Board of Directors
Vittoria Pace, Chair
The Hartford
Peter Collins, Vice Chair
Travelers
Patrick Sampson, Successor Vice Chair
Staff Representative, AFSCME Council 4
Richard J. Tavolieri, Treasurer
Deloitte LLP
Eric Harrison, President and Secretary
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Donald Allan, Jr., Immediate Past Board Chair
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Irene Bassock
Empower Legal Group LLC
Michael J. Auseré
Eversource
Charles Bogoian
Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Kenai Sports
Shellye Davis
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
Community Campaign Co-Chair
TD Bank
Shawn J. Maynard
Windham Hospital Foundation
James P. O'Meara
Webster Bank
Leigh Newman
Day Pitney LLP
Roshan N. Patel
Citizens Bank
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., Nominating & Governance Chair
Conning
Donna L. Sodipo
YWCA Hartford Region
Sharon Williams
HSB
New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Charles Bogoian
Chair
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
Jose Aponte
University of Connecticut
Michelle Beeckman
Sleep Number
Mario Conjura
People's Bank
Paola Fonseca-Fernandez
Centreville Bank
Betti Kuszaj
Northeast Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
YukShan Li
Town of Windham
Lana O'Connor
Eastern Connecticut State University
Daniel Paquette
Willimantic Public Library
Angela Smart
Liberty Bank
Senior Leadership
Eric Harrison
President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Gifford
Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Bengtson
Chief Financial Officer
jbengtson@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
Director, Major Accounts and Engagement
pblonski@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Evans
Administrative Assistant
kevans@unitedwayinc.org
Deb Fafard
Director, Development and Affinity Groups
dfafard@unitedwayinc.org
Tatiana Gay
Manager, Corporate Engagement
tgay@unitedwayinc.org
Shivonne Morgan
Manager, Corporate Engagement
smorgan@unitedwayinc.org
Shirvani Piersa
Major Gifts Officer
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Reeves
Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Lauren Pereira
Manager, United Way Women United
lpereira@unitedwayinc.org
Bob Williamson
Director, Fundraising Operations and Digital Solutions
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org
Marketing and Communications
Kate Blackburn
Director, Marketing and 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
Impact and Engagement
Rebekah Castagno
Director of Health Initiatives
rcastagno@unitedwayinc.org
Diana Desnoyers
Senior Manager, Impact and Engagement
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org
Steve Diaz
Senior Manager, Economic Mobility
sdiaz@unitedwayinc.org
Taniqua Huguley
Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
thuguley@unitedwayinc.org
Shania Hunt
Administrative Assistant
shunt@unitedwayinc.org
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org
Ally McGinty
Director of Strategic Partnerships
amcginty@unitedwayinc.org
Mark Olynciw
Manager, Community Impact and Engagement
molynciw@unitedwayinc.org
John Prescod
Director, Education Initiatives
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org
Anthony Reid
Manager, Economic Mobility Initiatives
areid@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
Board of Directors
Vittoria Pace, Chair
The Hartford
Peter Collins, Vice Chair
Travelers
Patrick Sampson, Successor Vice Chair
Staff Representative, AFSCME Council 4
Richard J. Tavolieri, Treasurer
Deloitte LLP
Eric Harrison, President and Secretary
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Donald Allan, Jr., Immediate Past Board Chair
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Irene Bassock
Empower Legal Group LLC
Michael J. Auseré
Eversource
Charles Bogoian
Chair, United Way of New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Kenai Sports
Shellye Davis
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
Community Campaign Co-Chair
TD Bank
Shawn J. Maynard
Windham Hospital Foundation
James P. O'Meara
Webster Bank
Leigh Newman
Day Pitney LLP
Roshan N. Patel
Citizens Bank
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., Nominating & Governance Chair
Conning
Donna L. Sodipo
YWCA Hartford Region
Sharon Williams
HSB
New Britain and Berlin Regional Advisory Board
Charles Bogoian
Chair
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
Jose Aponte
University of Connecticut
Michelle Beeckman
Sleep Number
Mario Conjura
People's Bank
Paola Fonseca-Fernandez
Centreville Bank
Betti Kuszaj
Northeast Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
YukShan Li
Town of Windham
Lana O'Connor
Eastern Connecticut State University
Daniel Paquette
Willimantic Public Library
Angela Smart
Liberty Bank
Senior Leadership
Eric Harrison
President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Gifford
Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org
Jennifer Bengtson
Chief Financial Officer
jbengtson@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
Director, Major Accounts and Engagement
pblonski@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Evans
Administrative Assistant
kevans@unitedwayinc.org
Deb Fafard
Director, Development and Affinity Groups
dfafard@unitedwayinc.org
Tatiana Gay
Manager, Corporate Engagement
tgay@unitedwayinc.org
Shivonne Morgan
Manager, Corporate Engagement
smorgan@unitedwayinc.org
Shirvani Piersa
Major Gifts Officer
spiersa@unitedwayinc.org
Kimberly Reeves
Director, Leadership and Major Giving
kreeves@unitedwayinc.org
Lauren Pereira
Manager, United Way Women United
lpereira@unitedwayinc.org
Bob Williamson
Director, Fundraising Operations and Digital Solutions
rwilliamson@unitedwayinc.org
Marketing and Communications
Kate Blackburn
Director, Marketing and 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
Impact and Engagement
Rebekah Castagno
Director of Health Initiatives
rcastagno@unitedwayinc.org
Diana Desnoyers
Senior Manager, Impact and Engagement
ddesnoyers@unitedwayinc.org
Steve Diaz
Senior Manager, Economic Mobility
sdiaz@unitedwayinc.org
Taniqua Huguley
Director, Economic Mobility Initiatives
thuguley@unitedwayinc.org
Shania Hunt
Administrative Assistant
shunt@unitedwayinc.org
Enrique Juncadella
Director, Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
ejuncadella@unitedwayinc.org
Ally McGinty
Director of Strategic Partnerships
amcginty@unitedwayinc.org
Mark Olynciw
Manager, Community Impact and Engagement
molynciw@unitedwayinc.org
John Prescod
Director, Education Initiatives
jprescod@unitedwayinc.org
Anthony Reid
Manager, Economic Mobility Initiatives
areid@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
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