Fifth Annual Luncheon & Silent Auction
Featuring Homeless to Harvard speaker Liz Murray
Thank You to Our Sponsors Title Event Sponsor
Title Speaker Sponsor
Premier Sponsor
Technology Sponsor
The Hanover Insurance Group
Gold Sponsors
Comcast Sun Life Financial The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company Travelers Webster Bank
Silver Sponsors Conning n Day Pitney LLP n First Niagara Bank n Hoffman Auto Group n XL Catlin
Bronze Sponsors Aetna Inc. n CNC Software, Inc. n Enterprise Holdings n Shipman & Goodwin LLP Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network n The Village for Families & Children, Inc. Thomas Byrne Associates n Willis Towers Watson
Table Sponsors AAA Allied Group n Aetna Inc. n Barnes Group Foundation n Deloitte & Touche LLP n Enfield Public Schools ESPN, Inc. n Genesys n Guy Carpenter n Harvest Development Group, LLC n Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Sheila S. Moses CPA, PC n Mutual of America n NBC Connecticut n Peoples United Bank n Pratt & Whitney Shipman & Goodwin LLP n Sun Life Financial n TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank The Phoenix Companies, Inc. n Trumpf Inc. n University of Connecticut n United Technologies Corporation United Technologies Research Center n UPS n UPS Capital Business Credit UTC Aerospace Systems and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 743
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June 7, 2016 Silent Auction 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Program and Luncheon 12:10-1:30 p.m. Welcome Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman Melanie Cecarelli Event Co-Chair Harvest Development Group, LLC Gina D’Ambruoso Event Co-Chair TD Bank - America’s Most Convenient Bank A Story of Success Verna Redmond Family Financial Stability Initiative Program Participant Introduced by Marion T. Schmeelk TD Bank - America’s Most Convenient Bank Invitation to Become a Member of the Women’s Leadership Council Noreen Randazzo Chair, United Way Women’s Leadership Council The Hanover Insurance Group Featured Speaker Liz Murray Introduced by Jocelyn DeMaio The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Until Next Year… Paula S. Gilberto President and CEO United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
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Inspirational speaker who went from homeless to Harvard From homeless to Harvard...it is an unlikely turn of events. Liz Murray’s life is a triumph over adversity and a stunning example of the importance of dreaming big. Murray’s life as the child of cocaine-addicted parents in the Bronx was bitterly grim. There was never food in the house, everything was filthy, drugs were everywhere, and the welfare checks were spent before they arrived.
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By age 15, Murray’s mom had died and she was homeless—living on the streets, riding the subway all night, and eating from dumpsters. Amidst this pain, Murray always imagined her life could be much better than it was. “I started to grasp the value of the lessons learned while living on the streets. I knew after overcoming those daily obstacles that next to nothing could hold me down.” Determined to take charge of her life, Murray finished high school in just two years and was awarded a full scholarship to Harvard University, all while camping out in New York City parks and subway stations. Murray’s story is exhilarating and inspirational. Her delivery is innocently honest, as she takes audiences on a very personal journey where she achieves the improbable. Her story sounds like a Hollywood movie—and it practically is. Lifetime Television produced a movie about Murray’s life story entitled Homeless to Harvard, which was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Murray is the recipient of the White House Project’s Role Model Award and Oprah Winfrey’s first-ever Chutzpah Award. Her memoir, Breaking Night, landed on the New York Times Bestseller List within a week of its release and quickly became an international bestseller published in twelve countries, in eight languages.
