OUR TEAM
Our talented and dedicated team is passionate about Greater Hartford. They are committed to building relationships in the community that can inform and guide their work, and contribute to a shared vision for our future.
Board photo, from left to right | standing: Richard N. Palmer, Marlene M. Ibsen, Theodore S. Sergi, JoAnn H. Price, Rodney O. Powell, Nancy P. Bernstein, David M. Roth sitting: Gordon Scott, Andrew R. Worthington
JoAnn H. Price, Chair
Founding Partner and President, Fairview Capital Partners, Inc.
Appointed by the Board of Directors, 2010
Theodore S. Sergi, Vice Chair
Retired, President and CEO, The Connecticut Science Center
Appointed by the Judge of Probate Court, District of Hartford, 2014
Andrew R. Worthington, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management, Long River Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Appointed by the Board of Directors, 2015
Nancy P. Bernstein
President and Chief Operating Officer, Women’s Health USA; President and Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Health Connecticut
Appointed by the Chair, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, 2013
Marlene M. Ibsen
Vice President, Community Relations, Travelers, and CEO & President, Travelers Foundation
Appointed by the Trustee Banks, 2017
Richard N. Palmer
Associate Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, 2016
Rodney O. Powell
President, Corporate Citizenship and President, Eversource Foundation, Eversource Energy
Appointed by the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, 2012
David M. Roth
Senior Managing Partner, SouthOcean Capital Partners Inc.
Appointed by the Board of Directors, 2018
Gordon Scott
CEO, Hartford West Indian Bakery Co., Inc. DBA Scotts’ Jamaican Bakery
Appointed by the Board of Directors, 2016
In addition to the members of the Board of Directors, the Hartford Foundation is fortunate to have other volunteers who collectively contribute hundreds of hours of service and advice to help the Foundation in a number of areas. Listed here are the members of the standing subcommittees of the Board of Directors and special committees.
Administration Audit Development Governance Investment Policy & Strategy Brainard Fund Advisory Black Giving Circle Fund Steering Catalyst Endowment Fund Steering Latino Endowment Fund Steering Board of Ambassadors Professional Advisory Scholarship Includes members of Interview and Selection Committees Gemma Baker Investment Advisor Counsel * Member of Board of Directors
Nancy P. Bernstein*, Chair
Marlene M. Ibsen*
JoAnn H. Price *~
Theodore S. Sergi*
Andrew R. Worthington*
Rodney O. Powell*, Chair
Marlene M. Ibsen*
JoAnn H. Price*~
Theodore S. Sergi*
Andrew R. Worthington*, Chair
Nancy P. Bernstein*
Robert B. Goldfarb
Beverly P. Greenberg
JoAnn H. Price*~
Rodney O. Powell*, Chair
Richard N. Palmer*
JoAnn H. Price*~
David M. Roth*, Chair
Robert B. Goldfarb
David Marks
JoAnn H. Price*~
Cynthia Steer
John Wright
Theodore S. Sergi*, Chair
Marlene M. Ibsen*
Rodney O. Powell*
JoAnn H. Price*~
Gordon Scott*
Andrew R. Worthington*
Nancy P. Bernstein*, Chair
Kenneth Alleyne
Ellen Andrews
James Cox-Chapman
Lucy Cox-Chapman Dagneau
Lynne Gardner
Richard Palmer*
Marie Spivey, Co-chair
Darryl Thames, Co-chair
Doris Arrington
Francine Austin
Charles Barfield
Brenda DelGado
Tekisha Everette
Jaleith Gary
Sibongile Magubane
Darlene Wolliston
Kathleen Costello, Chair
McKinley Albert
Iris Bashkin
Francine Christiansen~
Carol Dupuis
Sara Harrigan
Debbie Javit
Stacey Lombardo
Clare Meade
Ryan O’Halloran
Carol Peltier
Ed Peltier
Ann Thomas
Bob White~
Ira Yellen
Moraima Gutiérrez, Chair
Thomas Blake
Delpha Blanchard
Jorge Casasnovas
Melvyn Colón
Christina Gonzalez Gellman
Evelyn LaFontaine
Yvette Meléndez
Rosaida Morales Rosario
Ilka Torres
Kenneth Alleyne
John Alves
Malcom Barlow
Stephen Bayer
Shaun Biggers
Rich Brown
John Byrnes
Marla Byrnes
Luis Cabán
Eleanor Caplan
Richard Cave
