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... people volunteer
... we all give
to help kids keep safe.
what we can so we can all have
what we need.
... we get togetherand address problems.
... there is quality health care for all people.
... education
... everyone has
... we advocate
and breaks themoves us forward
back of poverty.
enough incometo support
their family.
for housingthat everyone
can afford.
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Join the conversation! unitedwayinc.org/changetheworld
I want my community to be a place where...
HOPEs ANd dREAms iN OUR 40 TOwNs.
I want my community
to be a place where
everyone is kind to each
other, there’s laughter
and happiness.
HOPEs ANd dREAms iN OUR 40 TOwNs.
Table of Contents
Letter from the Board Chair page 2
FEATURES
2011 United Way Community Campaign Retrospective page 4
2011 United Way Community Investment Results page 6
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities page 8
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
United Way Volunteers and Staff page 10
For More Information
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OR CALL US AT:
(860) 493-6800
In 2009, we adopted the following five-year goals:
• Double the number of young children who meet key developmental milestones, from 950 to 1,900
• Double the number of youth who improve academically, from 2,300 to 4,600
• Help 1,500 additional families meet the state Self-Sufficiency Standard for income
• Provide a safety net of health and human services for everyone who may require assistance
Since 1924, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has advanced the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for everyone in the 40 towns we serve.
Together, we can accomplish so much more than any one of us can alone. We invite you to join us. You can give, advocate and volunteer. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Letter from the Board Chair
Dear Friends:
The past year has certainly brought its challenges – earthquakes, hurricanes and an October
snowstorm to name a few – but one thing has remained consistent: our hope for a brighter future
for our children, our families and everyone in need of assistance across our 40 towns. I am proud
to report that our United Way continues its solid progress toward making this hope a reality.
Changing Lives One Day at a TimeDuring 2011:
• More children than ever before gained the skills they’ll need to succeed in kindergarten, thanks to quality early childhood programs managed by United Way Community Investment partners.
• More than $20 million came back to working families in our region – including more than $6 million in federal Earned Income Tax Credits – because of free tax preparation and outreach supported by Community Investment.
• Nearly 25,000 people in our region received basic food assistance because of safety net services supported by Community Investment.
You will notice a theme here about how important our Community Investment work is to our region. You’ll find more good news in our Community Investment Report on page 6. I hope you’ll read it carefully, because these results could not have happened without your help. When we work together to create positive change, amazing things happen. That’s what Living United is all about.
During the 2011 United Way Community Campaign, more than 50,000 of you Lived United by contributing nearly $25.8 million
Meghan Lacher (left), chair of United Way’s Women’s
Leadership Council and operations director in
Business Insurance at Travelers, Charlene Perez of
The Village for Families and Children (center) and
Principal Fabienne Pierre-Maxwell (right) of Alfred E.
Burr Elementary School celebrate the opening of the
school’s new Family Financial Center with a procla-
mation from Mayor Pedro Segarra naming November
22, 2011, Financial Empowerment Day in Hartford.
HOPEs ANd dREAms iN OUR 40 TOwNs.
I want my community to be a place where
we can be connected and LIVE UNITED
so we all have the opportunity to thrive.
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to improve lives and change conditions. (See page 4 for more on the campaign.) We are grateful to each of you for your passion and dedication to the places we call home. I especially want to thank those of you who designated your contribution to United Way Community Investment: Your dollars stay right here in our region, supporting education, income, health and safety net strategies that truly change lives.
In addition to dollars, you contributed another valuable resource: your time. Whether you helped evaluate the programs that receive our support, read a book to a child on United Way Day of Caring or helped a working family learn how to manage a budget, more than 8,000 of you volunteered during 2011.
Living UnitedOur work is collaborative, and our United Way is fortunate to have many community partners. We work with a wide range of public and private institutions, human service agencies and individuals to ensure our efforts are aligned. Here are just a few examples from 2011:
• We continued to support Hartford’s innovative Community Schools model, which brings multiple social and health services into neighborhood schools to increase children’s opportunities for academic success. Our United Way contributed $100,000 during 2011 to expand this successful model into additional Hartford public schools.
