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| Board Officers (L to R): Lynn Malerba, Chair; Edwin Higgins III, Vice Chair; Nicholas Fortson, Treasurer; and Margaret O'Shea, Secretary. |
Cathy Bokoff
Human Resources Consultant
Joined board in 2016
Mary Broderick
Education Advocate
Joined board in 2018
Lee-Ann Gomes
Director of Norwich Human Services
Joined board in 2021
Patrick Green
President & CEO of L+M Hospital
Joined board in 2021
Harry Ferguson
Retired Attorney
Joined board in 2018
Nicholas Fortson
Treasurer
President and CEO, CorePlus Federal Credit Union
Joined board in 2019
Edwin Higgins III
Vice Chair
Attorney with Bachand, Longo & Higgins
Joined board in 2017
Lynn Malerba
Chair
Chief of the Mohegan Tribe
Joined the board in 2018
Margaret O'Shea
Secretary
Educator
Joined board in 2019
John Pritchard
Retired Corporate Litigator
Joined board in 2017
Anne Rash
Retired School Administrator & College Professor
Joined board in 2016
Sandra Rueb
Retired Real Estate Professional
Joined board in 2016
Barbara Sahagan
Retired Scientist, Pfizer Inc.
Joined board in 2020
David Schulz
Retired, Executive Director, Neurosciences Drug Discovery Group, Pfizer Inc.
Joined board in 2016
Carol Williams
Retired Associate Dean at Eastern CT State University
Joined board in 2021
Maryam Elahi
President & CEO, Community Foundation of Connecticut
Ex Officio
(An asterisk indicates a current board member.)
Executive Committee
Lynn Malerba, Chair
Edwin Higgins, Vice Chair
Nicholas Fortson, Treasurer
Peg O'Shea, Secretary
Anne Rash, At Large
Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
Governance Committee
Anne Rash, Chair*
Mary Broderick*
Harry Ferguson*
Sandra Rueb*
David Zuckerbraun
Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
Audit Committee
Harry Ferguson, Chair*
Jason Cote
Patrick Green*
Bill Mencer
Paul Vaida
Development Committee
Cathy Bokoff, Chair*
Rebecca Desjardins
Harry Ferguson*
Nicholas Fortson*
Lynn Malerba*
Laura Moorehead
Elsa Núñez
Peg O'Shea*
Dyanne Rafal
Lee Ellen Terry
Carol Williams
Finance Committee
Nicholas Fortson, Chair*
Lee-Ann Gomes*
Edwin Higgins*
Susan K. Jones
Investment Committee
John Pritchard, Chair*
Leigh Bonney
Sam Childs
Harry Ferguson*
Nicholas Fortson*
Martha Gibson
Program Committee
David Schulz, Co-Chair*
Maryam Elahi, Co-Chair
Mary Broderick*
John Pritchard*
Anne Rash*
Barbara Sahagan*
Lisa Tepper Bates
David Addams, Advisor
Real Estate Gifts Committee
Sandra Rueb, Chair*
Brian Carey
Sam Childs
Harry Ferguson*
Marc Ginsberg
Stephen Larcen
Southeastern General Grants Committee
Kia Baird
Diane Barcelo
Brenda de los Santos
Tracee Reiser
Linda Sargent
Sandra Rueb*
Environmental Grants Committee
Andrea Fenton
John Pritchard*
John Sargent
Sybil Tetteh
Norwich Youth Grants Committee
Nicholas Fortson, Chair*
Cathy Bokoff*
Greg Boyd
Angelo Callis
James Chadic
Willimantic Welfare Bureau Fund Grants Committee
Carol Williams*
Ilda Ray
Kim Silcox
Bill Stover
Women & Girls Fund Public Policy Task Force Steering Committee
Peg O'Shea, Co-Chair*
Carol Williams, Co-Chair
Kia Baird
Shiela Hayes
Women & Girls Fund Committee - Northeast Area
Tina Lajoie, Co-Chair
Laura Moorehead, Co-Chair
Lisa Andrews
Kendra Bonnette
Tonya Brock
Linda Colangelo
Laura Crosetti
Michael Deyorio
Karyn DiBonaventura
Kristin Duethorn
Leia Faucher
Mae Flexer
Kerstin Forrester
Donna Grant
Fran Gustavesen
Sara Gustavesen
Erica Kesselman
Rebecca Lewis
Melissa Meyers
Anne Miller
Scott Moorehead
Jill Shamback
Linda Shaw
Rhonda Wishart
Larisa Zukic-Halilovic
Women & Girls Fund Committee - Southeast/Norwich Areas
Ruth Crocker, Co-Chair
Valerie Grimm, Co-Chair
Naima Gherbi
Christine Grady
Nancy Lathrop
Denise Lindell
Rashelle Litchmore
Adrianne Loweth
Theresa Madonna
Maria Miranda
Fawatih Mohamed-Abouh
Cindy Nickerson
Sandra Rueb*
Barbara Sahagan*
Annemarie Seifert
Jeanne Sigel
Barb Silver
Karen Stone
June Strunk
Women & Girls Fund Committee - Windham Area
Donna Snell, Co-Chair
Mary Weinland, Co-Chair
Judy Blei
Leigh Duffy
Josephine Fox
Sandy Hale
Marsha Hilsenrad
M. Kathleen Krider
Cynthia Myers
Anne Rash*
Ilda Ray
Kimberly Silcox
Lee Ellen Terry
Joanne Todd
Carol Williams*