Our Board

​​​​BOARD PRESIDENT
CYNTHIA HOWARD JOINED THE BOARD IN AUGUST 2021 AND IS HUMBLED TO WORK WITH HCM AND SHARE HER SERVANT-LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. CYNTHIA IS A PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN COACHING, CONSULTING, MENTORING, AND COUNSELING. SHE IS THE OWNER/PRESIDENT OF CYNTHIA HOWARD CONSULTING (CHC), LLC WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE TIRED OF BEING MISTREATED, UNSAFE, AND JUDGED IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND WHO DESIRE A SAFE PLACE TO SHARE THEIR FEELINGS OPENLY, CONQUERING EVERYTHING NEGATIVE. IN ADDITION, SHE IS A RETIREE OF PRATT & WHITNEY WHERE SHE COMPLETED 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS A HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL WITH EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, STAFFING & RECRUITMENT AS WELL AS OTHER HR STRATEGIES, PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES THAT DRIVE EMPLOYEE FULFILLMENT, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION.  CYNTHIA IS SAVED AND VERY ACTIVE IN HER CHURCH SERVING AS ADMINISTRATOR TO THE CHURCH, PASTOR AND YOUTH DEPARTMENT, MEMBER OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MINISTRY AT ST. JOHN’S FULL GOSPEL DELIVERANCE CHURCH, INC. HER MINISTRY/PASSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE UNDERSTAND THAT RELATIONSHIPS IMPACT EVERY SITUATION ENCOUNTERED IN LIFE – SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, FINANCIALLY AND IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. CYNTHIA RECEIVED HER A.S. IN GENERAL STUDIES FROM MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A B.TH. IN THEOLOGY FROM THE TEAMER’S SCHOOL OF RELIGION, A B.S. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM EASTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY, A MBA FROM RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, A DOCTORATE IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING (DCC) FROM CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY, HOLDS A CERTIFICATE OF LICENSE AS MINISTER OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING FROM COMMUNION WITH GOD (CWG) LEADERS NETWORK AND IS A RECIPIENT OF THE 100 WOMEN OF COLOR CLASS 2021 AWARD.  CYNTHIA AND HER HUSBAND EDWARD D. HOWARD, JR. RESIDE IN BLOOMFIELD, CT AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO RAISE FOUR YOUNG MEN DURING THEIR MARRIAGE OF THIRTY YEARS.

​​Board Treasurer
Teresa N. Davis-Johnson joined the HCM Board in November 2022 and is honored and humbled to serve in the capacity of Treasurer. Teresa received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Accounting from ECSU and her Master’s in Accounting / Forensic Accounting from NEC. She has 40 years of experience in the accounting field and has worked in the community action non-profit field for 25 years. She has held managerial and supervisory positions in her tenure at four local community service non-profit agencies and continues in her leadership role. 
In addition to her business career, Teresa has gained experience in the accounting field through membership in her local church as a Trustee, Business Administrator/Treasurer, and National Treasurer for the church’s organization. Teresa’s faith and community involvement are deeply ingrained in her. As a “Preacher’s Kid,” she was born and raised in the Pentecostal Faith. Her lifelong membership in Mount Bethel Church of God EHT, which her parents founded in 1968, is a testament to her strong faith and commitment to her community. Teresa’s versatility and multi-faceted contributions to her church are truly impressive. In addition to being the church Administrator, she is on the Deaconate Board, Youth Sunday School, Praise and Worship, Choir Director, Liturgical dance choreographer, Street Outreach, church webmaster and communications coordinator. She also serves as an advisor to the various church ministries and committees, using her diverse, God given talents and letting the light of God shine through in all of her roles and contributions. 

​​BOARD Member
Tyrone Black joined the board August 2021. He is the Pastor and Presiding Prelate of Ebenezer Holy Temple, Inc. which is located in the city of Hartford. Tyrone is also the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Goodwin University, East Hartford, and is the founder and CEO of T. Carlton Educational Consulting LLC. which provides college counseling to students both domestically and internationally. Tyrone is a native of Hartford and works within the community through the various ministries of his church. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, his Master of Science degree in Education (Language Arts) from the University of New Haven in West Haven, and his Doctorate in Higher Education Administration and Organizational Change from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. One of Tyrone’s most memorable experiences is writing his dissertation on the exploration of students’ faith, spirituality and engagement while they attended medium-sized Jesuit Universities in New England.