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Special Thanks to Those Leading The Way Power of the Purse Steering Committee Melanie Cecarelli
Event Co-Chair Harvest Development Group, LLC
Gina D’Ambruoso
Event Co-Chair TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Tisa Rabun-Marshall
Erica Dean
Julie Delucca-Collins
Kristen Walter
Rise Roth
Comcast Slalom
Ngoc Huer
TCX Industries
Brienza’s Academic Advantage Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Julianne Scott
Kristin Cartier
Guy Carpenter
Ashley Sanyal
Willis Towers Watson
McKinley Albert
Hoffman Auto Group
Table Captain Co-Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Janalynne Gius
West Hartford
Meghan Lacher
Mary Anne Cannon
Auction Chair The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Jocelyn DeMaio
Membership Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Lisa Cameron
Table Captain Co-Chair Travelers
Auction Committee
United Healthcare Cigna
Hartford’s Camp Courant
Julia Monique Johnson Susan Lane
Maureen Lindsey
Virtus Investment Partners Pratt & Whitney
Tisa Rabun-Marshall
Janine Fazzina Boudo
Sabina Griffith
Jenny Comerford
Linda Lock
Robin Allen
Erica Czajkowski
Sara Lock
Nicole Grunwald
Michelle DeCarlo
Sandy Baker
The Phoenix Companies, Inc. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Deloitte & Touche LLP The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Bella Blue Photography
The Village for Families & Children, Inc. ArtFX
The Village for Families & Children, Inc. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Cigna
The Village for Families & Children, Inc.
Event Volunteers Colleen A. Lyons Charlotte Anne Kristin Burnett Teshana Byars Rick Carterud Susan Colby Julie DeLucca-Collins Sheela Dere Jane DiMartin Jennifer E. Fournier Theresa Foster Jorge Gallo Karen Gatison
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Rachel George Joshua Henry Kathy Hersey Thadora Horn Eve Houle Laura Hurlbirt Julia Monique Johnson Jan Josephson Chris Kelly Christine Kennedy Wendy Lacunza Rebecca Lemanski Delly London
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Janet Marshall-Tate Gladys Mercado Essence N. Perry Louise Pisarski Diane Plourde Stephannie Rolon Maya Saccuzzo Pooja Saney Luz Santana Sharran Selig Asha Stapleton Stephanie M. Thompson Linda Y. Cote
Table Captains as of 5/27/16 McKinley Albert Roxanna Booth Miller Dawn Bruneau Jane Callanan Lisa Cameron Kristin Cartier Melanie Cecarelli* Adrian Collimore Maura Cook Linda Cote Patti Cushman Julie Delucca-Collins Jocelyn DeMaio Elizabeth Dreier Susan B. Dunn Karen Fitzgerald Janet Flagg-Rawlins* Elizabeth Gagne* Renee Ghent Pauline Gil Paula S. Gilberto* Janalynne Gius* Shelly Graybill Kristin Herzog
Ngoc Heuer Karlene Joseph* Kathleen Keeler Sue Ellen Kerr* Meghan Lacher Peg Lesiak Aleeza Liu Mary Ann Lubeskie* Marina Luri Clark Ellen Lyman Theresa Milone Marti Ossias Vicky Pace Neil Parisi* Juliene Phelan Louise Pisarski Tisa Rabun-Marshall Noreen Randazzo Rise Roth Cynthia Ryan Erika Santiago Ashley Sanyal Darlene Sawczysyn Marianna Spector*
Bree Scott-Pelczar Patricia Stack Sushmita Shukla Liz Tampasis Tonya Taschereau David Taylor* Linda Ternullo Olga Timofeyeva-Vogt Gregory Toczydlowski* Cecily Vasington Hanna Walczok Rosemary Wall Kristen Walter Patricia Yursik Barbara Zottola *Table Sponsors
Patrons Jennifer Geisler
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Renee Stringer
Connecticut Transition House
Thank you to all of our fabulous table captains! Interested in being a table captain for our Sixth Annual Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction? Contact Bree Scott-Pelczar at 860-493-6838 or bscott-pelczar@unitedwayinc.org
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Auction Contributors as of 5/16/16 11 associates
Elizabeth Dreier
A&E Antiques
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Able Made
Epic Salon South Windsor
Aida Calderon-Deary, Licensed Cosmetologist & Certified Esthetician
Erica Czajkowski - Pure Haven Essentials Consultant
Anne Elvgren Antonia’s Hair Boutique Ashley Born Balance Massage Therapy, LLC Barbara Boutot Designs
Jillian Puzzo, Associate Director, Stella & Dot Jolly Therapeutic Massage Julia Monique Johnson Julianne Scott
Erica Dean
Julie Meehan
ESPN, Inc.
