Frank Duffin is a partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Corporate Practice Department and is chair of the Trademark Group. Mr. Duffin’s practice focuses on assisting clients in the development, protection and exploitation of their trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary works.

Formerly a Trademark Examining Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Duffin practices all aspects of domestic and international trademark law, trade name and domain name matters. Mr. Duffin counsels clients on clearance, procurement, and maintenance of their trademarks, providing strategic planning and management of domestic and international trademark portfolios. As part of the global management of client’s portfolios, Mr. Duffin coordinates and oversees all phases of international litigations, oppositions and cancellation proceedings, including proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Duffin also advises clients on enforcement and policing of their proprietary rights, including domain name disputes, coordination of investigations of potential infringers, risk/benefit analysis concerning actions against potential infringers, implementation of effective enforcement strategies, negotiating settlement and coexistence agreements, licenses and other creative methods of resolving conflicts. Mr. Duffin graduated with a B.A. from Central Connecticut State University. He received his J.D. from the University of Bridgeport School of Law, currently known as Quinnipiac University School of Law, and is a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal honors fraternity.

Wanda Carlson is passionate about her profession as an Insurance and Financial Services Agent with State Farm Insurance. Wanda began her career at State Farm in March of 1993. She started in Oaks, PA as an Auto Claim Representative. Wanda has had various insurance operation experiences which included being a Life/Health Underwriter in Ballston Spa, NY, and a Human Resources Specialist in Suffern, NY. Wanda is currently a State Farm Insurance/Financial Services Agent in Milford, CT and has owned and operated her own business since December of 2003.

Additionally Wanda serves as a board member of the United Way of Milford, the Milford Network of Executive Women, the Visiting Nurses Association of South Central CT, and The Get In Touch Foundation. She also participates in the community as a member of the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce; member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA); and member of Concerned Citizens for People with Disabilities.

Founder, Mary Ann Wasil, was not just a client of Wanda’s, but also a friend. When Wanda’s mother passed away from lung cancer, Mary Ann’s presence was a source of light during this personal hardship

Wanda is a proud wife, mother, and mother in law. Her husband, John, currently works in her agency as the Office Manager. Her daughter, Regina, is living and working in FL. Her son, Daniel, is currently serving in the US Navy in VA on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Daniel’s wife Jessica lives in upstate NY and is waiting for Daniel’s return to civilian life in 2018.

Jill has 25 years experience in consumer marketing across many disciplines, and her broad range spans both the client and agency sides of the table. Upon graduating from Bryant University with a degree in Business Communications and Marketing, Jill started her career on the Consumer Promotion agency side working with blue-chip CPG clients including Pepperidge Farm, Nestlé, M&M Mars and Tropicana where she developed successful national and customer-driven marketing programs.

Jill continued to develop and broaden her marketing skills when she transitioned to the client side where she held senior marketing positions at Edgewell Personal Care and Elizabeth Arden/Red Door Spas. In 2004, Jill moved back to the agency world and accepted the position as President and CMO of Amplitude Marketing whose clients were Pfizer, MetLife, and Foxwoods Resorts among others. Responsibilities for their largest client, PepsiCo, included branding and identity work, experiential marketing and QSR programming across the CSD, teas and water categories.

Jill joined York & Chapel in 2018 as Executive Vice President responsible for brand strategy development, business operations management and agency growth. In 2019 she was promoted to Chief Executive Officer where she leads businesses that span a variety of verticals, most notably in the non-profit and charitable spaces. York & Chapel proudly supports The Get In Touch Foundation and feels honored to assist in the launch of The Daisy Wheel app.

Sarah Pichardo is the Finance lead for the Mexico Nutrition business at PepsiCo. She is an accomplished Finance Professional with 10 years of financial management experience.

She brings to The Get In Touch Foundation experience in developing and executing financially sound growth strategies across international and domestic markets for Multinational Corporations, Intreprenuerships and start-up’s. She is passionate about connecting people and accelerating an organization’s growth potential and reach.

Breast Cancer has affected many women in her life and has driven her passion for breast health education and early detection. She is committed to The Get In Touch Foundation’s mission to make breast health education accessible to all and to empower everyone to appropriately manage their breast health.

Sarah shares her time between the culturally rich metropolis of Mexico City and beautiful Miami, FL.

Robin L. Cautin is the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Sacred Heart University (SHU). Over the past five years at SHU, Robin has led numerous curricular, programmatic, and strategic initiatives, including the implementation of the University’s new Core Curriculum; the development of the Master’s in Social Work, Master’s in Public Administration, Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and Master’s in Strategic Communication and Public Relations programs; and, the establishment of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts (in 2015), the School of Computing (in 2017), and the School of Social Work (2019). She leads the SHU in Dingle program, which is a University-wide initiative, involving all colleges, several extra-curricular groups, and multiple outside partners – here and in Ireland. Prior to joining SHU, Robin had been at Manhattanville College for 13 years where she served variously as Associate Provost and Dean, Chairperson of the Department of Psychology, and Professor.

Robin is a scholar in the field of history of psychology, particularly clinical psychology, and also publishes on myths and misconceptions in the fields of abnormal and clinical psychology. She is co-editor of the 5-volume Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology, published by Wiley in 2015. She holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and philosophy from the University of Delaware, and earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Case Western Reserve University. She is licensed to practice in New York.