... people volunteer to help kids keep safe.
... everyone has enough income to support their family.
... we all give what we can so we can all have what we need.
... education
moves us forward and breaks the back of poverty.
I want my community to be a place where... Hopes and Dreams in Our 40 Towns.
... we advocate for housing that everyone can afford.
... we get together and address problems. ... there is quality health care for all people.
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
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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.
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. 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
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.
Table of Contents Letter from the Board Chair
page 2
Visit us online at:
FEATURES 2011 United Way Community Campaign Retrospective
page 4
2011 United Way Community Investment Results
page 6
facebook.com/uwcnct twitter.com/unitedwayinc
(860) 493-6800 page 8
VOLUNTEER INFORMATION United Way Volunteers and Staff
unitedwayinc.org
Or call us at:
FINANCIAL INFORMATION Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities
For More Information
page 10
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I want my community to be a place where we can be connected and LIVE UNITED so we all have the opportunity to thrive. Hopes and Dreams in Our 40 Towns.
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 Time During 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. 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 proclamation from Mayor Pedro Segarra naming November 22, 2011, Financial Empowerment Day in Hartford.
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
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 United Our 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.
Continuing the Conversation Last 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
• 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.
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.
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2011 United Way Community Campaign Retrospective How 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. 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.
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.
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
I want my community to be a place where we all
give what we can, so we all have what we need.
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.
Hopes and Dreams in Our 40 Towns.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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2011 United Way Community Investment Results When 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.
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.
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21%
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How Community Investment Changed Lives in 2011 The 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.
Education • 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 afterschool programs. • More than 120 over-age, undercredited students at Hartford’s Opportunity High School got back on track for graduation, with 29 percent earning honors or high honors.
Health & Safety Net • 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.
Income • 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.
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.
• 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.
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
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Statement of Financial Position june 30, 2011 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.�
Assets Cash 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 Assets Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ Campaign support due to Community Health Charities Agency program support payable Donor designations payable Grants payable
1,173,969 1,513,908 8,949,617 5,043,311 1,002,650
Total liabilities 17,683,455
Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted
12,366,986 496,258 7,511,759
Total net assets 20,375,003
Total liabilities and net assets
$ 38,058,458
I want my community to be a place where
I want my community to be
diversity is not only
a place where young people
accepted but appreciated.
stay in school, graduate and find
jobs.
Hopes and Dreams in Our 40 Towns.
Statement of Activities june 30, 2011 Campaign amounts raised
$ 25,831,220
Add: Contributions from other United Way campaigns, net of donor designations
Less: Uncollectible pledges Community Health Charities’ share of campaign proceeds Amounts designated by donors
(759,235) (3,037,347) (10,257,536)
Net campaign revenue
12,130,168
353,066
Other revenue: Investment income, net of fees of $65,884 Income from trusts held by others Legacies and bequests Community grants, initiatives and service income Administrative fees on amounts raised on behalf of others Rental income Gifts in kind Miscellaneous revenues
Total other revenue
313,403 356,498 – 515,572 299,324 124,634 321,258 632,175
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 Amounts designated by donors Community Investment (program support) Grants and initiatives Community Investment services
(3,037,347) (10,257,536) 8,650,000 493,451 1,598,521
Total Community Investment and program services
10,741,972
Support services:
Resource development Management and general
Total support services
Total Community Investment, program and support services 14,513,416
2,501,716 1,269,728
3,771,444
Operating surplus
179,616
Non-operating revenues and expenses:
Realized loss on sale of investments Gain on disposal of assets Changes in unrealized gain on investments Pension related changes other than net periodic pension cost
Change in net assets
(155,222) 1,000 3,327,934 466,390
3,819,718
Net assets, beginning of year 16,555,285 Net assets, end of year
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
You can perpetuate your commitment to real, lasting
$ 20,375,003
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.
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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Volunteers † Board of Directors
James Sicilian* Day Pitney LLP
Officers
Luis Taveras Hartford Healthcare
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
Lyn G. Walker Shipman & Goodwin LLP * Executive Committee member
Advocacy Committee Raymond P. Necci, Chair Glastonbury
Nancy Bernstein Women’s Health, Connecticut
Chester Paul Beach, Jr. United Technologies Corporation
Jeffrey D. Butler Avon
Natalie B. Morris United Technologies Corporation
Chris M. Byrd Evolution 1, Inc.