Karen Elizabeth Salon & Academy
Excel Fitness
Karen Perham-Lippman
Face-It
Kathryn Deane Photography
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Kathy McAfee, America’s Marketing Motivator
Bella Blue Photography
Friends of United Way / Anonymous
Big Y
Gina D’Ambruoso
Kramer Portraits
BK & Co.
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Laura Pels
Blo Dry Bar West Hartford
Glastonbury Jewelers
Legacy School of Dance
Bree Scott-Pelczar
Gouveia Vineyards
Libby Richardson
Brooks Brothers
Handcrafted Photography
Linda J. Yelmini
Brynn Capella
Hannoush Jewelers
Linda Nadeau
Candy Woolley
Hartford Flavor Company
Lindsay Vigue Photography
Capital Genealogy
Hartford Yard Goats
Liz Buczynski
Chris Palumbo
Hillary Salerno
Liz Gagne
College Planning Consulting, LLC
Hill-Stead Museum
Louise Pisarski
Comcast
Holly Hughes
Lynn Sullivan
Connecticut Science Center
In Honor of Phyllis Marella
Lorey Cavanaugh, Owner, Kitchen & Bath Design + Construction, LLC
Jacki Easlick
Margaret H. Greenberg, Executive Coach and Co-Author of Profit from the Positive
Janalynne Gius
Mary Barneby
Janet Flagg-Rawlins
Mary Newman
Janet Marshall-Tate
MaryAnn Meyer
Diane Diers
Jeanette Baker
Massage Envy
Elite Island Resorts
Jenny Comerford
Master Brand Distributors, LLC
Dave and Buster’s Della LA Inc. donated by Justine Porter and Christine Kennedy
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Kendra Scott
Melanie J. Cecarelli
Silver City Limousine
Michelle DeCarlo
Silver Dahlia
Michelle Souza
Sports Center of Connecticut
Mission Fitness
Stackpole Moore Tryon
ML Fitness Training
Stackpole Moore Tryon Customers
Monica R. Hall-Porter, Independent Cause Entrepreneur, viaONEHOPE
Stanley Black & Decker
Naomi Jewelry Naomi Rosentein, Stella & Dot Director/Founding Leader New England Pasta Company Nine West Olde Towne Coin Company Pat Parsons
Stella & Dot by Independent Stylist Andrea Joseph Stella & Dot by Independent Stylist Tisa Rabun-Marshall Sue Ellen Kerr Summit Made in Italy
West Hartford Yoga White Silo Farm & Winery Whole Foods Market North Atlantic Region West Hartford, Bishop’s Corner Glastonbury, Hadley Winding Trails With These Hands Computer Services by Thadora Z Luxury
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Pequabuck Golf Club Pond House Café
The Hermitage Club
Pottery Piazza
The Howling Spider
R. Riveter
The New Children’s Museum
Rhonda Spaulding
The Society Room of Hartford
Robin Allen
The Wine Trust
Robin Toomey Thirty-One Consultant
Theo’s of Hartford - Theodora Foster
Rosalie B. Roth
Thomas Byrne Associates
Roxanna Booth Miller
Thomas Fallon Photography
Ruthann Bouchard
Tisa Rabun-Marshall
Sandra Kaye Baker
TOMS
Sandy Weicher
Tops Supermarket
Sandy Welch
Travelers
Sea Glass Fine Art Photography
Vibrant Health
Warren Hardman - Max Downtown
Sunset Meadow Vineyards
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Peg Lesiak
Walt Disney World® Resort
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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Women’s Leadership Council Women’s Leadership Council Steering Committee Members Noreen Randazzo*
Chair The Hanover Insurance Group
Elizabeth Gagne* Vice Chair Travelers
Francine Christiansen* Christiansen Consulting
Karmela Malone*
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Peg Lesiak Farmington
Who We Are
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Women’s Leadership Council is a diverse network of local women who stand up and take action to help strengthen women and families in our community.
