treasurer | Robert Cashman | 860-434-9989 | bob@nerdsintheknow.com |
| Secretary | Anne Hannan | 203-767-5772 (h) | anne@windcheckmagazine.com |
| Director (2025) | Rich Mentelos | 203-458-3440 (h) | richardmentelos@ramtechno.com |
| Director (2025) | Harlan Fredericksen | 860-345-8797 (h) 860-729-8733 (c) |
harlanfred@gmail.com |
| Director (2025) | Paul Grady | paulgrady@me.com | |
| Director (2026) | Bruce Kuryla | 203-314-7584 (h) | bpkuryla@aol.com |
| Director (2026) | Bob Austin-LaFrance | 860-912-6940 | rjaustinlafrance@gmail.com |
| Director (2026) | Bill Tyler | 203-467-1516 (w) | billsail49@yahoo.com |
| Past Commodore | Blake Marriner | 203-415-3254 (c) | activator22@gmail.com |
Appointed & Other Representatives
| POSITION | NAME | CONTACT |
| Junior Sailing Chairman | Brendan Peary | pearybrendan@gmail.com |
| One Design Chairman | Bob Austin-LaFrance | See Above |
| Offshore Chairman | Bruce Kuryla | See Above |
| Circuit Scorer | Bill Tyler | See Above |
| US Sailing Representative | Neal O’Connell | See Above |
| PHRF Chief Handicapper | Robert Bruno | bbruno1@comcast.net |
| Appeals Committee Chairman | Bob Austin-LaFrance | See Above |
| Website Editor | Blake Marriner | See Above |
| Yearbook Editor | Harlan Fredericksen | See Above |
| Annual Meeting Chairman | Anne Hannan / Kathy Nauber | See Above |
| Race Management Seminar Chairman | See Above | |
| Educational Seminars Chairman | Paul Grady | See Above |
Note: Directors are typically elected to two year terms. The year in the list indicates the year in which the current term expires. In some cases Directors are elected for less than a full term to fill a vacant position. ECSA Officers are elected to one year terms.