Wakeman BGC Announces New Chairman of the Board of Trustees
John F. Kelly, Chairman, Board of Trustees
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club named John F. Kelly as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at a recent meeting. Kelly, who has been a member of the organization’s Board of Trustees since 2018, said, “I am honored to be named Chairman of the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club Board of Trustees. Wakeman, an organization I strongly believe in, provides amazing opportunities to children in Bridgeport and Fairfield. I look forward to working with Sabrina [Wakeman BGC CEO], her team, and the Board to build on the great successes of the past, and to develop new programs that enable young people to become future leaders.”
John retired in 2022 as Vice President, Quality Operations and Environment, Health & Safety, responsible for leading the overall Quality function for Pfizer Inc and global EHS across the Company. During his 40-year career with Pfizer, John held executive leadership positions with responsibility for manufacturing strategy, business development, operations, quality and EHS.
John was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zydus Hospira Oncology Private Limited, a joint venture between Pfizer and Zydus Cadila. He was also a member of the Pfizer Global Supply Leadership Team and a member of the Pfizer PAC Board of Directors. In addition to his involvement at Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, he is a member of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board. Previously he was a member of the Board of Directors of The Patterson Club, Fairfield, CT, and co-President of the Fairfield College Preparatory School Fathers’ Club.
John holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. in Operations Management from Pace University. He and his wife, Beth, have three sons and one daughter-in-law: Christopher (Ally), Thomas and Andrew.
John succeeds the outgoing Board Chair, Sean Sullivan, who served in the leadership position for five years. “Wakeman Boys & Girls Club is thrilled to have John appointed as our new Board Chair during this exciting time of growth and opportunity for our organization! We are also extremely grateful to Sean for his dedication and service to the Club. He helped lead the organization through the difficult years of the pandemic and saw the Madison Avenue Community Clubhouse project through to its completion when we opened our doors to youth last month. We are thankful he will remain on the Board to continue to share his expertise,” said Wakeman BGC CEO, Sabrina E. Smeltz.
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