What We Do
The Women’s Leadership Council raises awareness and revenue to support children succeeding in school and families being financially secure. When families are financially secure, health outcomes improve, children do better in school and our communities are stronger.
Meghan Lacher* Travelers
Janet Flagg-Rawlins*
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Roxanna Booth Miller* Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, Inc.
Melanie Cecarelli*
Harvest Development Group, LLC
Jocelyn DeMaio
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Karlene Joseph
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Jennifer Matthews Sun Life Financial
Michelle Stronz* Formata
Erica Dean Comcast
Patti Cushman
United Technologies Research Center
How We Are Helping Families Succeed
Member contributions and proceeds raised from Power of the Purse support the Women’s Leadership Council’s Family Financial Stability Initiative (FFSI). The initiative helps lowerincome adults living in Hartford, with a primary focus on women, effectively manage their finances and achieve financial goals. Through one-on-one coaching and financial education, participants learn how to create a plan to reach their goals, by focusing on creating a budget, reducing debt, improving credit scores, and building savings. Women may enroll in a matched savings program, allowing them to save and receive a one-to-one dollar match towards their savings goals such as a car, tuition, a computer, or a security deposit or down payment on a home, etc. The Village for Families & Children, a local nonprofit organization, is the managing organization, in partnership with United Way and Hartford Partnership for Student Success.
Vittoria Pace
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Julia Monique Johnson Willis Towers Watson
Jane Callanan
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Samantha Dellwo
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation * Founding Members
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Results From the Family Financial Stability Initiative
Since the inception of the Women’s Leadership Council’s financial stability work in 2011, nearly 400 women have attended over 1,000 individual coaching sessions. Nearly 150 women have participated in the matched savings account program, saving over $20,000 and receiving a one-to-one dollar match towards their savings goals. There are currently 45 women enrolled in the matched savings program working towards achieving their dreams.
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The Family Financial Stability Initiative also offers free tax preparation services as part of the Volunteer Tax Assistance Program. More than 2,000 tax returns have been filed at the two FFSI neighborhood sites since 2011 returning nearly $4.5 million in refunds and credits to our local economy.
How We Are Helping Children Succeed
In the summer of 2014, the Women’s Leadership Council mobilized a group of women to focus on United Way’s educational goals. Members engaged in a series of volunteer opportunities to build literacy kits—books and related props that bring stores to life and make reading fun. Over the last several years, the Women’s Leadership Council has supported numerous volunteer experiences, including hosting two Family Literacy Nights at Dwight-Bellizzi Asian Studies Academy in partnership with COMPASS Youth Collaborative and a pop-up Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Night at the Alfred E. Burr School, wherein members engaged children in financial themed educational activities while their parents had their taxes prepared by VITA volunteers.
Become a Woman of Leadership in our Community
United Way Women’s Leadership Councils are a global network of 70,000 passionate, caring women in 160 communities dedicated to addressing the most critical needs of our world. Since mobilizing in 2002, the councils have collectively raised $1.2 billion, making it one of the most successful philanthropic movements of its kind. Locally, the Women’s Leadership Council has raised more than $1 million to support hard-working women and families in our community.