• On November 22, United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council celebrated its first anniversary with the opening of a Family Financial Center at Alfred E. Burr School, one of Hartford’s Community Schools. The Women’s Leadership Council is partnering with The Village for Families and Children, Co-opportunity Inc., Hartford Community Schools and Alfred E. Burr School in bringing financial education classes and budget coaching to Burr School parents and neighborhood residents.
• Our United Way continues to play a leading role in the Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford, which helps high-potential small to mid-size manufacturers train and grow a sustainable workforce. The Collaborative is also working with health care and energy/utility employers to meet their workforce needs while helping our neighbors get, keep and advance in jobs. To learn more about the Collaborative’s work, visit workforce-solutions.org.
• Volunteers from Avon-Canton United Way, United Way of North Central Connecticut, United Way of New Britain and Berlin and Windham Region United Way have actively promoted positive change in the towns they serve by advocating for affordable housing; providing nutritious lunches to children during the summer, when school is not in session; and, supporting programs that boost children’s success during the school year.
Continuing the ConversationLast year, we asked more than 100 people who live and work in our 40-town region to tell us what kind of community they want. Their answers appear throughout this report – look for the bubble quotes. We heard loud and clear that our community believes good jobs are the solution to helping families make ends meet – and a good education is needed to get a good job. We continue to hold these conversations across our region, and everyone is invited to participate. We hope you’ll join the conversation if you haven’t already.
Other exciting work lies ahead for 2012:
• We are launching a new Emerging Leaders Society to inspire leadership in advocacy, volunteerism and philanthropy among young professionals by offering volunteer, education and networking opportunities in our community.
• We’re relaunching Impact magazine as a quarterly “ezine” to provide you with timely, meaningful content about our work. The new online, interactive format will reduce costs and allow you to comment on our stories and share them with your friends. To subscribe, visit unitedwayinc.org/subscribe.
In closing, I am proud and thankful to have you as a partner in creating lasting, positive change in our communities. We have accomplished a lot but still have a long way to go. We look forward to continuing the journey with you.
Natalie B. Morris, chair
United Way volunteers read stories to children at the Lunch Bunch
program in Enfield this summer. United Way of North Central Connecticut
provided support for the program.
2011 United Way Community Campaign RetrospectiveHow can you change the world? That was the burning question of the 2011 United Way
Community Campaign. Even during challenging financial times, more than 50,000 of
you answered that question with a generous donation. Together, we’ve raised nearly
$25.8 million to date – and contributions are still rolling in.
TOP: A Travelers employee spent quality time with
a child at Women’s League, Inc., Child Development
Center on United Way’s 20th annual Day of Caring,
held September 7.
ABOVE: Groups of volunteers marched in the rain
with bullhorns to raise awareness about the 2011
United Way Community Campaign at our kickoff on
September 7 in Hartford.
We officially kicked off the 2011 campaign on September 7 by rocking Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in downtown Hartford with a public Battle of the Bands from local companies. Wind and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the crowds who came to hear and vote for their favorite band. The Hartford Steam Boiler All-Stars, Pratt & Whitney’s Screamin’ Eagles Jazz Band and the Street Vipers of Day Pitney rocked the plaza with soulful vocals, blazing horns and hot guitar licks.
That same day, more than 1,000 volunteers celebrated the 20th annual United Way Day of Caring by completing 20 signature projects across our region — including in Hartford, Windham, East Hartford, Enfield, New Britain and Avon.
We announced preliminary campaign results on November 29 with a celebration lunch at the Pratt & Whitney Hangar in East Hartford. More than 100 volunteers joined leaders from Cigna, which chaired the campaign, and members of the East Hartford High School Marching Band in a joyful parade into the Hangar. Later in the program, representatives from United Way’s regional advisory boards and Community Investment
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partners performed a theatrical reading based on Thornton Wilder’s Our Town to illustrate how United Way improves lives and changes community conditions. The celebration concluded in a whirl of confetti as Natalie Morris of United Technologies Corporation, chair of United Way’s Board of Directors, unveiled the amount raised to date: more than $25.3 million.
