United Way of Western Connecticut is overseen by a Board of Directors comprised of members from each community--Southern Litchfield County, Northern Fairfield County and Stamford--that provide expertise and perspective on a regional level.
Board of Directors
Cynthia Merkle
Union Savings Bank
Chair
Cheryl Bakewell
Bakewell & Mulhare LLC
Vice Chair & Treasurer
Michael Shepherd
Genworth
Secretary
Tracey Altson
Eversource
Keith Betts, EdD
Western Connecticut State University
Eric Duenwald
Synchrony Financial
George Garrett
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kurosh L. Marjani
Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP
Aaron Meyer
Man Group - GLG Silvermine
Mark Ouellette
Pitney Bowes
Antonio Santiago
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Kevin Walston
Danbury Public Schools
Ken Weinstein
Newtown Savings Bank
Natasha Williams
N-Touch Strategies
Candy Yeager
Community Representative
Lisa Zana
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Northern Fairfield Community Council
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Northern Fairfield Community Council.
Keith Betts, EdD
Western CT State University
Chair
Doreen Bentson
Citizens Bank
Gigi Christel
Ronald Herren
Mary-Ann Houser
St. Gregory the Great Church
Kim Karl
United Bank
Greg Manning
Webster Bank
Ralph McIntosh, Jr.
Del-Tron Precision Inc.
Nelson Merchan
Connecticut Small Business Development Center
Jerry Murphy
Coldwell Banker Commercial-Scalzo Group
MaryAnn Murtha
Western Connecticut State University
Katie Pearson
Danbury Public Library
P.J. Prunty
Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce
Sandra L. Rankin
IBM Retiree
Dawn Reshen-Doty
Benay Enterprises, Inc.
Jeff Ryer
Ryer Associates, Inc.
Michael L. Stern, PhD
Ken Weinstein
Newtown Savings Bank
Bob E. Williams
Southern Litchfield Community Council
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Southern Litchfield Community Council.
Cheryl Bakewell
Bakewell & Mulhare, LLC
Chair
Jennifer Birdseye
Webster Bank, NA
Barbara Dratch
Moots Pellegrini Law Firm
Evan Hack, MD
Candlewood Valley Pediatrics
Steven Liker
Trident - An ITW Company
Larry Neary
Bridgewater Community Volunteer
Alex Rafoss
Savings Bank of Danbury
Tammy Reardon
Town of New Milford
Katherine Webster-O'Keefe, Esq.
Law Office of Katherine Webster-O'Keefe
Amanda Wilson
Kimberly-Clark
Stamford Community Council
Our Community Councils represent each of our locales, focusing on local priorities and identifying community needs. We thank our dedicated volunteers who share their knowledge and time as members of our Stamford Community Council.
Candy Yeager
Community Representative
Chair
Thomas J. Berta
First County Bank
Luis F. Diez
Northern Trust
Leslie Glenn
Remedy Partners
Thomas Goggin
Synchrony
Kimberly Greene
Thomson Reuters
George Herring
Patriot Bank
Carmen Hughes
Shieldpay
Jered Jones
Keep America Beautiful
Sally Kelman
Community Representative
Valerie Lazzari
NBCUniversal
Kurosh Marjani
Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP
David Pergola
KPMG
George Schott
Legg Mason
Daniel Sheehan
Genworth
Claudia Vilas
Community Member
Sandy Weinberg
O'Connor Davies
Dudley Williams
Mill River Park Collaborative
Natasha Williams
N-Touch Strategies
Lisa Zana
Shipman & Goodwin LLP