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Family Financial Stability Initiative What are participants saying about the Family Financial Stability Initiative (FFSI)? “ The matched savings program gives women an opportunity to gain control of their lives through financial management. Through budget coaching and money matching, women are able to secure a future for themselves and their families.” K. Taylor “ This program has helped me climb out of debt, reorganized my priorities and allowed me to begin the road to savings. I will continue to use the tools taught and make smarter financial decisions.” C. Martinez “ This program gives you the tools needed to achieve your goals and it also shows you how to put them into practice” P. Garcia “ The FFSI program has been very beneficial for me. I learned how to focus on my finances, where my money was going and how much I was spending. I’ve become more consistent in my budget planning and that helps me to be more optimistic in setting goals. A. Fernandez “ FFSI has been very informative, providing me with new ways to improve my credit to be able to purchase my first home. The financial counselor has given me a sense of family and feeling of comfort while working with me through this process.” C. Gonzalez
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Women’s Leadership Council Locally, members have an opportunity to connect with a diverse, dynamic and dedicated network of women and community leaders at exclusive member-only events while demonstrating the powerful impact women can make when they combine their individual talents and resources. Change will not happen without you. Join a diverse network of women who stand up and take action to help strengthen women and families in our community. Leadership – Annual Gift of $1,000 n Women’s Leadership Council Connection Newsletter—monthly distribution n Invitation to exclusive events and member-only experiences—Anniversary Celebration, Cocktails & Conversations, member breakfasts and lunchtime learning n Recognition in Power of the Purse event program n Invitation to National Women’s Leadership Council Summit n Recognition in United Way Annual Leadership Giving Publication n Professional Development Opportunities n Volunteer Opportunities n Invitation to Participate on Steering Committee n Committee Chair/Vice Chair Volunteer Leadership Opportunities n Access to Member-only LinkedIn Group n Networking Opportunities Friendship – Annual Gift of $500 n Women’s Leadership Council Connection Newsletter—monthly distribution n Invitation to exclusive events and member-only experiences—Anniversary Celebration, Cocktails & Conversations, member breakfasts and lunchtime learning n Recognition in Power of the Purse event program n Professional Development Opportunities n Volunteer Opportunities n Committee Chair /Vice Chair Volunteer Leadership Opportunities n Committee Participation n Access to Member-only LinkedIn Group n Networking Opportunities Support – Annual Gift of $250 n Women’s Leadership Council Connection Newsletter—monthly distribution n Invitation to exclusive events and member-only experiences—Anniversary Celebration, Cocktails & Conversations, member breakfasts and lunchtime learning n Recognition in Power of the Purse event program n Professional Development Opportunities n Volunteer Opportunities n Committee Participation n Access to Member-only LinkedIn Group n Networking Opportunities
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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Women’s Leadership Council Membership
(as of April 29, 2016)
Lisa Acie
Elizabeth Berry
The Hanover Insurance Group
Marie Bertrand Day Pitney LLP
Travelers
Gloria Rose Adam Carol Albanese Voya Financial
Zakira Bhura Aetna Inc.
Erin Bill
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Angela Cerini
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Judith Chambers
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Ashley Chism
Willis Towers Watson
Christine Bilotti Peterson
Susan Christensen Stoner Francine Christiansen
Monica Blanco
Carolyn Clement
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Suzie Boice
Jamie Cohen
Marilyn Allan Bernice Allen
Roxanna Booth Miller
McKinley Albert
Hartford’s Camp Courant
Jill Albertelli
The Hanover Insurance Group
Cristina Aldi
Travelers
Pratt & Whitney
Hartford Hospital
Eileen Allgrove Elaine Anderson Pratt & Whitney
Jan Anderson Travelers
Marilyn Askenazer-Korth Catholic Charities, Inc., Archdiocese of Hartford
Kandyce Aust Elizabeth Austern United Technologies Research Center
Julie Bacon Elaine Baisden Travelers
Andrea Balogh Women’s Health
Mary Barneby
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Marguerite Barrett
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Karen Bauer
360 Federal Credit Union
Kimberly Belval
Chelsea Benard Jody Beresin
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
LIMRA (LL Global)
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation Inc
Anne Condon
Ashley Born Patti Burmahl
Rachel Considine
Michelle Buswell
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Gerber Technology The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Linda Byam Marla Byrnes Sandra Cahill
University of Hartford
Jane Callanan
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Lisa Cameron
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
ConnectiCare, Inc.
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Erica Dean Comcast
Michelle DeCarlo
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Kathleen deCastro The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Michelle Deitchman The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Samantha Dellwo
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Juliana DeLucca-Collins
Brienza’s Academic Advantage
Jocelyn Demaio
Deloitte & Touche LLP
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Maura Cook
Julia Dickson
Deborah Copes Bank of America
Linda Cote
Cigna
Kim Dionne Travelers
Marianne Downie
Webster Bank
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Mary Kate Cox
Elizabeth Dreier
Foodshare, Inc.
