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
Senior 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
Rita Elkhoury
Development Associate
Julie Feidner
Executive Assistant to the President and Manager of Board Relations
Ingrid Fullwood
Information Technology Administrator
Bria Gadsden
Community Impact Officer
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
Community Impact Manager
Aaron Hines
Grants Associate
Jennyfer A. Holmes
Senior Development Officer
Joe Hurley
Accounting Manager
Monica Kelly
Community Impact Manager
Mike Keo
Senior Communications Officer
Josh Kornberg, EdD
Vice President for Development and Donor Engagement
Bonnie Malley
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Judy McBride
Director, Strategic Partnership Investments
Cenit Mirabal
Senior Human Resources Associate
Dr. T. Lee Morgan
Senior Learning and Evaluation Officer
Josephine Morrison
Director of Finance
Ryan O'Halloran
Senior Development Officer
Janis Peyton
Receptionist
Kate Piotrowski
Senior Community Impact Officer
Johana Rendon Ledesma
Community Impact Officer
Traci Resler
Community Impact Associate
Alexis Safo-Agyeman
Community Impact Officer
Chris Senecal
Senior Public Policy and Media Relations Officer
Meher Shulman
Associate Director, Nonprofit Support Program
Cierra Stancil
Senior Community Impact Officer
Tiana Starks
Senior Community Impact Associate
Amy Studwell
Senior Community Impact Officer
Tara Sundie
Community Impact Manager
Kate Szczerbacki
Director of Learning, Evaluation, and Capacity Building
Juhi Vajpayee Gawli
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Kandianna Valiotis
Senior Scholarship Associate
Andreas Varnauskas
Communications Associate
Sally Weisman
Director of Development and Donor Grants
Jay Williams
President and CEO
Rebecca Sailor Williams
Front Office Receptionist
Cynthia Wills
Community Impact Officer
Sara Zein
Grants Associate
Tom Zeleznock
Senior Communications Officer