Another meaningful and symbolic event is our annual United Way Best Of Awards, which took place on February 17, 2012. More than 300 people attended the Academy Awards themed gala at the Bond Ballroom in downtown Hartford to see which workplaces ran the most inspiring campaigns in 2011. Fifteen organizations received top honors in categories including Best Kickoff, Best CEO Involvement and Best Year-Round Partnership.
The 2011 campaign may be coming to a close, but some 2012 workplace campaigns have already begun. And there’s no doubt that this year, it will be more exciting than ever to LIVE UNITED.
In September, Pratt & Whitney’s Screamin’ Eagles Jazz
Band won the Kickoff Battle of the Bands through an
online vote. Hundreds of you cast your votes.
United Way Board Chair Natalie Morris announced
the preliminary campaign results as guests unfurled a
shower of confetti at the end-of-campaign celebration
held at the Pratt & Whitney Hangar in November.
“Joan Rivers” joined employees from Hartford Hospital
on the red carpet at United Way’s Best Of Awards in
February 2012. The hospital won the Best Year-Round
Partnership Award.
Be a part of real, lasting change. Join the 2012
United Way Community Campaign!
From starting a campaign in your workplace to
making a corporate or individual contribution,
there are many ways to LIVE UNITED by giving.
Please call us at (860) 493-6800 to learn more.
HOPEs ANd dREAms iN OUR 40 TOwNs.
I want my community to
be a place where we all
give what we can, so we
all have what we need.
2011 United Way Community Investment ResultsWhen you contribute to United Way Community Investment, you make real change happen in the
40 towns of central and northeastern Connecticut. Community Investment dollars are overseen by
United Way volunteers who ensure that your gift is well spent on the education, income, health and
safety net strategies that lead to sustainable community change today and in the future.
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On these pages you’ll see how people directed their gifts during the 2010 United Way
Community Campaign and how their contributions to Community Investment changed lives
and communities in 2011.
How Your 2010 Gifts Were Directed
Education
34%
Income
21%
Community Investment 54%
(Includes contributions to United Way and its interest areas.)
Our Partner Agencies
7%
Other 501(c)(3)s
24%
Other United Ways
6%
Philanthropy Fund
3%
Community Health Charities and Partners
6%Share distributed through Community Health Charities
Community Investment
Distributed through Community Health Charities
Community Health Charities and Partners
Philantropy Fund
Other United Ways
Other 501(c)(3)s
UWCNCT Partner Agencies
How Your Community
Investment Gifts Were
Distributed in 2011
Health & Safety Net
45%
Health & Safety Net
Income
Education
Designations to:
How Community Investment Changed Lives in 2011The United Way Community Investment network gives children the skills to succeed in school, helps
lower-income families become more financially stable and provides a safety net of health and human
services for all of us in times of need. Keep the positive change coming! You can contribute through
your workplace campaign or online at unitedwayinc.org/give.
• Ninety-six percent of nearly
2,000 children in quality early
childhood programs gained the
skills to succeed in kindergarten,
such as recognizing the alphabet.
• Eighty percent of more than
3,000 young people improved
their academic performance by
participating in quality after-
school programs.
• More than 120 over-age, under-
credited students at Hartford’s
Opportunity High School got
back on track for graduation,
with 29 percent earning honors
or high honors.
• United Way’s Working Families
Initiative celebrated its fifth
year of helping working
families make ends meet
while raising awareness and
offering meaningful volunteer
opportunities like the volunteer
Budget Coaching Program.
• Sixty-six percent of more than
1,100 people in financial literacy
initiatives such as the Budget
Coaching Program gained skills
such as money management and
establishing or repairing credit.
• More than 9,500 people filed their
taxes for free with help from 315
volunteers. Working families in
our region saw a return of more
than $20 million – including more
than $6 million in federal Earned
Income Tax Credits.
• Through United Way’s
partnership with Workforce
Solutions Collaborative of
Metro Hartford, more than 700
employees at 43 advanced
manufacturing companies got
job training to help advance their
careers and their employers’
business goals. To learn more,
visit workforce-solutions.org.
