Board Leadership

Connecticut Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of trustees and managed by a staff of experts in fund management, philanthropy, charitable gift planning, grantmaking and community issues. We are here to help our donors, nonprofits and community.

To reach any of our staff members by phone, please call 203.753.1315.

Board of Trustees

Michael Giardina

Michael Giardina

Chair, Cheshire, Partner, Henry & Giardina, LLP | Bio

 

Subira Gordon

Secretary, Executive Director, Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now | Bio

Dr. Angela Chapman

Waterbury
Associate Dean of Development at Connecticut State Community College-Naugatuck Valley. | Bio

 

Reginald Beamon

Avery Gaddis

Waterbury

Senate Republican Office’s Community Development and Public Affairs| Bio

Reginald Beamon

Janie L. McDermott

Litchfield

Partner at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP| Bio

 

Reginald Beamon

Christopher Rempfer

Southbury

Professor of English at Naugatuck Valley Community College | Bio

 

Kathy Bower

Kathy Bower

Vice Chair, Southbury Managing Partner (Woodbury), Gager, Bower & Scalzo, LLP | Bio

 

Kathleen A. McPadden

Kathleen A. Brochhausen

Naugatuck, Senior Vice President, Community Relations Officer and Executive Director, Ion Bank Foundation | Bio

 

Tony Ciocca

Managing Director, Institutional Investment Consulting, Inc. | Bio

 

James A. Higgins Naugatuck, President and CEO, Skyline Financial Federal Credit Union | Bio

Reginald Beamon

Jessica Ocasio

Waterbury

Executive President, Rivera Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Associate Educational Consultant, CT State Department of Education | Bio

 

Reginald Beamon

JoAnn Reynolds-Balanda

Watertown

Health and Human Services (Retired) | Bio

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Jean Solomon

Treasurer, Washington Depot

Senior Real Estate executive| Bio

 

Dr. Rebecca Eleck Bruce

Family Physician and Medical Director, Wheeler Health | Bio

Reginald Beamon

Baba Frew

Woodbury

Educator (Retired)| Bio

 

Joyce Petteway

Adrienne Parkmond

Waterbury

Chief Operations Officer of The WorkPlace, Inc. | Bio

Reginald Beamon

Tomas Olivo

Waterbury

Director at Working Cities Challenge at the RIBA Aspira Career Academy| Bio

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Saran D. White

Waterbury

Executive Director Leever Foundation | Bio