Board of Directors
Donald Allan, Jr., Chair
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Vittoria Pace, Vice Chair
The Hartford
Michael J. Auseré, Treasurer
Eversource
Paula S. Gilberto, President and Secretary
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Jeffrey Barry
Interim Chair, United Way of North Central Connecticut Regional Advisory Board
MassHire Springfield Career Center
Peter Collins
Travelers
Natalie B. Corbett
Cigna
Shellye Davis
2020 Community Campaign Co-Chair
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO
Susan C. Freedman
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Beatriz Gutierrez
CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA
Neti Guzman
Prudential Financial
Courtney Jinjika
KeyBank
Julia Johnson Brinson
Chair, United Way Women United
Avangrid
Robert A. Kosior
EmblemHealth, ConnectiCare, Inc. & Affiliates
Steven Litchfield
2020 Community Campaign Co-Chair
TD Bank
Shawn J. Maynard
Windham Hospital Foundation
Colleen A. McGuire
Silver Fern Healthcare LLC
Natalie B. Morris
Raytheon Technologies
James P. O'Meara
Immediate Past Board Chair
Webster Bank
Roshan N. Patel
Bank of America
Timothy Restall, Jr.
Hartford Yard Goats
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
Anden R. Utzinger
Grant Thornton LLP
Maureen Waterston
Pratt & Whitney
Sharon Williams
HSB
New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Michael Bartley
Connecticut Department of Labor
Charles Bogoain
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
Jeffrey Barry
Interim Chair
MassHire Springfield Career Center
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
Paula S. Gilberto
President and CEO
pgilberto@unitedwayinc.org
Stefanie Boles
Chief Operating Officer
sboles@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Gifford
Vice President of Community Resources
jgifford@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
Kimmy Boulier
Receptionist
kboulier@unitedwayinc.org
Rowan NightAngel
Building Services Coordinator
rnightangel@unitedwayinc.org
Development
Selma Chandler
Leadership and Community Investment Coordinator
schandler@unitedwayinc.org
Carla Dias
Administrative Assistant
cdias@unitedwayinc.org
Steve Liedlich
Partnership Manager
sliedlich@unitedwayinc.org
Jason Marshall
Partnership Manager
jmarshall@unitedwayinc.org
Jesse Mejia
Director of Workplace Giving
jmejia@unitedwayinc.org
Gail Millerick
Business Development Coordinator
gmillerick@unitedwayinc.org
Shirvani Piersa
Partnership Manager
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Reeves
Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Amanda Trothier
Partnership Manager
atrothier@unitedwayinc.org
Bob Williamson
Partnership Manager
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org
Community Engagement; Marketing Communications; and, Affinity Groups
Kate Blackburn
Marketing Communications 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
Coordinator: Marketing and Engagement
acespedes@unitedwayinc.org
Amanda Cohen
Graphic Design and Production Manager
acohen@unitedwayinc.org
Maura Cook
Senior Director, Marketing and Engagement
mcook@unitedwayinc.org
Diana Desnoyers
Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org
Annie Sommers Fazzino
Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
asommers@unitedwayinc.org
Elyssa M. Millspaugh
Digital Marketing Manager
emillspaugh@unitedwayinc.org
Mark Olynciw
United WE READ Assistant
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, North Hartford Triple Aim Collaborative
gfederico@unitedwayinc.org
John Prescod
Community Investment Senior Manager
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org
Finance and IT
Rosemarie Church
Donor Services Data Entry Assistant
rchurch@unitedwayinc.org
Kayla Hernandez
Accounts Receivable Coordinator
kahernandez@unitedwayinc.org
Tiauna Laing
Finance Manager
tlaing@unitedwayinc.org
Amy Nguyen-Le
Database Manager
anguyenle@unitedwayinc.org
Angela Paydos
Controller
apaydos@unitedwayinc.org
Noy Xaysithideth
Accounts Payable/Payroll Coordinator
nxaysithideth@unitedwayinc.org
Economic Mobility Team
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org
