EPOC 2025 Annual Dinner Meeting
Glastonbury Boathouse
Tues, September 30th, 5:00 PM start (Cash bar)
Dinner begins at 6:30 PM
The Environmental Professionals Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) cordially invites you to attend our annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, September 30th at the Glastonbury Boathouse along the shoreline of the Connecticut River. Our event begins at 5:00 PM with social time, followed by dinner, brief business meeting, and our keynote speaker, Matthew J. Pugliese, Deputy Commissioner, CT DECD.
Matthew J. Pugliese, Deputy Commissioner, CT DECD
Matthew J. Pugliese was named Deputy Commissioner and Chief Investment Officer of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) on January 1, 2024. In this role he oversees all real estate, capital project, brownfield and community development initiatives and compliance activities of the department. Matt has represented the DECD on technical and regulatory issues related to the transition to the Release-Based Cleanup Program.
Previously, he served as DECD’s Executive Director of Community Development where he managed multiple state grant programs supporting a diverse range of capital projects. Matt joined the department in 2022 to help launch the Community Investment Fund 2030 program, an $875 million-dollar, five-year program fostering economic and community development in historically underserved communities across the state.
Prior to joining DECD, Matt served as the Associate State Director of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center and held leadership positions in higher education at UConn and nonprofit organizations. Matt currently serves on the Town of Old Saybrook’s Board of Selectmen and is a past chair of the town’s Economic Development Commission. He earned his Masters in Public Administration from the UConn School of Public Policy and bachelor’s degree from the UConn School of Fine Arts.
About the Glastonbury Boathouse
252 Welles Street, Glastonbury, CT | Google Map
The Glastonbury Boathouse was built in 2014 with the help of a state grant designed to create more access to the CT River. As part of this effort, the Town of Glastonbury began a two-phase construction project to build Riverfront Park and the Glastonbury Boathouse. The park offers a variety of amenities to town residents and visitors including a public boat launch, indoor and outdoor boat storage, a children’s playground, sports fields, public restrooms, and an exercise room for the Glastonbury crew team. All revenue generated through events held at the Boathouse helps support these amenities.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please consider becoming a sponsor of this event to help maintain reasonable costs for all. Sponsors will be recognized at event and on event announcements and will have access to space to bring promotional materials.
EPOC is grateful to the following sponsors for their generous support of this event (click on logo to link to sponsor website):