Juliet Cox
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Susan B. Dunn
Pamela Cropley
Meredith Durham
United Technologies Research Center
West Hartford
Pratt & Whitney
Jody Ferrer
Amy Cannatta Mary Cannon
Heather Cullen
Elizabeth Carpenter
Patricia Cushman United Technologies Research Center
Susanne Figueredo
Pamela Carpenter
Erica Czajkowski
Maureen Fitzgerald
Kristin Cartier
Laura Dambier Gina D’Ambruoso
Roma Fives-Smith
Pratt & Whitney
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Travelers
United Healthcare
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
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Bendett & McHugh, PC
Christiansen Consulting
Leslie Davenport
Melissa Carver-Sottile University of Connecticut
Melanie Cecarelli Harvest Development Group, LLC
Women’s Leadership Council
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Jill Danielson
United Technologies Corporation
Perfect Promotion
Candace Ferris Sun Life Financial Travelers
United Technologies Corporation United Technologies Research Center
Janet Flagg
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Pia Flanagan
MassMutual Financial Group
Catherine Flavin Nancy Floridia
Paula Healey
Catherine Konnik
Jennifer Matthews
Pratt & Whitney
Jennifer Healy
Lisa Labenski
Kathy McAfee
Kristine Floryan Denise Flynn
Irene Herrera
Meghan Lacher
Suzanne McDonald
Leslie Laiuppa
Patricia McGowan
Stephanie Lane
Mary McLaughlin
Anne Lee
Patricia McLaughlin
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Elizabeth Gagne Travelers
Catherine Galgano
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Citigroup)
Michele Gara Jacquelynn Garofano United Technologies Research Center
Sharon Gauthier
Patient Care Advocates
Rachel George
Bank of America MassMutual Financial Group The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Ngoc Heuer
TCX Industries
Christine Hill
United Technologies Corporation
Jill Hutensky Catherine Intravia
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Brenda Ivory-Jones Otis Elevator
Tasha Jackson
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Amy Jaffe-Barzach
Jennifer Gerasimov
Kathleen Jannuzzi Julia Monique Johnson
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Tara Gerber
Travelers Championship
Paula S. Gilberto
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
University of Hartford
Willis Towers Watson
Leslie Jones Bonita Jones Karlene Joseph
Hartford Hospital
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Janalynne Gius
Katherine Kane
Virtus Investment Partners
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Catherine Godin
Jocelyn Kane
Pratt & Whitney
Trinity College
Kathleen Gorman
Kathleen Keeler
Devora Ginsberg
Travelers
Kelly Granatek Leslie Hammond Maureen Hannon Acadia Insurance Co.
April Haskell Laurie Havanec Aetna Inc.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Dana Keller Amber Kendrick
Travelers
Chubb Specialty Insurance Chubb Specialty Insurance Travelers
Sue Ellen Kerr
Stanley Black & Decker
Agnes Klucha
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center UTC Aerospace Systems
CohnReznick Comcast
Connecticut Economic Resource Center
Marty Leonard
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Laura McLellan
Janet Leonberger Patricia LeShane
Karen McNey Sarah Medina Nancy Meyer
Aetna Inc.
Sullivan & LeShane
Peg Lesiak Sondra LintelmannDellaripa
Harvest Development Group, LLC
Hartford Courant
Theresa Milone
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Dana Misorski Women’s Health
Julie Lopes
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Kathy Mitchell
Luz Lopez
Kelley Moloney
The Village for Families & Children, Inc.