Board of Directors
Donald Allan, Jr., Chair
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Vittoria Pace, Vice Chair
The Hartford
Michael J. Auseré, Treasurer
Eversource
Paula S. Gilberto, President and Secretary
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Jeffrey Barry
Interim Chair, United Way of North Central Connecticut Regional Advisory Board
MassHire Springfield Career Center
Peter Collins
Travelers
Natalie B. Corbett
Cigna
Shellye Davis
2020 Community Campaign Co-Chair
Greater Hartford Labor Coalition AFL-CIO
Susan C. Freedman
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Beatriz Gutierrez
CONNSTEP, Inc. an affiliate of CBIA
Neti Guzman
Prudential Financial
Courtney Jinjika
KeyBank
Julia Johnson Brinson
Chair, United Way Women United
Avangrid
Robert A. Kosior
EmblemHealth, ConnectiCare, Inc. & Affiliates
Steven Litchfield
2020 Community Campaign Co-Chair
TD Bank
Shawn J. Maynard
Windham Hospital Foundation
Colleen A. McGuire
Silver Fern Healthcare LLC
Natalie B. Morris
Raytheon Technologies
James P. O'Meara
Immediate Past Board Chair
Webster Bank
Roshan N. Patel
Bank of America
Timothy Restall, Jr.
Hartford Yard Goats
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
Anden R. Utzinger
Grant Thornton LLP
Maureen Waterston
Pratt & Whitney
Sharon Williams
HSB
New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Michael Bartley
Connecticut Department of Labor
Charles Bogoain
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
Jeffrey Barry
Interim Chair
MassHire Springfield Career Center
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
Paula S. Gilberto
President and CEO
pgilberto@unitedwayinc.org
Stefanie Boles
Chief Operating Officer
sboles@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Gifford
Vice President of Community Resources
jgifford@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
Kimmy Boulier
Receptionist
kboulier@unitedwayinc.org
Rowan NightAngel
Building Services Coordinator
rnightangel@unitedwayinc.org
Development
Selma Chandler
Leadership and Community Investment Coordinator
schandler@unitedwayinc.org
Carla Dias
Administrative Assistant
cdias@unitedwayinc.org
Steve Liedlich
Partnership Manager
sliedlich@unitedwayinc.org
Jason Marshall
Partnership Manager
jmarshall@unitedwayinc.org
Jesse Mejia
Director of Workplace Giving
jmejia@unitedwayinc.org
Gail Millerick
Business Development Coordinator
gmillerick@unitedwayinc.org
Shirvani Piersa
Partnership Manager
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Reeves
Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Amanda Trothier
Partnership Manager
atrothier@unitedwayinc.org
Bob Williamson
Partnership Manager
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org
Community Engagement; Marketing Communications; and, Affinity Groups
Kate Blackburn
Marketing Communications 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
Coordinator: Marketing and Engagement
acespedes@unitedwayinc.org
Amanda Cohen
Graphic Design and Production Manager
acohen@unitedwayinc.org
Maura Cook
Senior Director, Marketing and Engagement
mcook@unitedwayinc.org
Diana Desnoyers
Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org
Annie Sommers Fazzino
Community Engagement and Marketing Manager
asommers@unitedwayinc.org
Elyssa M. Millspaugh
Digital Marketing Manager
emillspaugh@unitedwayinc.org
Mark Olynciw
United WE READ Assistant
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, North Hartford Triple Aim Collaborative
gfederico@unitedwayinc.org
John Prescod
Community Investment Senior Manager
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org
Finance and IT
Rosemarie Church
Donor Services Data Entry Assistant
rchurch@unitedwayinc.org
Kayla Hernandez
Accounts Receivable Coordinator
kahernandez@unitedwayinc.org
Tiauna Laing
Finance Manager
tlaing@unitedwayinc.org
Amy Nguyen-Le
Database Manager
anguyenle@unitedwayinc.org
Angela Paydos
Controller
apaydos@unitedwayinc.org
Noy Xaysithideth
Accounts Payable/Payroll Coordinator
nxaysithideth@unitedwayinc.org
Economic Mobility Team
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org
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