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
Peter Collins
Travelers
Shellye Davis
2021 Community Campaign Co-Chair
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO
Erica Dean
Comcast
Venton B. Forbes
InterCommunity Health Care
Beatriz Gutierrez
CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA
Neti Guzman
Prudential Financial
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
Citizens Bank
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
President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Gifford
Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org
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
Corporate Engagement
Philip Blonski
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
pblonski@unitedwayinc.org
Rebekah Castagno
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
rcastagno@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Evans
Administrative Assistant
kevans@unitedwayinc.org
Tatiana Gay
Manager, Corporate Engagement
tgay@unitedwayinc.org
Shirvani Piersa
Major Gifts Officer
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org
David Reeves
Manager, Corporate Engagement
dreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Reeves
Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Bob Williamson
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org
Marketing Communications and Affinity Groups
Kate Blackburn
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications
kblackburn@unitedwayinc.org
Anyeline Céspedes López
Manager, Digital Marketing
acespedes@unitedwayinc.org
Amanda Cohen
Manager, Graphic Design and Production
acohen@unitedwayinc.org
Karen Moran
Administrative Assistant
kmoran@unitedwayinc.org
Lauren Pereira
Manager, United Way Women United
lpereira@unitedwayinc.org
Impact and Engagement
Kristin Brisbon
Director, Impact & Engagement Operations
kbrisbon@unitedwayinc.org
Diana Desnoyers
Senior Manager, Impact and Engagement
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org
Steve Diaz
Senior Manager, Economic Mobility
sdiaz@unitedwayinc.org
Gina Federico
Director, Health Initiatives
gfederico@unitedwayinc.org
Taniqua Huguley
Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
thuguley@unitedwayinc.org
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org
Mark Olynciw
Coordinator, United WE READ
molynciw@unitedwayinc.org
John Prescod
Senior Manager, Impact and Engagement
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org
Finance and IT
Rosemarie Church
Data Processor
rchurch@unitedwayinc.org
Kimmy Boulier
Receptionist and Finance Coordinator
kboulier@unitedwayinc.org
Kayla Hernandez
Finance Manager
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
Peter Collins
Travelers
Shellye Davis
2021 Community Campaign Co-Chair
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO
Erica Dean
Comcast
Venton B. Forbes
InterCommunity Health Care
Beatriz Gutierrez
CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA
Neti Guzman
Prudential Financial
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
Citizens Bank
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
President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Gifford
Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org
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
Corporate Engagement
Philip Blonski
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
pblonski@unitedwayinc.org
Rebekah Castagno
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
rcastagno@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Evans
Administrative Assistant
kevans@unitedwayinc.org
Tatiana Gay
Manager, Corporate Engagement
tgay@unitedwayinc.org
Shirvani Piersa
Major Gifts Officer
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org
David Reeves
Manager, Corporate Engagement
dreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Reeves
Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Bob Williamson
Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org
Marketing Communications and Affinity Groups
Kate Blackburn
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications
kblackburn@unitedwayinc.org
Anyeline Céspedes López
Manager, Digital Marketing
acespedes@unitedwayinc.org
Amanda Cohen
Manager, Graphic Design and Production
acohen@unitedwayinc.org
Karen Moran
Administrative Assistant
kmoran@unitedwayinc.org
Lauren Pereira
Manager, United Way Women United
lpereira@unitedwayinc.org
Impact and Engagement
Kristin Brisbon
Director, Impact & Engagement Operations
kbrisbon@unitedwayinc.org
Diana Desnoyers
Senior Manager, Impact and Engagement
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org
Steve Diaz
Senior Manager, Economic Mobility
sdiaz@unitedwayinc.org
Gina Federico
Director, Health Initiatives
gfederico@unitedwayinc.org
Taniqua Huguley
Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
thuguley@unitedwayinc.org
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org
Mark Olynciw
Coordinator, United WE READ
molynciw@unitedwayinc.org
John Prescod
Senior Manager, Impact and Engagement
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org
Finance and IT
Rosemarie Church
Data Processor
rchurch@unitedwayinc.org
Kimmy Boulier
Receptionist and Finance Coordinator
kboulier@unitedwayinc.org
Kayla Hernandez
Finance Manager
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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