• 440 of our lower-income
neighbors enrolled in the
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP,
formerly food stamps) at 22 sites,
with help from 22 volunteers.
Education Income
LEFT: You helped Akalia develop the skills for
success in kindergarten at a quality preschool.
RIGHT: You helped David improve his academic
skills through a quality after-school program.
You helped Nineka and her family find a safe,
affordable place to live.
You helped Artur find meaningful work so he
can live more independently.
For a full list of Community Investment partners
by interest area and a map of our service area,
visit unitedwayinc.org/Partners2011
• Nearly 25,000 people in our
region received basic food
assistance, such as a warm meal
or a bag of groceries, to help
them make ends meet.
• Seventy percent of nearly 5,000
people who received counseling
services showed an improvement
in stability.
• More than 1,200 people
with intellectual disabilities
learned skills to help them
live independently.
• More than 900 people got help
during emergencies such as a
fire or a flood.
Health & Safety Net
AssetsCash and cash equivalents $ 5,191,538 Money market funds 23,139 Pledges receivable, net of estimated uncollectibles 9,052,269 Other receivables 317,180 Investments 15,037,980 Investments held in trust by others 6,269,939 Prepaid expenses and other assets 190,677 Plant and equipment, net 1,975,736
Total assets $ 38,058,458
Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,173,969 Campaign support due to Community Health Charities 1,513,908 Agency program support payable 8,949,617 Donor designations payable 5,043,311 Grants payable 1,002,650
Total liabilities 17,683,455
Net assetsUnrestricted 12,366,986 Temporarily restricted 496,258 Permanently restricted 7,511,759
Total net assets 20,375,003
Total liabilities and net assets $ 38,058,458
Statement of Financial Position june 30, 2011
HOPEs ANd dREAms iN OUR 40 TOwNs.
I want my community to be
a place where young people
stay in school, graduate
and find jobs.
I want my community
to be a place where
diversity is not only
accepted but appreciated.
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United Way of Central and
Northeastern Connecticut
is committed to financial
transparency. To view our
recent statements, filings
and overhead calculations,
visit unitedwayinc.org
and click on “Financials.”
CAMPAIGN AMOUNTS RAISED $ 25,831,220
Add: Contributions from other United Way campaigns, net of donor designations 353,066
Less: Uncollectible pledges (759,235) Community Health Charities’ share of campaign proceeds (3,037,347) Amounts designated by donors (10,257,536)
Net campaign revenue 12,130,168
Other revenue:
Investment income, net of fees of $65,884 313,403 Income from trusts held by others 356,498 Legacies and bequests – Community grants, initiatives and service income 515,572 Administrative fees on amounts raised on behalf of others 299,324 Rental income 124,634 Gifts in kind 321,258 Miscellaneous revenues 632,175
Total other revenue 2,562,864
Total public support and revenue 14,693,032
COMMunITy InVESTMEnT AND PROGRAM SERVICES:
Community support and gross funds distributed 21,944,883
Less: Community Health Charities’ share of campaign proceeds (3,037,347) Amounts designated by donors (10,257,536) Community Investment (program support) 8,650,000 Grants and initiatives 493,451 Community Investment services 1,598,521
Total Community Investment and program services 10,741,972
SUPPORT SERVICES:
Resource development 2,501,716 Management and general 1,269,728
Total support services 3,771,444
Total Community Investment, program and support services 14,513,416
Operating surplus 179,616
NON-OPERATING REVENUES AND ExPENSES:
Realized loss on sale of investments (155,222) Gain on disposal of assets 1,000 Changes in unrealized gain on investments 3,327,934 Pension related changes other than net periodic pension cost 466,390
Change in net assets 3,819,718
Net assets, beginning of year 16,555,285
NET ASSETS, END OF yEAR $ 20,375,003
Statement of Activities june 30, 2011
You can perpetuate your
commitment to real, lasting
change through a planned
gift to United Way.
There are many ways to
contribute, whether through
your will, a gift of stock,
or a retirement plan or life
insurance policy.
