John F. Kelly was named chairman of the board of trustees at Wakeman Boys & Girls Club of Fairfield and Bridgeport.
Kelly, who served on the board of trustees since 2018, retired as vice president for quality operations and environment, health and safety at Pfizer Inc. in 2022. His 40-year career with Pfizer also included service as chairman of the board of directors of Zydus Hospira Oncology Private Ltd., a joint venture between Pfizer and Zydus Cadila, and membership on the Pfizer PAC board of directors.
Kelly succeeds Sean Sullivan, who served in the board’s leadership position for five years.
“Wakeman Boys & Girls Club is thrilled to have John appointed as our new board chair during this exciting time of growth and opportunity for our organization,” said Sabrina E. Smeltz, the organization’s CEO. “We are also extremely grateful to Sean for his dedication and service to the Club. He helped lead the organization through the difficult years of the
pandemic and saw the Madison Avenue Community Clubhouse project through to its completion when we opened our doors to youth last month. We are thankful he will remain on the Board to continue to share his expertise.”
