Advisory Board

T. Dennis Williams

Dennie Williams is a former journalist with The Hartford Courant, an investigative Internet freelance writer and an author of The Spirits of Birds, Bears, Butterflies and All Those Other Wild Creatures. He is a graduate of the Choate School and attended Middlebury College where he received a BA in American Literature.

Julie Dillon Ripley

Julie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Duke University.  Currently, Julie is a full-time homemaker and caretaker.

Andrew Roraback

​Andrew Roraback is a Superior Court Judge.  He worked with his family law firm of Roraback and Roraback beginning in 1988. In 1994, 1996, and 1998, he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, in the 64th Assembly District.  Andrew served as senator for the 30th Senate District from 2000 to 2012. Roraback has been widely recognized for his work on education, domestic violence, agriculture and environmental issues. Andrew graduated from Yale University and earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School.