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​EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

JOHN BIRCH, President

The Birch Group, LLC

West Hartford, CT

thebirchgroup@snet.net
 

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​DIRECTOR

 

 

 

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Director

​National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
Litchfield, CT 

karen.wosczynabirch@ctstate.edu
 

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR & TECHNICAL LEAD

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ERIC FLYNN, Program Coordinator

Electrical Engineering Technology

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

eric.flynn@ctstate.edu

ADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT​

 

 

 

 

 

Elsinore Lewis, Office Manager

The Birch Group, LLC

West Hartford, CT

elsie.thebirchgroup@gmail.com

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© 2026 Mechanical Engineering Technology & Manufacturing Engineering Technologies (MET²) Program. All rights reserved.

 

The Mechanical Engineering Technology & Manufacturing Engineering Technologies (MET²) is supported by the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, which is funded by the National Science Foundation under DUE ATE # 2335016 and #2556246. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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