U.S. Bank National Association Chubb Specialty Insurance
Mary Ann Lubeskie XL Insurance
Elise Montanari Travelers
Anna Morast
Marina Luri-Clark
Pratt & Whitney
Travelers
Jody Morneault
Ellen Lyman
Stackpole Moore Tryon Tuesday’s
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Patrice Maliszewski Pratt & Whitney
Kimberly Nardone CohnReznick
Linda Naylor
Bonnie Malley
Karmela Malone
Pratt & Whitney
America’s Marketing Motivator CBS Radio
Christine Kennedy
Molly Hayward
UTC Aerospace Systems
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Shannon Klenk
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Sun Life Financial
CIG Retirement Plan Consulting
Meghan Hayden United Technologies Corporation
Voya Financial
Sun Life Financial
Laura Nigro Travelers
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Kathleen O’Connell-Bach UTC Aerospace Systems
Merrill Mandell Sherry Manetta
Nancy O’Connor
Conning
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Andrea Mann
Vittoria Pace
Enterprise Holdings
Janet Marshall-Tate
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Willis Towers Watson
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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Women’s Leadership Council Jennifer Paquette
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Alan Pawlak
Charlene Ridgeway The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Bonnie Roberts
Aetna Inc.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Ann Pean
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Laura Pedersen
Deborah Roberts
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists
Jane Robinson
Stacy Pedersen
Lisa Roche
American Nuclear Insurers
Brewster Perkins
Andersen LLP
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Willis Towers Watson
April Rollett
Joyce Petrella Juliene Phelan
Matthew Rose
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Fabienne Pierre-Maxwell Hartford Public Schools
Nyema Pinkney
UTC Aerospace Systems
Robin Pisecki
Willis Towers Watson
Joan Pixton
United Technologies Research Center
Winifred Placido Travelers
Deloitte & Touche LLP Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
Rise Roth
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Jessica Sabbagh
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Jennifer Rancourt
Lincoln Financial Group
Alice Sherman
Willis Towers Watson
Noreen Shugrue Aetna Inc.
Kim Sirois Pita Pita Peaces
Carol Sisco
Amy Thompson
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Olga Timofeyeva-Vogt The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Mary Jo Toczydlowski Marija Trcka United Technologies Research Center
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
Cherie Trice
Nada Sizemore
Erica True
Travelers Conning
Travelers
Sarah Soderman
First Niagara Bank MassMutual Financial Group
Gulen Tuncer Conning
Eleanor Tunney Deborah Ullman
YWCA Hartford Region
Karen Spring
Julisa Velasquez
Ashley Sanyal
Patricia Stack
Linda Verba
Cigna
Darlene Sawczysyn Hartford Hospital
Jacqueline Scheib Sun Life Financial
Iris Rich
Guy Carpenter
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Chubb Specialty Insurance
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Jennifer Sala
Beth Rasmussen Caitlin Rawlins Tara Reynolds
Women’s League, Inc. Child Development Center
Linda Ternullo
Linda Spescia
Meg Sakellarides
Robinson & Cole LLP
MassMutual Financial Group
Lana Sharp Josephine Shea Leigh Sherman
Cigna
Ruth Van Winkle Jean VanScoter Cecily Vasington
Noreen Randazzo
The Hanover Insurance Group
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Hanna Teklit
Lynn Ryan Conning
Donna Taylor
United Technologies Corporation
Michelle Smedley Marcia Smith
Cigna
Jillian Puzzo Tisa Rabun-Marshall
Alixe Seebauer
Cynthia Ryan
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network
Stella & Dot
MassMutual Financial Group
Vi Smalley
Stephanie Polzella The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Sandra Sears
Suzanne Schoch Tina Schoner
United Technologies Corporation
Julianne Scott Bree Scott-Pelczar
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Women’s Leadership Council
EquiPower Resources Corporation The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Travelers
Jefferson Radiology P.C.
Kimberly Steiner Towers Watson Inc.
