About Us

Leadership volunteers

At the heart of our agency, our volunteers give generously of their time, support, and talent.

• Trustees
• Capital Region (Hartford)
• South Region
• West Region
• Development Cabinet

Trustees
Lisa M. Besman Manchester
David L. Brewer Tolland
Patricia Campanella Glastonbury
Dr. Joseph Del Principe Waterbury
Mary Lou DeWard Bristol
Robert M. Ellis Simsbury
Sr. Helen Margaret Feeney, C.S.J. Hartford
David S. Gifford, Ph.D. Kensington
Rev. David M. McDonald Hamden
Elisabeth C. Miller West Hartford
Joseph M. Miller, Jr. Ansonia
Elaine Murphy Torrington
Edward J. Pabich Simsbury
James A. Pettit Hartford
Laura Pringleton New Haven
Patricia Reynolds Ansonia
Vicente Rubinos Hartford
Lynn A. Sette Hamden
Ronald F. Shea Hamden
James Sheehy Ansonia
Noreen Shugrue Wethersfield
Dominick J. Thomas, Jr. Derby
Ronald Williams West Hartford
Rev. John G. Weaver Torrington
Susan G. Zielenbach West Hartford

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Hartford Area (Capitol Region)
Serving Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, Collinsville, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Suffield, Unionville, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.

Capitol Region Board
Elba Cruz Schulman Bloomfield
President, Capitol Region Board
Ana Alfaro Windsor
Robyn Anderson Middletown
Kimberly May Bailey Hartford
Kenneth Boudreau Farmington
Maria Brocco Bloomfield
Wanda Brown-Claitty Bloomfield
Josephine Byrne Bloomfield
Patricia Campanella Glastonbury
Anabela Cerdeira Farmington
Andres Chaparro, Jr. Hartford
Edward P. Danek, Jr. Enfield
Eileen M. Dempsey Avon
Rev. Joseph T. Devine Hartford
Sr. Helen Dowd West Hartford
John Flores Hartford
Dr. Joxel Garcia Avon
Renee Gary Windsor
Yvette Highsmith-Francis Meriden
Derek Hopson Middlefield
Myles N. Hubbard Bloomfield
Christopher J. Hug Weatogue
Winston B. Johnson South Windsor
Margaret D. Kelley Hartford
Gregory A. Klimaszewski Plantsville
Rev. David M. McDonald Hamden
Fred Mojica Windsor
Patricia J. Murphy Glastonbury
Sean D.C. Robotham Hartford
Vicente Rubinos Hartford
Gennaro A. Russo West Hartford
Patricia R. Shimkus West Hartford
Judith Vazquez Vernon
Ronald Williams West Hartford
Patricia Zuluaga Avon

Honorary Capitol Region Board
Rev. Joseph C. Gengras Bloomfield
Edith E. Kelly Avon
The Honorable Barbara Kennelly Hartford

Capitol Region Corporators
Jenefer C. Berall Bloomfield
Josephine Byrne Bloomfield
Jerry J. Coursey West Hartford
Dr. Mary T. Cullen West Hartford
Robert Engelhart Hartford
Rev. Joseph C. Gengras Bloomfield
Zelda S. Gersten West Hartford
John W. Gross Boca Raton
Cenoria Jones Windsor
Edith E. Kelly Avon
Dr. Austin McCawley West Hartford
Gloria K. McCawley West Hartford
Ruth Murphy Glastonbury
Thomas J. O'Brien West Hartford
Leonardo A. Parla Manchester
Richard D. Porell Fort Myers
Candida Rodriguez Hartford
Fernando Rosa Hartford
Lisa Rosano West Hartford
Henry R. Schoebel Glastonbury
Carmen Sierra Hartford
Valerie L. Smith Hartford
Lawrence Thornton Simsbury
Janet Wagner Newington
Jeffrey Watt Hebron

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South Region
Serving Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Carmel, Centerville, Derby, Devon, East Haven, Foxon, Guilford, Hamden, Highwood, Madison, Mamauguin, Meriden, Milford, Mt. Carmel, Montowese, New Haven, North Haven, Northford, Orange, Oxford, Plantsville, Seymour, Spring Glen, South Meriden, Southington, Wallingford, West Haven, Whitneyville, and Woodbridge.