Enid M. Rey Hartford Public Schools
Otto Eichmann Pratt & Whitney
James Sicilian Day Pitney LLP
Beth D. Ferrari Avon Congregational Church
Audit Committee
Kevin E. Flaherty* Webster Bank Karen Jarmoc Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Gary Kozak Community Health Charities of New England Angela LaTour Liberty Bank
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
Shawn J. Maynard* Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Avon-Canton United Way Advisory Board
Raymond P. Necci* Glastonbury
James Walsh Hartford Investment Management Company
Wayne S. Rawlins, MD, MBA Aetna Inc.
Joyce Willis Bloomfield
Robert N. Andrews Retired, Travelers Diane Bruno KardasLarson LLC
Community Investment Leadership Council
Alfred O. Enagbare, PhD Travelers
Chester Paul Beach, Jr., Chair United Technologies Corporation
Jim Martin Barnum Financial Group - MetLife
Otto Eichmann Pratt & Whitney
Erin Ridge The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Paul N. Kuehn Northeast Utilities
Roberto Rosario The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Best Of Awards Event Committee Valerie Duncan Wells Fargo
Laurie H. Londergan Deloitte LLP Jennifer L. White The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Community Investment Volunteers
Donna Murphy Day Pitney LLP
Keanaha Abrams The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Faith Nigro Open Solutions
Lucinda A. Antonacci Farmington Bank
Bree Pelczar Connecticut Public Television
Stephen Balcanoff Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Liz Rossomondo ConnectiCare Dawn Sarro The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Justin Banulski Deloitte LLP Michael Bartley Connecticut Department of Labor
Michele Sexton Robinson & Cole
Michelle A. Belanger Lincoln Financial Group
Beth D. Ferrari, Chair Avon Congregational Church
Goran Sisic Hartford Hospital
Marjory B. Berky Vantis Life Insurance Company
Brian A. O’Connell* Hartford
Liz Brisco Avon
Diedre Stolte Bakery on Main
Roland Bernier Joshua Consulting Group
Reginald R. Paige, Sr. West Hartford
Sharon Davies ETA Travel
Meaghan Wooldridge Bloomfield
Michael Boratko Windsor
Paul Pita Pita Group LLC
Nora Goeler Avon Middle School
Karen Prendergast Greater Hartford Central Labor Council
Kathy Hooker Canton
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
†
Gregory C. Toczydlowski* Travelers
Benefits and Compensation Committee
Philip Kenyon Travelers Vicki Kuziak The Phoenix Companies
Changing Community Conditions Committee Otto Eichmann, Chair Pratt & Whitney Laurie H. Londergan, Past Chair Deloitte LLP
Eddie Bryan Mickelson, Jacobs and Bozek, LLC Carla Burgess Hartford Hospital Katherine Carges Hartford Hospital Steven J. Casey Northeast Utilities
Julie A. Mairano Avon
Lourdes Ardel Eastern Connecticut State University
Peg Pinton Canton Food Bank
Stephan L. Christiansen Conning and Co.
Ramon Chavarro Newington
Michele Ryan Avon
Luis Taveras Hartford Healthcare
Lauren B. Clarke Northeast Utilities
Pat Swan Canton
Ann E. Thomas West Hartford
Leah Cohen-Chatinover Stanger & Arnold, LLP
Lists include those who were serving actively as of December 31, 2011
Gretchen Chapdelaine Lindberg & Ripple, Inc.
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Volunteers † Mario Conjura People’s United Bank
Michelle Lewis Wethersfield
Duane Starr Avon
Paul Pita Pita Group LLC
Timothy Coppage The Coppage Company
Linda Lissack Hartford
Barbara Steadman Cigna
Lisa M. Curran Camp Courant
Michael Magdelinskas Hartford
Carolyn H. Stockman YMCA of New Britain-Berlin
Earl J. Schofield Sound Advice Charters Retired, Pratt & Whitney
Debi A. Davis Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Elizaicha Marrero Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford, Inc.
