BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Josh has been on the Board since 2015, serving as Membership Chair for many years, as well as Treasurer. He is a lifelong Branford resident, and has a deep love of history and passion for his hometown.

Kaitlyn joined the Board in 2022, and currently serves as Recording Secretary. She is also a volunteer tour guide at the Harrison House. She is a high school Social Studies teacher.

Currently, the longest serving member, Mike has been on the Board since 2008, serving as Programs Chair for 14 years, and now as Membership Chair. He was a lifelong resident of Branford until 2017, and currently lives in North Haven. He loves Branford history and seeks to pass on that interest to others.

Britt joined the Board in 2021, serving as Museum & Accessions Chair. She is also a volunteer tour guide of the Harrison House. Britt is a lifelong resident of Connecticut and has lived in Branford since 2018.

Don joined the Board in 2024 and is currently serving as Hospitality Chair. As a third generation Branford resident, and with genealogical ties to Connecticut that go back to the 1600’s, he maintains a keen interest in all things historic. Don also serves on the boards of the Branford Center Cemetery Association, the Branford Green Committee, and is Chair of the Academy on the Green Commission. He previously was a member of the Board of Directors for the Blackstone Library and remains affiliated as an Ambassador to the board.

Joe has been on the Board since 2013, originally serving as Guides Chair for the Harrison House Tours, and then as the House & Grounds Chair, before becoming Assistant Treasurer for many years. He is a descendant of William Swaine who was one of the original settlers of Branford in 1644. Joe earned his M.S. degree from the University of New Haven and is a retiree of AT&T. He currently serves as an At-Large Member.

Matt has been on the Board since 2016, initially serving on the Publicity Committee before serving as President from 2017-2025. Matt was born in Rhode Island and raised in Branford, attending Branford public schools and the University of Virginia. He majored in History and International Relations while participating as a midshipman in the United States Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Upon graduation, he was commissioned Ensign and entered the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet as an officer on the guided-missile destroyer U.S.S. Richard E. Byrd and then transferred to the destroyer U.S.S. Caron, where he earned designation as a Surface Warfare Officer. During his active-duty period, he visited (in alphabetical, not chronological, order) the countries listed below [1]. However, his favorite places to explore history and culture are New England and the western states of the U.S. He volunteers at Trinity Episcopal Church of Branford and for Parker Memorial Park. His mother, the late Elizabeth “Tish” Radulski, was active in the Branford Historical Society and was the co-transcriptionist and co-editor (with the late Betty Linsley) of The Diary of Malachi Linsley – the manuscript of which was discovered, forgotten, in the Horace Lanphier house on Harbor Street where Matt grew up and now resides.
[1] Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Aruba, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Chile, Cuba (at Guantanamo Bay), Curacao, Ecuador, Egypt, Grand Cayman, Israel, Italy, Panama, Peru, St. Croix, and Venezuela