(Major Robert S. Kountz, Providence Citadel Corps Officer, being welcomed by Major Dave Champlin, Divisional Commander.)

Southern New England Division Welcomes New Officers!

HARTFORD – If you get the opportunity to visit some of our locations (either in person or online), you may notice some new faces, new names, or some officers with new responsibilities. This is because several of our communities are now under new leadership. On July 17, new officers came to Divisional Headquarters for a warm welcome by its officers and staff. They also learned more about how the various departments and processes in the division work and had all of their outstanding questions answered.

(Captain Melissa Borrero, New London Corps Officer, with Lisa G. Cretella, Director of Development.)

In terms of the changes, down in New London, Captains Jose and Melissa Borrero are already meeting needs there as Corps Officers. Majors Wilder and Dora Garcia are the new Corps Officers in New Britain, with newly-Commissioned Lieutenant Emmanuel Echavarria serving as an Assistant Corps Officer there as well. Captains Samuel and Janet González have become the division’s Divisional Secretary/ Men’s Fellowship Secretary and Women’s Ministries Secretary/ Community Care Ministries Secretary/ Medical Fellowship Secretary respectively. Major Wendy A. Kountz has taken over the role of Rhode Island State Coordinator. Meanwhile, Major Robert S. Kountz is the new Providence Citadel Corps Officer, while the previous Providence Temple Officers Captains Juan and Glenys J. Urbaez are now Corps Officers for Pawtucket. Last but not least, Majors Dean and Marisa Satterlee can now be found leading in New Haven.

(Lieutenant Emmanuel Echavarria, Assistant Corps Officer for New Britain, with Major Dave Champlin.)

As these officers adjust to their new surroundings, we invite you to extend your warm welcomes, become involved, and share with them any insight you have of their communities to make their transitions even easier. For those of you familiar with The Salvation Army, you know change is part of our ministry, as the officers who help to run our operations are also expected to move on average every five years. Such changes are due to a mixture of ongoing evaluation, adjustment, and utilization of particular skill sets to create the largest impact in areas where it is needed most. It is these changes that allow us to continue “Doing the Most Good!”