You’ll enjoy membership in
United Way’s prestigious 1924
Society – and you’ll ensure
that long after your lifetime,
future generations in our 40
towns have the opportunities
for a good life.
To learn more, please call us
at (860) 493-6800.
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Natalie B. Morris, Chair* United Technologies Corporation
Lori M. Budnick, Treasurer* BlumShapiro
BOARD
Donald Allan, Jr. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Michael Bartley Connecticut Department of Labor
Chester Paul Beach, Jr.* United Technologies Corporation
Nancy Bernstein Women’s Health, Connecticut
Jeffrey D. Butler Avon
Chris M. Byrd Evolution 1, Inc.
Otto Eichmann Pratt & Whitney
Beth D. Ferrari Avon Congregational Church
Kevin E. Flaherty* Webster Bank
Karen Jarmoc Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Gary Kozak Community Health Charities of New England
Angela LaTour Liberty Bank
Shawn J. Maynard* Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Raymond P. Necci* Glastonbury
Brian A. O’Connell* Hartford
Reginald R. Paige, Sr. West Hartford
Paul Pita Pita Group LLC
Karen Prendergast Greater Hartford Central Labor Council
Wayne S. Rawlins, MD, MBA* Aetna Inc.
Enid M. Rey Hartford Public Schools
Barton Russell Connecticut Council on Small Towns
Earl J. Schofield* Sound Advice Charters Retired, Pratt & Whitney
Bertram Scott Formerly Cigna
James Sicilian* Day Pitney LLP
Luis Taveras Hartford Healthcare
Gregory C. Toczydlowski* Travelers
Lyn G. Walker Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Executive Committee member
Advocacy Committee
Raymond P. Necci, Chair Glastonbury
Chester Paul Beach, Jr. United Technologies Corporation
Natalie B. Morris United Technologies Corporation
Enid M. Rey Hartford Public Schools
James Sicilian Day Pitney LLP
Audit Committee
Kevin E. Flaherty, Chair Webster Bank
Chris M. Byrd Evolution 1, Inc.
Howard L. Carver Retired, Ernst & Young LLP
Lyn G. Walker Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Avon-Canton United Way Advisory BoardBeth D. Ferrari, Chair Avon Congregational Church
Liz Brisco Avon
Sharon Davies ETA Travel
Nora Goeler Avon Middle School
Kathy Hooker Canton
Philip Kenyon Travelers
Vicki Kuziak The Phoenix Companies
Julie A. Mairano Avon
Peg Pinton Canton Food Bank
Michele Ryan Avon
Pat Swan Canton
Benefits and Compensation CommitteeWayne S. Rawlins, MD, MBA Aetna Inc.
Robert N. Andrews Retired, Travelers
Diane Bruno KardasLarson LLC
Alfred O. Enagbare, PhD Travelers
Jim Martin Barnum Financial Group - MetLife
Erin Ridge The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Roberto Rosario The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Best Of Awards Event CommitteeValerie Duncan Wells Fargo
Donna Murphy Day Pitney LLP
Faith Nigro Open Solutions
Bree Pelczar Connecticut Public Television
Liz Rossomondo ConnectiCare
Dawn Sarro The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Michele Sexton Robinson & Cole
Goran Sisic Hartford Hospital
Diedre Stolte Bakery on Main
Meaghan Wooldridge Bloomfield
Changing Community Conditions CommitteeOtto Eichmann, Chair Pratt & Whitney
Laurie H. Londergan, Past Chair Deloitte LLP
Lourdes Ardel Eastern Connecticut State University
Stephan L. Christiansen Conning and Co.
