Executive

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Karen DuBois-Walton

President and CEO

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Leigh Curtis Higgins, Ed.D

Senior Director for Professional Development, and for the Executive Office

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Development and Foundation Communications

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Walter D. Woods

Senior Vice President, Development and Foundation Communications

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Erica G. Bradley

Manager of Community Philanthropy

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Carmen Burgos

Development Manager

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Sharon Cappetta, CAP®

Director of Development

203-777-7071

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Jorie Cogguillo

Development Officer

203-777-7099

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Linda M. Estacion, CAP®

Senior Director of Donor Services and Development Operations

203-777-7069

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Liana Garcia, MS, CAP®

Director of Gift Planning

203-974-1646

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Phalakorn Phonyothee

Development Operations Officer

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Matthew Higbee

Director of Communications

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Kathleen Cei

Communications Manager

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Liz Espinosa

Communications Associate

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Katie H. Pellico

Communications Officer

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Grantmaking and Strategy

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Christina M. Ciociola

Senior Vice President for Planning and Community Strategies

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Yolanda Caldera-Durant

Vice President for Program and Community Engagement

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Allison Abramson

Nonprofit Support Manager

203-974-1642

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Liany Elba Arroyo

Director, Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative

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Denise Canning

Director of Grant Operations

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Stephanie Chung

Manager of Grants and Nonprofit Relations

203-777-7077

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Eliezer Lee Cruz

Director of Strategic Partnerships

203-777-7074

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Jackie Downing

Senior Director of Grantmaking and Nonprofit Support

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Hannah Elias

Program and Evaluation Manager

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Rodney T. Moore

New Haven Healthy Start Fatherhood Coordinator

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Amy Nicefaro

Administrative Associate

203-777-7093

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Natasha Ray, MS

New Haven Healthy Start Director

203-777-7087

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Logan Roddy

Grants Manager

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Luis Rodriguez

Grantmaking Associate

203-974-1649

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Kara Straun

Director of Program and Evaluation

203-777-7079

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Deborah L. Wright

Funds Manager

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Investment Management

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A.F. Drew Alden

Chief Investment Officer, The Community Foundation (TCF); and President and CEO, TCF Mission Investments Company

203-777-7061

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The Community Foundation Mission Investments Company (TCFMIC)

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A.F. Drew Alden

Chief Investment Officer, The Community Foundation (TCF); and President and CEO, TCF Mission Investments Company

203-777-7061

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Joseph W. Williams Jr., MBA, EDP

Managing Director, The Community Foundation Mission Investments Company

203-974-1656

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Andrew Forbes

Project Director, Connecticut Consortium for BIPOC Technologists

203-777-7097

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Lauren Hughes

Grants Administrator, NHE3

203-777-7066

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Kim Mendez

Administrative Assistant, NHE3

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Sana Shaikh

Business Development Specialist

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Finance and Operations

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Wendy Gamba

Chief Financial Officer; Vice President for Finance and Operations

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Jake Gardner Sr.

Database Manager

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Delaney E. Howe

Finance Officer

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Vincent Ianniello

Finance Associate

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Brandi L. Kryvonis, CPP

Disbursements Manager

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Marcie Monaco

Director of Finance and Accounting

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Ellen Perrotti

Administrative Associate

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Muhsina Shinwari

Data and Integration Officer

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John Wood

Finance Officer

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Human Resources and Organizational Culture

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Leon Bailey Jr., MPA, MDiv, DMin

Sr. Vice President for Human Resources and Organizational Culture

203-777-7094

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Lisa Carter, SPHR

Human Resources Manager

203-974-1640

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Leigh Curtis Higgins, Ed.D

Senior Director for Professional Development, and for the Executive Office

203-777-7092

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