E-mail: info@unitedway.org | Phone: 860.493.6800
OUR TEAM
We are dedicated to improving lives and strengthening communities by addressing critical needs such as education, financial stability, and health. We work collaboratively with local partners, volunteers, and donors to create sustainable, impactful solutions for the most pressing challenges faced by communities with a focus on mobilizing resources and creating opportunities that lead to long-lasting, positive change.
Senior Leadership
Eric Harrison
President and CEO
Jennifer Bengtson
Chief Financial Officer
Maura Cook
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Development
Jennifer Gifford
Senior Vice President of Impact and Engagement
Administration
Helen Bergin
Director, Human Resources
Finance
Kimmy Boulier
Receptionist and Finance Coordinator
Rosemarie Church
Data Processor
Kayla Hernandez
Senior Manager, Accounting
Isaiah Hope
Staff Accountant
Coral Ortiz
Finance Coordinator
Elena Vrublevski
Staff Accountant
Marketing, Development and Digital Solutions
Kate Blackburn
Director, Marketing and Communications
Philip Blonski
Director, Major Accounts and Engagement
Anyeline Céspedes López
Manager, Digital Marketing
Amanda Cohen
Manager, Graphic Design and Production
Diana Desnoyers
Digital Giving and Business Analyst
Kimberly Evans
Administrative Assistant
Melina Floyd
Manager, Corporate Engagement
Elizabeth Lambert
Manager, Marketing
Shannon McGill
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
Karen Moran
Administrative Assistant
Shivonne Morgan
Manager, Corporate Engagement
Bob Williamson
Director, Fundraising Operations and Digital Solutions
Community Impact and Engagement
Rebekah Castagno
Director, Health Initiatives
Alexander Chiu
Manager, Education Initiatives
Kenniece Coker
Manager, Community Engagement
Leah Fuhs
Manager, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
Russell Hansen
Director, Impact and Engagement Operations
Taniqua Huguley
Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
Shania Hunt
Administrative Assistant
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
Ally McGinty
Director, Strategic Partnerships
John Prescod
Director, Education Initiatives
Khamari Thornton
Public Ally
Office of the President
Joanne Cohen
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Office of the President
Philanthropy
Emily Collins
Senior Manager, Affinity Groups
Samantha Goemans
Director, Individual Giving
Board of Directors
Pete Collins, Chair
Travelers
Irene Bassock, Vice Chair
Cohen & Buckmann PC
Beatriz Gutierrez, Successor Vice Chair
CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA
Richard J. Tavolieri, Treasurer
Deloitte LLP
Eric Harrison, President and Secretary
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Vittoria Pace, Immediate Past Board Chair
The Hartford
Donald Allan, Jr.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Thomas Anderson
East Hartford Public Schools
Charles Bogoian
Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Kenai Sports
Kenai Sports
Montez Carter
Trinity Health of New England
Shellye Davis
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO
Venton B. Forbes
InterCommunity Healthcare
Rhona Free
University of Saint Joseph
Steven Litchfield
TD Bank
Leigh Newman
Day Pitney LLP
James P. O'Meara
Chair, Community Campaign
Webster Bank
Webster Bank
Antonio Santiago, Jr.
Chair, Windham Region United Way Advisory Board
Connecticut Department of Labor
Connecticut Department of Labor
Jennifer L. Shanley
Chair, United Way Women United
Robinson+Cole
Robinson+Cole
Sara-Beth Sidla
Chair, Community Impact
Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group
Vi R. Smalley, Esq.
Chair, Nominating & Governance
Conning
Conning
Jill Vichi
Pratt & Whitney
Sharon Williams
HSB
New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Charles Bogoian
Chair
Kenai Sports
Kenai Sports
Donald Defronzo
Retired
Mary Floyd
City of New Britain
Jessica Hernandez
Central Connecticut State University
Brad Palazzo
Comcast Corporation
North Central Regional Advisory Board
Karen Bauer
360 Federal Credit Union
Robert Earley
Comcast Corporation
Heidi Gilmore
Town of Windsor Locks
Windham Regional Advisory Board
Antonio Santiago, Jr.
Chair
Connecticut Department of Labor
Connecticut Department of Labor
Jose Aponte
University of Connecticut
Michelle Beeckman
Sleep Number
Mario Conjura
People's Bank
Paola Fonseca-Fernandez
Centreville Bank
YukShan Li
Town of Windham
Lana O'Connor
Eastern Connecticut State University
Daniel Paquette
Willimantic Public Library
Angela Smart
Liberty Bank