Luis Taveras Hartford Healthcare
Ann E. Thomas West Hartford
James Walsh Hartford Investment Management Company
Joyce Willis Bloomfield
Community Investment Leadership CouncilChester Paul Beach, Jr., Chair United Technologies Corporation
Otto Eichmann Pratt & Whitney
Paul N. Kuehn Northeast Utilities
Laurie H. Londergan Deloitte LLP
Jennifer L. White The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Community Investment VolunteersKeanaha Abrams The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Lucinda A. Antonacci Farmington Bank
Stephen Balcanoff Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Justin Banulski Deloitte LLP
Michael Bartley Connecticut Department of Labor
Michelle A. Belanger Lincoln Financial Group
Marjory B. Berky Vantis Life Insurance Company
Roland Bernier Joshua Consulting Group
Michael Boratko Windsor
Eddie Bryan Mickelson, Jacobs and Bozek, LLC
Carla Burgess Hartford Hospital
Katherine Carges Hartford Hospital
Steven J. Casey Northeast Utilities
Gretchen Chapdelaine Lindberg & Ripple, Inc.
Ramon Chavarro Newington
Lauren B. Clarke Northeast Utilities
Leah Cohen-Chatinover Stanger & Arnold, LLP
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Volunteers †
† Lists include those who were serving actively as of December 31, 2011
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*
Mario Conjura People’s United Bank
Timothy Coppage The Coppage Company
Lisa M. Curran Camp Courant
Debi A. Davis Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Joann M. Dean Acme Monaco Corporation
Frank L. Demaio Pratt & Whitney
Jim D. Devoe The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Michelle Doucette-Cunningham Connecticut After School Network
Dawn Ennis Savings Institute
Lori Fernand ACLU of Connecticut
Salvatore Ferrara McGee Middle School
Shari Fiveash South Windsor Chamber of Commerce
Venton B. Forbes The First Cathedral
Dulcie Giadone Curves
Gary Guminiak Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Matt House Travelers
LaTasha Hunter Hartford Public Schools
Britta Johnson Hartford Hospital
Christopher Jungers United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Pamela C. Keenan UTC Power
Phillip Kenyon Travelers
John P. Kidwell Glastonbury
Joanne Kimball Kimball Communications
Gary Kozak Community Health Charities of New England
Paul N. Kuehn Northeast Utilities
Angela LaTour Liberty Bank
Geralyn Laut The Governor’s Prevention Partnership
Michelle Lewis Wethersfield
Linda Lissack Hartford
Michael Magdelinskas Hartford
Elizaicha Marrero Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathieu West Hartford
Bette McIntire Avon
Larry W. Michaud, Jr. American Eagle Federal Credit Union
Harriet Moore West Hartford
Stephen Nightingale ING Americas
Kim Oliver Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
Brian Osoba Central Connecticut State University
Edward J. Palasek Community Solutions, Inc.
Brad E. Palazzo Comcast Corporation
Susan E. Pease Central Connecticut State University
Ted Pizzo Lockton Companies
Mary-Ellen Powell Hartford
Jason Rojas Trinity College
Chiharu Romano The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Kaitlin Rosa United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Lorna Sager Community Health Charities of New England
Stephanie Schenkel Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford
Hubert Schwan Community Renewal Team
Michele Sexton Robinson & Cole LLP
Bhavin Shah Lincoln Financial Group
Ben Shaiken United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Kay Sherman-Iyare UPS Capital Business Credit
Lloyd O. Smith Bloomfield
Duane Starr Avon
Barbara Steadman Cigna
Carolyn H. Stockman YMCA of New Britain-Berlin
Michael Stockman Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance
Kathryn J. Talbot Columbia
David L. Taylor United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Anne Theriault University of Connecticut
Lauren E. Turpak Lockton Companies
Emmy Van Stolk West Hartford
Lynn S. Vasquez Northeast Utilities
Joseph Vaverchak Consolidated School District of New Britain
James Walsh Hartford Investment Management Company
Leni Weintraub Canton
Jennifer L. White The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Rosalind Wiggins Farmington
Marjorie Wilder Marjorie Wilder LLC
Michael S. Wilder West Hartford
Vanessa Williams MassMutual Financial Group
Sarah Winiarski Sunrise Northeast
Brendan J. Witherell Robinson & Cole LLP
Peter Ping-Wei Wu Glastonbury
William W. young Alcohol & Drug Recovery Centers, Inc.
