Meg Sakellarides - Chief Financial Officer of Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc, the parent company of Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio has over twenty years of financial management and business experience, specifically with for-profit financial services organizations and non-profit educational institutions.  A 1986 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.S. degree in Accounting, Ms. Sakellarides is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Connecticut and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Ms. Sakellarides spent seven years as a manager with the Big 6 accounting and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche, specializing in audit services for corporate, banking, and not-for-profit clients.  Clients included Emhart Corporation, TD BankNorth (formerly known as Glastonbury Bank and Trust), and the City of Hartford.  After her tenure at Deloitte & Touche, Ms. Sakellarides spent five years at CIGNA Corporation, an international multi-line insurance company, where she was responsible for human resource development and training for the Financial Executive Development Program (FEDP) for accountants and actuaries.  In addition, her financial responsibilities at CIGNA included leading and managing the customer service and financial operations of their Reinsurance Division.  The FEDP at CIGNA is one of the country’s most prestigious financial and executive leadership programs and Ms. Sakellarides participated in that executive development program throughout her career at CIGNA.

Ms. Sakellarides is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), the broadcast home of Uconn Women’s Basketball and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio and is responsible for all financial, administrative, legal, human resources, IT, and broadcast operations decisions for the Company.  Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. is a $26 million operation with three television stations, five radio stations, and has a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary.  Ms. Sakellarides is very active in the Hartford community and is currently a Board member of several non-profit organizations, including the Connecticut Women’s Council, the Learning Corridor, Inc., and the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation.  Ms. Sakellarides is active in the local arts community, youth sports, and currently resides in Tolland with her husband, Scott, and their two children.