Major General C.A. "Lou" Hennies 

Summary of Civilian and Education Qualifications

  • Mr. Hennies is a graduate of the Army’s Command and General Staff College, The Army War College, and ThPartner for Creative Leadership. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a Bachelor Degree in Political Science, he also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master of Science in Public Administration from Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania
  • Thirteen years experience as President and CEO of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in Defense Contractor management Consulting, Risk Management and Industrial/Corporate Safety Solutions.
  • Forty-One year Active and RC career as an enlisted man and officer in the US Air Force, US Army, and Army  National Guard, culminating in the rank of Major General and serving The Adjutant General (TAG) of the Alabama Army and Air National Guard
  • Graduate of Center, Greenville, NC.
  • Participation on several corporate boards for profit and non-profit organizations and companies.
  • President of a private military school with an average annual enrollment of 200 students and four million dollar annual operating budget.







 Connie Wilson Collins

Summary of Civil and Education Qualifications

  • Mrs. Collins serves as the Chairperson of the New Britain Foundation for Public Giving (Community foundation of Greater New Britain), as a member of the Advisory Board of American Savings Bank, Chamber of Commerce, Mid-Connecticut Workforce partners, Inc. Board of Directors, Capitol Workforce Partners Board of Directors, Board of Trustees of YMCA, and New Britain General Hospital.
  • Mrs. Collins is the founder and past president of  Opportunities Industrialization, and Chairperson of Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc's board of directors.
  • An accomplished educator, Mrs. Collins holds a master's degree in education from Harvard University. 


 Stan B. Wardsworth

Summary of Civil and Education Qualifications

Mr. Wardsworth serves Executive Director of Ezra Project, Inc.

  • Mr Wardsworth has a degree in Sacred Literature from Covington Theological Seminary, as well as program accreditations from Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership
  • Other education includes accredited training from the Institute for Education Improvement
  • Minister attending Faith A.M.E Zion Church Atlanta, GA http://www.faithamezion.org/ serving Metro Atlanta as liaison between local church groups and local government, for-profit and nonprofit businesses, facilitating social and spiritual revitalization
  • Served as Program Director for Success by Design, a leadership nonprofit  in Chattanooga, TN



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