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United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut is overseen by a Board of Directors comprised of members from each community—Greater Bridgeport, Greater Norwalk, Northern Fairfield County, Southern Litchfield County, and Stamford—that provide expertise and perspective on a regional level.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cheryl Bakewell
Bakewell & Mulhare LLC
Chair
Carolyn Kobsa
Nonprofit Consultant
Vice-Chair
Paul Reszutek
Deloitte LLP (Retired)
Treasurer
Ken Weinstein
Newtown Savings Bank
Secretary
Luis Diez
Northern Trust
Stamford Community Council Chair
Michael Stern, PhD.
Clinical Psychologist
Northern Fairfield County Community Council Chair
Katherine Webster O’Keefe
Attorney
Southern Litchfield County Community Council Chair
Noel Anderson
Pitney Bowes
Greater Bridgeport Community Council Chair
Samuel Tingley
M&T Bank Corporation
Greater Norwalk Community Council Chair
Christina Bodine Aysseh
Atlantic Community Bankers Bank
Doreen Bentson
Genworth
Paul H. Bruce
Union Savings Bank
Eric Duenwald
Synchrony
Carmen Hughes
City of Stamford
Tom McCarthy
Town of Trumbull
Anne McCrory
Attorney
Aaron Meyer
Retired Portfolio Manager and Community Volunteer
Mark Ouellette
Pitney Bowes
S. Giles Payne
Brody Wilkinson PC
Jerry Rosenberg
Hartley & Parker Limited Inc.
Bob Trefry
PathQuest Coaching and Consulting, LLC
COMMUNITY COUNCILS
Our community councils are collaborative groups of local leaders and volunteers dedicated to addressing the needs and enhancing the well-being of our communities.
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Greater Bridgeport Community Council.
Noel Anderson
Pitney Bowes
Mark Barnhart
Fairfield University
Lucy Teixeira
Aquarion
Christina Bodine Aysseh
Atlantic Community Bankers Bank
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Greater Norwalk Community Council.
Sam Tingley
M&T Bank
Jennifer Barahona
Norwalk Acts
Susan Weinberger
Brian Griffin
Norwalk Chamber
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Northern Fairfield Community Council.
Adrienne Barr
Independent Advisory Management Consultant
Matthew Cassavechia
Nuvance/Danbury Hospital
Ronald Herren
Community Representative
Kim Karl
Savings Bank of Danbury
Greg Manning
Webster Bank
Nelson Merchan
Connecticut Small Business Development Center
MaryAnn Murtha
Western Connecticut State University
Katie Pearson
Danbury Public Library
Sandra L. Rankin
IBM Retiree
Dawn Reshen-Doty
Benay Enterprises, Inc.
Jeff Ryer
Ryer Associates, Inc.
Michael L. Stern, PhD
Community Representative
Kasey Yakavonis
Newtown Savings Bank
Patrice “Pat” Boily
Quinnipiac University
Helen Brickfield
Danbury Chamber of Commerce
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Southern Litchfield Community Council.
Lynda Lee Arnold, Esq.
Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri, LLC
Cheryl Bakewell
Bakewell & Mulhare, LLC
Ivana Butera
New Milford Social Services
Steve Consiglio
Kimberly-Clark
Barbara Dratch
Moots Pellegrini Law Firm
Evan Hack, MD
Candlewood Valley Pediatrics
Holly Hollander
New Milford Public Schools
Alex Rafoss
Savings Bank of Danbury
Katherine Webster-O'Keefe, Esq.
Law Office of Katherine Webster-O'Keefe
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Stamford Community Council.
Luis F. Diez
Northern Trust
Evan A. Foley
Avison Young
Kumrija-Kim Ganic
Genworth
Kimberly Greene
Thomson Reuters
George Herring
Patriot Bank
Jerred Jones
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford
Sally Kelman
Community Member
David Pergola
KPMG
John Varamo
City of Stamford
Sandy Weinberg
O'Connor Davies
Patrice Blue- Williams
Zurich
Jessica Signor
Shipman Goodwin, LLC