About Us
The federal Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program was established in 1973 as a way to encourage medical schools to increase the number of students and residents trained in rural communities. The AHEC Program is housed in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Connecticut AHEC Program was established in 1995 by the Connecticut General Assembly and received initial federal funding in 1997. The program is based at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington and implemented by regional AHECs with offices in Waterbury, Hartford, Bridgeport, Willimantic & Norwich.
Meet Our Team
We are a team dedicated to enriching our local communities, and we are proud to spend our days serving and honoring the Eastern Connecticut region and its people, our neighbors.
Board of Directors
Stephen Smith, MD, MPH
Board Chairman
Physician, Community Health Center, Inc.
Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine,
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Laurie Herring
Board Vice-Chairwoman
Chief Operations and Quality Officer
The Arc Eastern Connecticut
Matthew Pearson
Board Secretary
Tribal Council Secretary
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Robert Guertin
Board Treasurer
Accounting Resources, Inc.
Program Officer
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
Chief Medical Officer
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Lisa Hageman, RN, MSN
Regional Director Preventive Medicine and Community Health
Backus Hospital, Hartford Health Care
Scott Kadey
Chief Information Officer
The Arc Eastern Connecticut
