Our Staff
Committed to leading by example.
Our talented and dedicated staff are passionate about Greater Hartford and share the values that make it unique and special. They are committed to building relationships in the community that can inform and guide their work, and ultimately contribute to a shared vision for our future. We encourage you to reach out and contact us. Every opportunity starts with a conversation.
Cesar Aleman
Director of CT Urban Opportunity Collaborative
Willona Amoakoh
Community Impact Officer
Chari L. Chester Anderson
Development Officer
Doretta Andonucci
Communications Officer
Damion Baker
Community Impact Officer
Juana Baribeau
Grants Process Analyst
Michele Beauge
Finance Accountant
Francesca Borges Gordon
Director of Development, Outreach and External Relations
Tracy Bradley
Office Coordinator
Sarah E. Carlson
Scholarship Manager
Kelly Casey
Senior Learning and Evaluation Officer
Lucas Codognolla
Senior Community Impact Officer
Ashley M. Coleman
Program Manager
Susan Dana
Director of Development, Major Gifts
Pam Dawkins Pieper
Gifts and Funds Manager
Reid DiRenzo
Donor Grants Manager
Bradford Drazen
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Melanie Edwards-Tavares
Director, Capacity Building and Nonprofit Support
Hannah Elias
Grants Associate
Rita Elkhoury
Development Associate
Julie Feidner
Executive Assistant to the President and Manager of Board Relations
Ingrid Fullwood
Senior IT Associate
Ramonita Garcia
Giving Circles Manager
Elysa Gordon
Vice President, Community Impact
Betty Ann Grady
Senior Development Officer
Frank Gramuglia
Director of Human Resources
Andrew Halpryn
Information Technology Officer
Susan Harmon
Accountant
Karen Hartenstein
Program Manager
Joel Hicks-Rivera
Senior Community Impact Officer
Susan Hills
Senior Community Impact Associate
Jennyfer A. Holmes
Senior Scholarship and Development Officer
Joe Hurley
Accounting Manager
Betsy Johnson
Senior Nonprofit Support Program Associate
Monica Kelly
Senior Nonprofit Support Program Associate
Patrick Laorden
Grants Associate
Bonnie Malley
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Judy McBride
Director, Strategic Partnership Investments
Michaela Mendygral
Communications Associate
Cenit Mirabal
Senior Human Resources Associate
Josephine Morrison
Director of Finance
Madeline Nguyen
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Ryan O'Halloran
Senior Development Officer
Janis Peyton
Receptionist
Kate Piotrowski
Community Impact Officer
Johana Rendon Ledesma
Community Impact Officer
Deborah Rothstein, J.D.
Vice President for Development
Cynthia Sanchez
Community Impact Manager
Chris Senecal
Senior Public Policy and Media Relations Officer
Meher Shulman
Associate Director, Nonprofit Support Program
Cierra Stancil
Senior Community Impact Officer
Tiana Starks
Community Impact Associate
Amy Studwell
Senior Community Impact Officer
Tara Sundie
Community Impact Manager
Kate Szczerbacki
Director, Strategic Learning and Evaluation
Kandianna Valiotis
Senior Scholarship and Development Associate
Sally Weisman
Director of Development and Donor Grants
Jay Williams
President and CEO
Rebecca Sailor Williams
Front Office Receptionist
Tom Zeleznock
Senior Communications Officer