Michael Stockman Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance
Joann M. Dean Acme Monaco Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathieu West Hartford
Kathryn J. Talbot Columbia
Frank L. Demaio Pratt & Whitney
Bette McIntire Avon
Jim D. Devoe The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Larry W. Michaud, Jr. American Eagle Federal Credit Union
David L. Taylor United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Michelle Doucette-Cunningham Connecticut After School Network Dawn Ennis Savings Institute
Harriet Moore West Hartford Stephen Nightingale ING Americas
Lori Fernand ACLU of Connecticut
Kim Oliver Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
Salvatore Ferrara McGee Middle School
Brian Osoba Central Connecticut State University
Shari Fiveash South Windsor Chamber of Commerce
Edward J. Palasek Community Solutions, Inc.
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
Gary Kozak Community Health Charities of New England
Emmy Van Stolk West Hartford Lynn S. Vasquez Northeast Utilities Joseph Vaverchak Consolidated School District of New Britain
Leni Weintraub Canton
Ted Pizzo Lockton Companies
Jennifer L. White 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
Omorose Farmer Pratt & Whitney
Lauren E. Turpak Lockton Companies
Susan E. Pease Central Connecticut State University
Chiharu Romano The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Brian Engstrom Pratt & Whitney
Tara Gerber Travelers
James Walsh Hartford Investment Management Company
Jason Rojas Trinity College
Courage Award Judges
Anne Theriault University of Connecticut
Brad E. Palazzo Comcast Corporation
Mary-Ellen Powell Hartford
Jennifer Smith Turner Girl Scouts of Connecticut
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 Committee
Kay Sherman-Iyare UPS Capital Business Credit
Elsa Núñez, PhD, Chair Eastern Connecticut State University
Lloyd O. Smith Bloomfield
Kevin Flaherty Webster Bank
Erik Lecco Cigna Susan Sokoloski AXA Equitable Rowena Stough Manchester
Emergency Food and Shelter Program – Local Board Pamela 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 Council Jack Soos, Chair Pratt & Whitney Britta Johnson, Vice Chair Hartford Hospital Maia Brooks Hamilton Sundstrand Katie Carges Hartford Hospital
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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 Committee
Christopher Wilkos, Chair The Phoenix Companies Lori M. Budnick BlumShapiro Kevin E. Flaherty Webster Bank Michael P. Hermsen Babson Capital Management LLC
Resource Development Committee
Harvey Wiener Sponsored by United Technologies Corporation
Jeffrey D. Butler, Chair Avon
Debbie Wimberley Sponsored by Cigna
Emma Asante NBC Connecticut
Meaghan Wooldridge Sponsored by Day Pitney LLP and Webster Bank
Lori M. Budnick BlumShapiro
Alan S. Kosan Rogerscasey
John Byrnes R.C. Knox/People’s United Insurance Agency
United Way Day of Caring Committee
Charles Olson Webster Bank
Howard L. Carver Retired, Ernst & Young LLP
Paul N. Kuehn, Co-Chair Northeast Utilities
William R. Peelle, Jr. Bradley, Foster & Sargent
Pamela Churchill Hartford
Beth Stafford, Co-Chair Manchester Area Conference of Churches
Nominating and Governance Committee Shawn 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
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 Executives
Gregory C. Toczydlowski, Chair Travelers
Earl J. Schofield Sound Advice Charters Retired, Pratt & Whitney
Donald Allan, Jr. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Lyn G. Walker Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Gary Barnett Labor Representative Pratt & Whitney
Operations Committee
David Brannick Sponsored by Greater Hartford Combined Federal Campaign
Lori M. Budnick BlumShapiro Otto Eichmann Pratt & Whitney Steve C. Erickson Whittlesey & Hadley Joanne Mascolo Roux ConnectiCare, Inc.
Information Technology Committee Brian 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.
