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Board of Directors

Vittoria Pace, Chair

The Hartford

Michael J. Auseré, Treasurer

Eversource

Eric Harrison, President and Secretary

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Donald Allan, Jr.

Immediate Past Board Chair
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Charles Bogoian

Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Kenai Sports

Julia Johnson Brinson

Chair, United Way Women United
Avangrid

Peter Collins

Travelers

Shellye Davis

2021 Community Campaign Co-Chair
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO

Venton B. Forbes

InterCommunity Health Care

Beatriz Gutierrez

CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA

Neti Guzman

Prudential Financial

Courtney Jinjika

KeyBank

Rob Kosior

Canton, CT

Steven Litchfield

2021 Community Campaign Co-Chair
TD Bank

Shawn J. Maynard

Windham Hospital Foundation

James P. O'Meara

Past Board Chair
Webster Bank

Roshan N. Patel

Bank of America

Timothy Restall, Jr.

Hartford Yard Goats

Patrick Sampson

Staff Representative, AFSCME Council 4

Antonio Santiago, Jr.

Chair, Windham Region United Way Advisory Board
Connecticut Department of Labor

Jennifer L. Shanley

Robinson+Cole

Vi R. Smalley, Esq.

Conning

Donna L. Sodipo

YWCA Hartford Region

Richard J. Tavolieri

Deloitte LLP

Sharon Williams

HSB

New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board

Michael Bartley

Connecticut Department of Labor

Charles Bogoian

Chair
Kenai Sports

Donald Defronzo

Retired

Mary Floyd

City of New Britain

Michael Gorzoch

Gorzoch Associates, Inc.

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

Jose Aponte

University of Connecticut

Michelle Beeckman

Sleep Number

Paola Fonseca-Fernandez

Centreville Bank

Betti Kuszaj

Northeast Connecticut Chamber of Commerce

YukShan Li

Town of Windham

Daniel Paquette

Willimantic Public Library

Kim Silcox

Eastern Connecticut State University

Angela Smart

Liberty Bank

Senior Leadership

Eric Harrison

Eric Harrison

President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org

Jennifer Gifford

Jennifer Gifford

Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org

Maura Cook

Maura Cook

Vice President of Marketing and Development
mcook@unitedwayinc.org

Office of the President

Joanne Cohen

Executive Administrative Assistant to the Office of the President
jcohen@unitedwayinc.org

Administration

Helen Bergin

Human Resources Manager
hbergin@unitedwayinc.org

Development

Tatiana Gay

New Business Development Coordinator
tgay@unitedwayinc.org

Shirvani Piersa

Partnership Manager
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org

David Reeves

Partnership Manager
dreeves@unitedwayinc.org

Kimberly Reeves

Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org

Kimberly Evans

Administrative Assistant
kevans@unitedwayinc.org

Bob Williamson

Partnership Manager
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org

Community Engagement; Marketing Communications; and, Affinity Groups

Kate Blackburn

Marketing Communications Senior Manager
kblackburn@unitedwayinc.org

Philip Blonski

Community Engagement Senior Manager
pblonski@unitedwayinc.org

Rebekah Castagno

Emerging Leaders Society Manager
rcastagno@unitedwayinc.org

Anyeline Céspedes López

Digital Marketing Manager
acespedes@unitedwayinc.org

Amanda Cohen

Graphic Design and Production Manager
acohen@unitedwayinc.org

Diana Desnoyers

Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org

Annie Sommers Fazzino

Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
asommers@unitedwayinc.org

Karen Moran

Marketing and Community Engagement Administrative Assistant
kmoran@unitedwayinc.org

Mark Olynciw

United WE READ Coordinator
molynciw@unitedwayinc.org

Lauren Pereira

Manager, United Way Women United
lpereira@unitedwayinc.org

Community Investment

Kristin Brisbon

Community Investment Senior Manager
kbrisbon@unitedwayinc.org

Liz Buczynski

Director of Community Investment
lbuczynski@unitedwayinc.org

Steve Diaz

Community Investment Senior Manager
sdiaz@unitedwayinc.org

Gina Federico

Director of Health Initiatives
gfederico@unitedwayinc.org

Taniqua Huguley

Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
thuguley@unitedwayinc.org

John Prescod

Community Investment Senior Manager
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org

Enrique Juncadella

Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org

Finance and IT

Rosemarie Church

Donor Services Data Entry Assistant
rchurch@unitedwayinc.org

Kimmy Boulier

Receptionist and Finance Coordinator
kboulier@unitedwayinc.org

Kayla Hernandez

Accounts Receivable Coordinator
kahernandez@unitedwayinc.org

Tiauna Laing

Controller
tlaing@unitedwayinc.org

Joemari Ortiz Martinez

HR Payroll and Accounts Payable Coordinator
jortiz@unitedwayinc.org

Board of Directors

Vittoria Pace, Chair

The Hartford

Michael J. Auseré, Treasurer

Eversource

Eric Harrison, President and Secretary

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Donald Allan, Jr.