Francince Christiansen
Christopher Cloud
Stacy Hurley-Cloud
Adam Cohen
Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson
Julie Daly Meehan
Eric Daniels
Mishone Donelson
Tiffany Donelson
Earl Exum
Thomas Filomeno
Meghan Freed
Robert Goldfarb
John Green
Beverly Greenberg
Rashid Hamid
Jill Hutensky
Lenworth Jacobs
Edward Jason
Medina Jett
David Jimenez
Dinesh Kapur
Rosy Kapur
Deborah Kleinman
Steven Kleinman
Evelyn LaFontaine
Antoinette Lazarus
Thomas Lips
Estela Lopez
Jim Lyon
Kristen Marcroft
Alan Mattamana
Adam McLaughlin
David Miller
John Motley
Joelle Murchison
Kristina Newman-Scott
Moy Ogilvie
Michelle Parrotta
Brewster Perkins
Tyler Polk
Sharon Rome Reisner
Susan Rottner
Richard Rubenstein
Andrew Salner
Patricia Salner
Andrew Schatz
Hy Schwartz
Paula Silas Guy
Anne Stanback
Cecil Thomas
Dougie Trumble
Tom Trumble
Fred Ward
Wyrot Ward
Nancy Wheeler
Robert White
Shawn Wooden
Elease Wright
John Wright
Eric Zachs
Jessica Zachs
Andrew Worthington, Chair
Monique R. Polidoro, Chair
Edward D. Abdelnour
Steven M. Basche
Eliot M. Bassin
Jill H. Clark
Marilee Clark
Alison D. Davis
John W. Eckel
Christiana N. Gianopulos
Suzanne S. Giuffrida
Shera G. Golder
Austin S. Hersh
Denis M. Horrigan
Drew M. Iacovazzi
William T. Johnson
Simon J. Lebo
Ryan V. Leichsenring
David A. Mangs
Greg F. Mendoza
Mitzchka Basman Ortiz
Sharon Purtill
Nelson J. Rodriguez
Andrew Salak
Laura A. Schuyler
Nicholas Sheridan
Gregory J. Spuches Jr
Ned Steiger
Timothy Throckmorton
Michael J. Welch
Bobbie Bartucca
Shirley Boron
Stephan Christiansen
Stacy Hurley Cloud
Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson
Melvyn Colón
Nick Criscitelli
Booker DeVaughn
Elena DeVaughn
Carol Dupuis
Tekisha Everette
Eileen Furey
Sam Galloway
Gregory Grant
Beverly Greenberg
Robert Guenther
Moraima Gutiérrez
Kristen Horrigan
Margaret Jacobson
Harvey Kelly
Thomas Mahoney
Walter Menjivar
Harry Meyer
Susan Myers
John Norman
Richard Pinder
Tyler Polk
Sue Shepard
Kathy Steinwedell
Sherwood Willard
Patricia Wrice
Michael Miller, Colonial Consulting, LLC
Robinson & Cole LLP
~ Ex-officio
Office of the President
Julie Feidner
Scott Gaul
Elysa Gordon
Katherine Szczerbacki
Jay Williams
Communications and Marketing
Doretta Andonucci
Nancy Benben
Carin Buckman
Autumn Gordon-Chow
Stephanie MacGillivary
Chris Senecal
Tom Zeleznock
Community Investments
Juana Baribeau Rondeau
Yvette Bello
Nuchette Black-Burke*
Joyce Bosco**
Megan Burke
Jacqueline Coleman
Elizabeth Delton
Diana Figueroa
Erika Frank
Dawn Grant
Karen Hartenstein
Susan Hills
Tauheedah Jackson*
Betsy Johnson
Monica Kelly
Judith McBride
Katherine Nicome
Annemarie Riemer
Marina Rodriguez
Judy Rozie-Battle
Cynthia Sanchez
Doug Shipman
Meher Shulman
Sara Sneed
Amy Studwell
Tara Sundie
Richard Sussman
Elena Trueworthy
Kandianna Valiotis
Leah Wade
Michael Wotorson
Development
Chari Anderson
Francesca Borges Gordon
Sarah Carlson
Wanda Correa
Pam Dawkins
Reid DiRenzo
Liana Garcia-Fresher
Betty Ann Grady
Jennyfer Holmes
Ryan O’Halloran
Deborah Rothstein
Rachel Salyers
Susanne Seney
Sally Weisman
Investments, Finance and Administration
Tracy Bradley
LouAnn Campanello
Louise Galvin
Alison Granger
Annetta Green
Andrew Halpryn
Susan Harmon
Bonnie Malley
Josie Morrison
Mark Niland
Yobielania Santana
Isaiah Torres
* Position funded by the Hartford Community Schools Partnership (Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Hartford Public Schools, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, and City of Hartford Office for Youth Services)
** Position funded by Catholic Charities Circuit Rider for the Brighter Futures Family Centers (an initiative of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving)
AKNOWLEDGEMENT
YVETTE MELÉNDEZ
We would like to thank Yvette Meléndez for more than 12 years of dedicated service on our Board, including her service as interim president. Her vision and leadership will impact our efforts and the region for years to come.
