Leadership

Lana Gifas
Executive Director

Sheri Brown
Economic Empowerment Program Coordinator

Pilar Illanes
Program Coordinator

Lisa Sandstrom
Program Coordinator – Norwalk

Joanne Jean
Economic Empowerment Program Assistant

Alee Ramos
Development Manager

Board of Directors

Vanessa Lecorps, President
Vice President of Engagement and Belonging
Children’s Aid

Jeanine Long, Vice President
SVP, Senior Managing Credit Officer
TD Bank, N.A.

Isaiah Bien Aime, Treasurer
Startup Founder / Entrepreneur

Kristina Lopez, Secretary
Account Manager, Marketing Consultant
Acuity Risk Consultants, Inc.

Loredana Britka
Recruitment & Marketing Analyst
Krishnan & Associates, Inc.

Lana Gifas
Executive Director
Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc.

Michele Goldmeer
Attorney
New York and Connecticut

Shirley Hu
Director, Corporate Finance

Satheesh Palaninathan
Director
Vialto Partners

Blanche Parker
Research Librarian
Darien Library

Prudence Pitter
Senior Global HR Leader
Amazon Web Services

Donna Poulard
Executive Assistant
Paloma Partners LLC

Dr. Patty Ann Tulbin
Consultant / Speaker / Best-Selling Author CEO & Founder
Relationship Toolbox LLC

Directors Emeritae

Charlie Klein
General Securities Principal
Cadaret, Grant & Co.

Romana Mocan
Controller
Sunningdale Country Club

Mary-Kate Smith
Staff Attorney
Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission