Board and Councils

United way of Western Connecticut

Served during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

Chairman, Cheryl Bakewell, Bakewell & Mulhare LLC

Vice Chairman, Ken Weinstein, Newtown Savings Bank

Secretary, Mark Ouellette, Pitney Bowes 

Treasurer, Eric Duenwald, Synchrony

Tim Ackerly, Deloitte

Doreen Bentson, Genworth

Paul H. Bruce, Union Savings Bank

Luis F. Diez, Northern Trust

Carmen Hughes, City of Stamford

Aaron Meyer, Man Group - GLG Silvermine

Michael Stern, PhD., Clinical Psychologist

Katherine Webster O’Keefe, Attorney

Tracy Ellis Williams, Shipman and Goodwin LLP

united way of coastal fairfield county

Served during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year

Board Chair, Carolyn Salsgiver Kobsa, Retired VP Comm. Health Equity, Yale New Haven Health

Vice Chair, Anne McCrory, Chief Legal Officer, Diocese of Bridgeport

Treasurer, Paul Reszutek, Retired Partner, Deloitte LLP

Secretary, Dr. Susan Weinberger, President, Mentor Consulting Group

Governance Chair, Lucy Teixeira, VP, HR & Customer Service, Aquarion Water Co.

Development Chair, Eric Stone, Founder/CEO, Clear Path Ventures

Noel Anderson, Enterprise Product Quality Manager, Pitney Bowes, Inc.

Mark Barnhart, Director of Community & Economic Development, Town of Fairfield

Christina Bodine-Aysseh, VP, Relationship Management, Atlantic Community Bankers Bank

Pablo Colon, Director, Corporate Citizenship, Avangrid; Executive Director of Avangrid Foundation

Robert V. Hendrick, Jr., VP, Corporate Responsibility, Bigelow Tea

Thomas McCarthy, Director of Human Resources, Town of Trumbull

Tameika Miller, EVP, Member Engagement & Communications, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

S. Giles Payne, Of Counsel, Brody Wilkinson PC

Sam Tingley, Group Manager, M & T Bank Corporation

Paul Timpanelli, Retired, Bridgeport Regional Business Council

Robert Trefry, Founder, PathQuest Coaching & Consulting, LLC

Margo Amgott (Ex-Officio) Interim President & CEO, UWCFC

COMMUNITY COUNCILS

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Dr. Keith Betts
Helen Brickfield
Matthew Cassavechia
Gigi Christel
Ronald Herren
Mary-Ann Houser
Kim Karl
Greg Manning
Ralph McIntosh, Jr.
Nelson Merchan
Mary Ann Murtha
Taylor O’Brien
Katie Pearson
Sandra Rankin
Dawn Reshen-Doty
Jeff Ryer
Dr. Michael Stern, PhD
Kasey Yakavonis

SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Lynda Lee Arnold, Esq.
Cheryl Bakewell
Jennifer Birdseye
Ivana Butera
Barbara Dratch
Evan Hack, MD
Holly Hollander
Steven Liker
Lisa Morrisey
Alex Rafoss
Tammy Reardon
Becca Schmiedel
Katherine Webster-O'Keefe

STAMFORD COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Thomas Berta
Patrice Blue Williams
Pat Boyle
Luis F. Diez
Kim Ganic
Leslie Glenn
Kimberly Greene
George Herring
Carmen Hughes
Jerred Jones
Sally Kelman
Valerie Lazzari
Kurosh Marjani
David Pergola
George Schott
Jessica Signor
John Varamo
Sandy Weinberg
Natasha Williams