Immediate Past Board Chair
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Charles Bogoian

Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Kenai Sports

Julia Johnson Brinson

Chair, United Way Women United
Avangrid

Peter Collins

Travelers

Shellye Davis

2021 Community Campaign Co-Chair
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO

Venton B. Forbes

InterCommunity Health Care

Beatriz Gutierrez

CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA

Neti Guzman

Prudential Financial

Courtney Jinjika

KeyBank

Rob Kosior

Canton, CT

Steven Litchfield

2021 Community Campaign Co-Chair
TD Bank

Shawn J. Maynard

Windham Hospital Foundation

James P. O'Meara

Past Board Chair
Webster Bank

Roshan N. Patel

Bank of America

Timothy Restall, Jr.

Hartford Yard Goats

Patrick Sampson

Staff Representative, AFSCME Council 4

Antonio Santiago, Jr.

Chair, Windham Region United Way Advisory Board
Connecticut Department of Labor

Jennifer L. Shanley

Robinson+Cole

Vi R. Smalley, Esq.

Conning

Donna L. Sodipo

YWCA Hartford Region

Richard J. Tavolieri

Deloitte LLP

Sharon Williams

HSB

New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board

Michael Bartley

Connecticut Department of Labor

Charles Bogoian

Chair
Kenai Sports

Donald Defronzo

Retired

Mary Floyd

City of New Britain

Michael Gorzoch

Gorzoch Associates, Inc.

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

Jose Aponte

University of Connecticut

Michelle Beeckman

Sleep Number

Paola Fonseca-Fernandez

Centreville Bank

Betti Kuszaj

Northeast Connecticut Chamber of Commerce

YukShan Li

Town of Windham

Daniel Paquette

Willimantic Public Library

Kim Silcox

Eastern Connecticut State University

Angela Smart

Liberty Bank

Senior Leadership

Eric Harrison

Eric Harrison

President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org

Jennifer Gifford

Jennifer Gifford

Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org

Maura Cook

Maura Cook

Vice President of Marketing and Development
mcook@unitedwayinc.org

Office of the President

Joanne Cohen

Executive Administrative Assistant to the Office of the President
jcohen@unitedwayinc.org

Administration

Helen Bergin

Human Resources Manager
hbergin@unitedwayinc.org

Development

Tatiana Gay

New Business Development Coordinator
tgay@unitedwayinc.org

Shirvani Piersa

Partnership Manager
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org

David Reeves

Partnership Manager
dreeves@unitedwayinc.org

Kimberly Reeves

Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org

Kimberly Evans

Administrative Assistant
kevans@unitedwayinc.org

Bob Williamson

Partnership Manager
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org

Community Engagement; Marketing Communications; and, Affinity Groups

Kate Blackburn

Marketing Communications Senior Manager
kblackburn@unitedwayinc.org

Philip Blonski

Community Engagement Senior Manager
pblonski@unitedwayinc.org

Rebekah Castagno

Emerging Leaders Society Manager
rcastagno@unitedwayinc.org

Anyeline Céspedes López

Digital Marketing Manager
acespedes@unitedwayinc.org

Amanda Cohen

Graphic Design and Production Manager
acohen@unitedwayinc.org

Diana Desnoyers

Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org

Annie Sommers Fazzino

Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
asommers@unitedwayinc.org

Karen Moran

Marketing and Community Engagement Administrative Assistant
kmoran@unitedwayinc.org

Mark Olynciw

United WE READ Coordinator
molynciw@unitedwayinc.org

Lauren Pereira

Manager, United Way Women United
lpereira@unitedwayinc.org

Community Investment

Kristin Brisbon

Community Investment Senior Manager
kbrisbon@unitedwayinc.org

Liz Buczynski

Director of Community Investment
lbuczynski@unitedwayinc.org

Steve Diaz

Community Investment Senior Manager
sdiaz@unitedwayinc.org

Gina Federico

Director of Health Initiatives
gfederico@unitedwayinc.org

Taniqua Huguley

Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
thuguley@unitedwayinc.org

John Prescod

Community Investment Senior Manager
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org

Enrique Juncadella

Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org

Finance and IT

Rosemarie Church

Donor Services Data Entry Assistant
rchurch@unitedwayinc.org

Kimmy Boulier

Receptionist and Finance Coordinator
kboulier@unitedwayinc.org

Kayla Hernandez

Accounts Receivable Coordinator
kahernandez@unitedwayinc.org

Tiauna Laing

Controller
tlaing@unitedwayinc.org

Joemari Ortiz Martinez

HR Payroll and Accounts Payable Coordinator
jortiz@unitedwayinc.org

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