Adam P. Zinkievich The Salvation Army
Community Service Award CommitteeElsa Núñez, PhD, Chair Eastern Connecticut State University
Kevin Flaherty Webster Bank
Paul Pita Pita Group LLC
Earl J. Schofield Sound Advice Charters Retired, Pratt & Whitney
Jennifer Smith Turner Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Courage Award JudgesBrian Engstrom Pratt & Whitney
Omorose Farmer Pratt & Whitney
Tara Gerber Travelers
Gary Kozak Community Health Charities of New England
Erik Lecco Cigna
Susan Sokoloski AxA Equitable
Rowena Stough Manchester
Emergency Food and Shelter Program – Local BoardPamela J. Brown Enfield Town Departments
Anne M. Danaher Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford
Judith Gough Catholic Charities, Inc., Archdiocese of Hartford
Christine M. O’Rourke Foodshare, Inc.
Deborah V. Rutledge Manchester Area Conference of Churches
Ellen Perkins Simpson Friendship Service Center of New Britain, Inc.
Adam P. Zinkievich The Salvation Army
Emerging Leaders Society CouncilJack Soos, Chair Pratt & Whitney
Britta Johnson, Vice Chair Hartford Hospital
Maia Brooks Hamilton Sundstrand
Katie Carges Hartford Hospital
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Volunteers †
Rebekah Castagno The Village for Families & Children, Inc.
Daniel Clark May, Bonee & Walsh
Brian R. Engstrom Pratt & Whitney
Laurie R. Garrec The Village for Families & Children, Inc.
Brianna Granatelli ProHealth Physicians
Sophia LaPenna ProHealth Physicians
John W. LaSpada United Technologies Research Center
Erik Neubauer Aetna Inc.
Robert Nims Cigna
EJ Ososki Travelers
Victoria S. Richardson Hamilton Sundstrand
Brianna Stefka MetLife
Meaghan Wooldridge Bloomfield
Finance CommitteeGregory C. Toczydlowski, Chair Travelers
Donald Allan, Jr. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Lori M. Budnick BlumShapiro
Otto Eichmann Pratt & Whitney
Steve C. Erickson Whittlesey & Hadley
Joanne Mascolo Roux ConnectiCare, Inc.
Information Technology CommitteeBrian A. O’Connell, Chair Boston, Massachusetts
Steven P. DesRoches United Technologies Corporation
Jennifer Gerasimov Deloitte LLP
Frank E. Giguere The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Ed Rodham Systems Integration, Inc.
Maureen M. See North Granby
Investment CommitteeChristopher Wilkos, Chair The Phoenix Companies
Lori M. Budnick BlumShapiro
Kevin E. Flaherty Webster Bank
Michael P. Hermsen Babson Capital Management LLC
Alan S. Kosan Rogerscasey
Charles Olson Webster Bank
William R. Peelle, Jr. Bradley, Foster & Sargent
Nominating and Governance CommitteeShawn J. Maynard, Chair Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Reginald Babcock Glastonbury
Nancy Bernstein Women’s Health, Connecticut
Reginald R. Paige, Sr. West Hartford
Karen Prendergast Greater Hartford Central Labor Council
Earl J. Schofield Sound Advice Charters Retired, Pratt & Whitney
Lyn G. Walker Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Operations CommitteeJennifer L. White, Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Paul N. Kuehn, Past Chair Northeast Utilities
Carla Burgess Hartford Hospital
Debi Davis Local Initiatives Support Corporation (L.I.S.C.)
Venton B. Forbes The First Cathedral
LaTasha Hunter Hartford Public Schools
Brian Osoba Central Connecticut State University
Brad E. Palazzo Comcast Corporation
Jason Rojas Trinity College
Kay Sherman UPS Capital Business Credit
Resource Development CommitteeJeffrey D. Butler, Chair Avon
Emma Asante NBC Connecticut
Lori M. Budnick BlumShapiro
John Byrnes R.C. Knox/People’s United Insurance Agency
Howard L. Carver Retired, Ernst & Young LLP
Pamela Churchill Hartford
Elliot Ginsberg Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
Samuel Hamilton Hartford Economic Development Corp.