Lori Strom
United Technologies Corporation
Michelle Stronz
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Pratt & Whitney
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Draguna Vrabie Janet Wade-Utay Pratt & Whitney
Hanna Walczok
Formata
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Marilyn Sullivan
Jo Ann Walk
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
Meghan Sullivan
UTC Aerospace Systems
Tonya Taschereau
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Travelers
Lyn Walker
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Diane Walsh
Pratt & Whitney
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Women’s Leadership Council Kristen Walter Slalom
Penny Whitaker
MassMutual Financial Group
Linda Wildes Natorra Williams
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Vanessa Williams
MassMutual Financial Group
Julie Wittenzellner Pratt & Whitney
Sara Wolk
MassMutual Financial Group
Sarah Worthen Pratt & Whitney
Yelena Yakunina Cigna
Jyoti Yoddha
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Linda Yoder
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Trish Zak
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Citigroup)
Maureen Zavatone Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Deborah Zuckerman Goldberg Foodshare, Inc.
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Fundraising Committee
Jocelyn DeMaio
Sun Life Financial
Jennifer Matthews
Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Ashley Born
Gina D’Ambruoso
Tisa Rabun-Marshall
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank
Michelle DeCarlo
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Jacquelynn Garofano
United Technologies Research Center
McKinley Albert
Avon
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Volunteer Committee Karlene Joseph
Hartford’s Camp Courant
Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Patti Cushman
Samantha Dellwo
United Technologies Research Center
Kim Sirois Pita Pita Peaces
Vice Chair Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation
Rachel George
Women Investing in the Next Generation (WINGs) Committee Jacquelynn Garofano
Lead United Technologies Research Center
Erica Dean Comcast
Jocelyn DeMaio
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Kristen Casasanta Aetna Inc.
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Karen Bauer
360 Federal Credit Union
Peg Lesiak Farmington
Julia Monique Johnson Willis Towers Watson
Interested in joining one of these committees? Contact Bree Scott-Pelczar at 860-493-6838 or bscott-pelczar@unitedwayinc.org.
Susan Lane
Hoffman Auto Group
Tisa Rubin Marshall
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Andrea Mann
Enterprise Holdings
Samantha Dellwo
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation
Elizabeth Dreier
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
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For more information about United Way Women’s Leadership Council, visit unitedwayinc.org/women. Photo Release: United Way may use images or likenesses of attendees taken in photos for promotional purposes in print and electronic communications. Names and addresses will not be used.
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Women’s Leadership Council
ElyseRyan designed these unique cuff bracelets. Easterseals clients made them. And for every cuff purchased, United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council receives $10.
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BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
At The Hartford, we’re proud to partner with the United Way of Central and Northeastern CT and our neighbors to build stronger communities together. We focus our time, talent and resources on collaborative programs to enrich lives in the places we call home. thehartford.com/social-responsibility The Hartford® is The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 16-0394 © May 2016 The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Hartford, CT 06155. All Rights Reserved.
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CONNECTING. COMMUNITY. At Comcast and NBC Connecticut, the more perspectives we include, the stronger we are. We see ourselves as a community – people with diverse perspectives, coming together for a common interest. That’s why we proudly support the 2016 Power of the Purse and the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s Women’s Leadership Council. Your inspiration and leadership bring us together and when everyone has a seat at the table, we are all the better for it.
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It’s empowering. Understanding and managing personal finances is a skill everyone deserves. The Village for Families & Children is proud to partner with United Way and the Women’s Leadership Council to help aspiring women like Jasmine gain financial stability through our Family Financial Stability Initiative.
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We invest in community by creating opportunity. Providing opportunities that let us all grow and contribute is something we strive for at Travelers. That’s why we invest in educational, cultural and community-development programs that build strong individuals as well as thriving communities.
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Looking Back at Power of the Purse Throughout The Years The Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction is planned and executed by a volunteer Steering Committee. Since its inception in June of 2012, the audience size of Power of the Purse has almost quadrupled and it has raised more than $804,000 in gross revenue to support hard-working women and families in our community.
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2012 Featuring Donna Rosato
388 $124,954
2013 Featuring Farnoosh Torabi
806 $171,903
2014 Featuring Dr. Tererai Trent
1,206 $227,535
2015 Featuring Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
1,200 $280,001
2016 Featuring Liz Murray
1,260 $322,400 (Projected) (Projected)
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SAVE THE DATE FOR
Power of the Purse 2017 Thursday, June 15 Connecticut Convention Center Hartford, CT