†
Investment Committee
Jennifer 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
Maia Brooks Hamilton Sundstrand Steve Chmelowski Sponsored by UTC Fire & Security and Carrier Corporation
Brad E. Palazzo Comcast Corporation
Donna Streeto Sponsored by Aetna Inc. and Otis Elevator
Lists include those who were serving actively as of December 31, 2011
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
Michael Bartley, Chair Connecticut Department of Labor
Darlene Seals Sponsored by ING
Kay Sherman UPS Capital Business Credit
Tracey B. Eck ING Americas
Louise Jacques Northeast Utilities
Brian Osoba Central Connecticut State University
Maureen M. See North Granby
Laura Dinan Northeast Utilities
United Way of New Britain and Berlin Advisory Board
LaTasha Hunter Hartford Public Schools
Jason Rojas Trinity College
Juan E. Cortes The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Rachel DiVenere Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney
KittyJo Reynolds Sponsored by Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Ed Rodham Systems Integration, Inc.
Ali Bernier Northeast Utilities
Susan Whitehouse Sponsored by United Technologies Research Center
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 and Staff † Srividya Madhusudhan Northeast Utilities
Donna M. Evan Nutmeg Broadcasting Company
Katherine A. McCue McCue Mortgage
Robert Fernandez Quinebaug Valley Community College
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 Board
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
Karen Jarmoc, Chair Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Women’s Leadership Council Steering Committee
Barry Armata Brown, Paindiris & Scott
Meghan O’Brien Lacher, Chair* Travelers
Steven J. Casey Northeast Utilities
Roxanna Booth Miller* Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation
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 Board Angela 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
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 * Founding Member
United Way Staff Susan B. Dunn* President and CEO Paula S. Gilberto* Senior Vice President Morrisette “Bonnie” Royster Vice President, Relationship Management
Thomas W. Glynn Vice President, Finance and Administration
Ann Péan* Senior Manager, Donor Relations Workplace
Sharon Armstrong Events Coordinator
Elaine Pertillar* Senior Manager, Administrative Services
Lily Beider Administrative Assistant, Donor Relations Individuals Kimmy Boulier* Receptionist Brian Boyer Director, Marketing Communications Liz Buczynski Senior Manager, Community Investment Melissa Camacho Senior Manager, Community Investment Brent Dietz IT Manager Patrick Doyle Manager, Community Investment Karyn Durant Assistant, Donor Services Kezia Ferrara* Manager, Finance Liz Ferreira* Manager, Affinity Groups Jennifer Gifford* Director, Planning and Assessment
Libby Richardson Manager, Community Engagement Kaitlin Rosa Assistant to the Office of the President Kimberley Russo* Director, Community Investment Benjamin Shaiken Manager, Community Investment Jennifer Sprague Manager, Marketing Communications Julie Suedmeyer Senior Manager, Community Investment David Taylor Manager, Donor Relations Workplace Teresa Thomas Assistant, Donor Services Mechelle Tovar Olórtegui Manager, Donor Relations Workplace
Evan Gregory Coordinator, Accounts Receivable
Francesca Verblen Administrative Assistant, Donor Relations Workplace
Peter Haentzschel* Administrative Services Assistant
Consultants
Kimberly Hernandez* e-Business Coordinator, Donor Services
Shelley Benedict* e-Business Consultant, Donor Services
Susannah Hogendorn Senior Manager, Marketing Communications
Diane Bruno Human Resources Consultant
Marisa Lee-Vaught Administrative Assistant, Community Investment Kati Liss-Hensel* Manager, Donor Relations Individuals Valerie March* Manager, Human Resources and Payables Natasha Marshall-Ansari* Coordinator, Accounts Receivable Tomeka Martin* Pledge Processing Manager, Donor Services
Melanie Cecarelli Consultant, Women’s Leadership Council Joanne Kimball Marketing Consultant * Employed 5 years or more with United Way of Ce ntral and Northeastern Connecticut
Interns Rachel Boucher Bryant University Keith Carter University of Connecticut
Kate Milton* Assistant Director, Donor Relations Workplace
Bethany Grabowski Supported by a grant from American Savings Foundation
Elise Murray* Information Manager, Donor Services
Jessica Lupinacci Eastern Connecticut State University
Lindsey Niarhakos* Manager, Accounting
Alisha Meggett Manchester Community College Ricky O’Donnell American University
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