Gary Kozak Community Health Charities of New England
Louis B. Obermeier BlumShapiro
Lindsley Wellman Wellman Consulting Group
United Way Community Campaign Loaned ExecutivesGary Barnett Labor Representative Pratt & Whitney
David Brannick Sponsored by Greater Hartford Combined Federal Campaign
Maia Brooks Hamilton Sundstrand
Steve Chmelowski Sponsored by UTC Fire & Security and Carrier Corporation
Rachel DiVenere Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney
Louise Jacques Northeast Utilities
KittyJo Reynolds Sponsored by Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Darlene Seals Sponsored by ING
Donna Streeto Sponsored by Aetna Inc. and Otis Elevator
Susan Whitehouse Sponsored by United Technologies Research Center
Harvey Wiener Sponsored by United Technologies Corporation
Debbie Wimberley Sponsored by Cigna
Meaghan Wooldridge Sponsored by Day Pitney LLP and Webster Bank
United Way Day of Caring CommitteePaul N. Kuehn, Co-Chair Northeast Utilities
Beth Stafford, Co-Chair Manchester Area Conference of Churches
Ali Bernier Northeast Utilities
Juan E. Cortes The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Laura Dinan Northeast Utilities
Tracey B. Eck ING Americas
Chris Herboldt The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Lois M. Nesci Catholic Charities, Inc., Archdiocese of Hartford
Dawn Sarro The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Goran Sisic Hartford Hospital
Tedd R. Somes The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Barbara Steadman Cigna
Lynn S. Vasquez Northeast Utilities
United Way of New Britain and Berlin Advisory BoardMichael Bartley, Chair Connecticut Department of Labor
Gerri Brown-Springer New Britain Adult Education
William F. Dowling New Britain Rock Cats
Michael Gorzoch Gorzoch and Associates
Ronald Jakubowski Consolidated School District of New Britain
Janis C. Jerman Employee Family Protection
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Volunteers †
† Lists include those who were serving actively as of December 31, 2011
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Srividya Madhusudhan Northeast Utilities
Katherine A. McCue McCue Mortgage
Brad E. Palazzo, Vice Chair Comcast Corporation
Susan E. Pease Central Connecticut State University
Michael E. Schroeder The Herald
William E. Schuch Del Conte, Hyde, Annello & Schuch
Lindsley Wellman Wellman Consulting Group
Carol Zesut New Britain Police Department
United Way of North Central Connecticut Advisory BoardKaren Jarmoc, Chair Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Barry Armata Brown, Paindiris & Scott
Steven J. Casey Northeast Utilities
Melissa Corneliuson-Barnes C&S Wholesale Grocers
Robert E. Earley Comcast Corporation
John Gallacher, PhD Enfield Public Schools
Emily Happy Miller Miller Farms Family Markets Shop Rite of Enfield
Andrew J. Kulas Hamilton Sundstrand
Faith Scavetta Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Steven Wawruck Town of Windsor Locks
Windham Region United Way Advisory BoardAngela LaTour, Chair Liberty Bank
Jose Aponte, Vice Chair Quinebaug Valley Community College
Paul E. Bushey Social Security Administration
Kathleen Cheromcha Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Mario Conjura People’s United Bank
Dawn Ennis Savings Institute
Donna M. Evan Nutmeg Broadcasting Company
Robert Fernandez Quinebaug Valley Community College
Jerry A. James Northeast Utilities
Cathleen Paquette University of Connecticut
Maribel Sanchez University of Connecticut
Tony Santiago Connecticut Department of Labor
Kimberly Armstrong Silcox Eastern Connecticut State University
David Stoloff Eastern Connecticut State University
Women’s Leadership Council Steering CommitteeMeghan O’Brien Lacher, Chair* Travelers
Roxanna Booth Miller* Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation
Francine Christiansen* Christiansen Consulting
Elizabeth Gagne* Travelers
Tara Gerber* Travelers Championship
Rebecca J. Kuzma* The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Mary Ann Lubeskie* The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Karmela K. Malone* The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Noreen A. Randazzo* The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Michelle Stronz, PhD* Saint Joseph College
Janet Flagg Rawlins* VA Connecticut Healthcare System
