John M. Watkins

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. designs, develops and markets analog discrete, logic, and non-volatile memory semiconductors. The company was founded by Gordon E. Moore, C. Sheldon Roberts, Eugene Kleiner, Robert N. Noyce, Victor H. Grinich, Julius Blank, Jean A. Hoerni and Jay T. Last on October 1, 1957 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center provides health care services and operates as a teaching hospital. It specializes in medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, dentistry, and rehabilitation medicine. The company was founded by Ann Valencia in 1897 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

The Pratt & Whitney Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and services aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. It offers commercial engine, military engine, and auxiliary power units. The company was founded by Frederick Rentschler in 1925 and is headquartered in East Hartford, CT.

The Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. is a full service commercial bank, which provides banking products and services. The company offers a comprehensive set of loans, deposit services and investment management products for commercial and retail customers, and cash management products for commercial customers. The company also provides online banking, debit cards, merchant credit card processing, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks and sweep accounts. The Connecticut Bank & Trust through contractual arrangements with third-party providers, offers products and services, including trust and fiduciary services, investment management and stock brokerage services, insurance products, including commercial and personal lines of insurance, and payroll processing. The company was founded on March 12, 2004 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

Akoura Biometrics, Inc. provides IT security services. The private company is based in Chagrin Falls, OH.

Veterans Across America, Inc. engages in enhancement and economic well-being of veterans and their family caregivers. The company was founded by Wesley Poriotis in September 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Applied Quality Communications, Inc. provides communication equipment and secure communication consulting services. It provides systems integration, systems and communications engineering, hardware and software procurement, technology assessment, and product assurance and testing. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.