South Region Board
Patricia Reynolds Ansonia
President, South Region Board
Frances Calzetta New Haven
John A. Corsano Orange
Robert Howell Milford
Lucy Kraucheck Guilford
Rev. Robert Linder Ansonia
Barbara M. MacAllister Milford
Jason Michaud Ansonia
Joseph M. Miller, Jr. Ansonia
Nancy Pinto Derby
Laura Pringleton New Haven
W. James Rice Meriden
Lynn A. Sette Hamden
Ronald F. Shea Hamden
Hilda Santiago Meriden
Domenic J. Twohill Wallingford

Ansonia Corporators
John F. Brady Ansonia
Eileen Flynn Seymour
Barbara Jean Garofalo Derby
Vincentena Kobasa Seymour
Pauline Lounsbury Seymour
Patrick Mainolfi Derby
Lucy McConologue Seymour
Joseph M. Miller, Jr. Ansonia
Nancy Pinto Derby
Patricia Reynolds Ansonia
Madeleine M. Sobin Ansonia

Meriden Corporators
Nancy Ball Meriden
Robert Cyr Meriden
Glen Krokus Wallingford
Richard Nunn Wallingford
Hilda Santiago Meriden
Norma Santiago Meriden

Milford Corporators
Theresa Barry Milford
Jean Bonyai Milford
Carol Garvey Milford
Barbara M. MacAllister Milford
Joseph Mager, Jr. Milford
Robert Malone Milford
Martin O'Neill Milford
Margaret Wilson Milford

New Haven Corporators
Rev. William M. Burbank New Haven
James P. Cantey Madison
John A. Corsano Orange
Ida Davies West Haven
Thomas DeMatteo Northford
Edward Donadio New Haven
Robert J. Dziedzic East Haven
Sheila Jewell New Haven
Janice King Hamden
Robert Lee New Haven
Sr. Ann Matthew Lorusso New Haven
Michael Prior New Haven
Lynn A. Sette Hamden
Ronald F. Shea Hamden
Joyce Tobin Hamden
R. Lorraine Vozzo West Haven

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West Region
Serving Barkhamsted Beacon Falls, Berlin, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Bristol, Burlington, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, East Berlin, Forestville, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kensington, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plantsville, Plymouth, Prospect, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Southbury, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington,Union City, Warren, Washington, Watertown-Oakville, West Hartland, Winchester,Winsted, Wolcott, and Woodbury.

West Region Board
Rev. John G. Weaver Torrington
President, West Region Board
Salvatore C. Agati Waterbury
Roy Balkus Naugatuck
JoAnn Briggs Winsted
Eileen Burns Litchfield
Elaine Murphy Torrington
Michael C. Culhane Waterbury
Dr. Joseph Del Principe Waterbury
Mary Joy DeVivo Waterbury
Mary Lou DeWard Bristol
Mary C. Flynn Torrington
Joseph W. Gaydosh New Britain
State Rep. John Geragosian New Britain
Marie Hopkins Waterbury
Mary A. Kelly Lakeville
Edward Kensah New Britain
John Loveland Bristol
Vincent McCarthy New Milford
Dr. Andrew A. Moemeka New Britain
Gladys Pennington New Britain
John F. Phelan Waterbury
Margaret M. Richard Torrington
Thomas J. Satalino New Britain
Dr. Archie B. Savage, Jr. New Britain
Gene Schmidt Waterbury
Cheryl Stewart New Britain

New Britain Corporators
Deborah Abate New Britain
Michael P. Cifone Bristol
Diane D'Addabbo New Britain
Michelle Erling Plainville
Helen McInerney New Britain
Margaret Nadeau New Britain
Elizabeth Nkonoki-Ward New Britain
State Rep. David Pudlin New Britain
Awilda Reasco New Britain
James Scott New Britain
Paul Zagorsky Plainville

Torrington Corporators
Ann E. Calabrese Torrington
Maria Cravanzola Torrington
Joanne Donne Torrington
Mary Fahey Litchfield
Thomas Hogan Litchfield
John Janco Torrington
Krim Juhas Torrington
Lyn G. Keepin Harwinton
John Logan Torrington
Gail B. Marchand Torrington
John J. Scholl Kent
Sadie Theeb Torrington
Rev. Ellen Tillotson Torrington
M. Audree Walsche New Hartford

Waterbury Corporators
Rev. John Blackall Waterbury
William Brick Watertown
Mary Ann Daukas Waterbury
Carmen F. Donnarumma Waterbury
Marcella Mays Waterbury
Anne Moore Waterbury
Edwin Moore Waterbury
Betty Nejame Waterbury
Anthony Santoro Waterbury

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Develpment Cabinet
Gerry Amodio New Britain
Peter G. Carey Simsbury
Michael C. Culhane Waterbury
Robert M. Ellis Simsbury
Barbara Flynn West Hartford
Elisabeth C. Miller West Hartford
Steven F. Page Farmington

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