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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

Eric Harrison

President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org

Jennifer Gifford

Jennifer Gifford

Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org

Jennifer Bengtson

Jennifer Bengtson

Chief Financial Officer
jbengtson@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

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

Eric Harrison

President and CEO
eharrison@unitedwayinc.org

Jennifer Gifford

Jennifer Gifford

Senior Vice President
jgifford@unitedwayinc.org

Jennifer Bengtson

Jennifer Bengtson

Chief Financial Officer
jbengtson@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

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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