Leadership

Lana Gifas
Executive Director

Sheri Brown
Economic Empowerment Program Coordinator

Pilar Illanes
Program Coordinator

Joanne Jean
Economic Empowerment Program Assistant

Pam Miner
Development Manager

Board of Directors

Vanessa Lecorps, President
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Children’s Aid

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

Isaiah Bien Aime, Treasurer
Startup Founder / Entrepreneur

Kristina Lopez, Secretary
Marketing Consultant

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

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

Shirley Hu
Director, Corporate Finance

Michele Goldmeer
Attorney
New York and Connecticut

Satheesh Palaninathan
Senior Manager
Turing

Blanche Parker
Research Librarian
Darien Library

Prudence Pitter
Senior Global HR Leader
Amazon Web Services

Donna Poulard Rie
Executive Assistant
Platinum Equity

Alejandra Ramirez Wells
Founder
Ready Culture

Dana Randell
EVP and Chief Audit Executive
Synchrony

Galen Rohn
MSW Candidate
Fordham Graduate School of Social Service

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

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

Offering services throughout Connecticut and New York.

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