Professional Advisors Council
Leaders in the allied advisory fields such as estate planning, wealth advising, accounting, financial planning, and insurance that work with The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to advocate for the value of philanthropy and examine innovative mechanisms for high impact charitable planning
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The purpose of the Professional Advisors Council (PA Council) is to serve as a collaborative body of experts – composed of leaders in the allied advisory fields including estate planning, wealth advising, accounting, financial planning, and insurance among others – who together with The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven staff advocate for the value of philanthropy and examine innovative mechanisms for high impact charitable planning. Through our united expertise, we aim to identify opportunities to maximize philanthropic impact which benefits client relationships, donor satisfaction and our shared community.
PA Council Members
Andrew Babiak
UBS Financial Services Inc.
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Thomas Beirne III, CFP®
The Washington Trust Company, Halsey Associates
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John Caserta, ChFC®, Managing Director
Caserta & de Jongh
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Atty. Elizabeth Ciccone, Director Valuation & Litigation Support
Marcum LLP
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Atty. William Colwell
Parrett, Porto, Parese & Colwell PC
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Elena Dixon, ChFC®, CPFA, CAP®
Linden Wealth Advisors LLC
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Robin French, CPA
T.M. Byxbee Company PC
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Julie Gillespie, CPA
Simione Macca & Larrow LLP
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Kate Houlihan
CBIZ Insurance Services Inc.
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Bernadette Huang
Kreitler Financial LLC
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Melanie Kregling, CFP®, AWMA
Noble Wealth Advisors
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Jairo Lemos, MBA, AIF®
Gateway Financial Partners
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Atty. Donna Levine
Law Office of Donna Levine
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Atty. Lisa Newfield
Murtha Cullina Attorneys at Law
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Logan Reed, CFP®, CLU®, CIMA
Janney Montgomery Scott
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Atty. Diane Ruben
Winnick Ruben Hoffnung Peabody & Mendel LLC
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Atty. Constance Shields
Withers Bergman LLP
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Atty. Ronald Soccoli Jr.
Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP
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Atty. Karen Yates
Withers Bergman LLP
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