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Founding Director and President: Mary M. Bellor.  See Home Page for information about Mary Bellor.

Director and Secretary:  Mary B. Dunne.  See Home Page for information about Mary Dunne

Director:  Mary B. Dunne (Director since 6/15/06).  Mary is an Architectural Historian with the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office.  She has an M.A. degree in Preservation Studies from Boston University and a B.A. degree in literature from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.  Mary currently lives in Manchester, CT, with her husband, Robert Dunne. They are proud parents of Charley and Mary.

Director:  Patrick J. Bellor (Director since 7/22/07).  Patrick is an Information Officer in the California power generation industry.  He is currently responsible for the design and implementation of a service delivery model that provides support for high volume user computing environments.  He holds a B.A. degree in Marketing from the University of Maryland.  Patrick currently lives in Orange, CA, with his wife, Cathy, and their two sons, Mason and James.

Director:  Karen B. Renstrom (Director since 7/22/07).  Karen is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.  She also holds a Master's degree from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.  At the present time, Karen is working in her beloved profession of nursing as an Advanced Practice Nurse.  The rest of her time is spent as a loving wife to husband Bob, lucky Mom to Robert, Elizabeth, and Jimi, and inveterate explorer of new adventures, mostly small.

Director:  Kay A. Bellor (Director since 9/1/09).  Director: Kay A. Bellor (Director since 9/1/09). Kay has spent her 40-year career working in the U.S. and overseas on behalf of refugees and migrants. She served in leadership roles at several humanitarian aid organizations and retired in 2020. She has been fortunate to live, work and travel abroad, starting with her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa. She also has a love of running and completed "the toughest foot race in the world," the Marathon des Sables. Kay is married to Michael Myers and is the proud mom to Peter and Lenna Mack.

Director:  James R. Bellor, Jr. (Director since 8/5/10).  Jim is a physician in private practice in Columbia, MD.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, and a Medical Doctor degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.  In his leisure time, Jim enjoys all sports and still plays a few--most often, golf--and travel.  Jim is the epitome of the phrase "walking encyclopedia," having never been asked a question he couldn't answer.  He lives in Ellicott City, MD.