Board of Directors

Pete Sannizzaro, Chair
Community Member

Alfred D. Watts, Vice Chair
Cornerstone Christian Center

Heather Smith-Jaser, Treasurer
PKF O’Connor Davies

Arlene Putterman, Secretary
Community Member

Jason Jakubowski, Ex Officio
President & Chief Executive Officer

Max Barry
Aetna

Jennifer Barr
Stop and Shop

Jered Bruzas
United Way of Greater Waterbury

Tom Buckingham
Nassau Financial Group

Molly Devanney
Highland Park Market

Joe Gianni
Bank of America

Beth Henry
Curative

Katie Hunlock
Community Member

Peter Kihara
StoreForce

Vanessa Maczko
Wiggin & Dana

Jamie McDonald
Bears Restaurant Group

Maria Paredes
Beacon Communities LLC

Kayla Reasco
Intersect Public Solutions

Wendy Wahl
Guardian Life

Diana Zhang
BlockTower

Honorary Board

Craig Anderson

Rep. Brian Becker

Desiree Bartholomew

Mayor Shari Cantor

Cheryl Chase

Jenny Chou

Beth Costello

Renee DiNino

Rep. William Dyson

Christine Frederick

Harry Garafalo

Scot Haney

Anthony Karlowicz

Mark LaFontaine

Andrea Obston

Rabbi David Small

Thomas Trumble

Dave Urbanik

Senior Leadership

For general inquiries, call (203) 469-5000 or email us.

Jason Jakubowski, President & Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Bartholomay, Chief Financial Officer

Beverly Catchpole, Chief Giving Officer

Brittney Cavaliere, Senior Director of Strategy

Johanna Fitzgerald, Chief People Officer

Jennie Hirsch, Chief of Staff

Tyler Kleykamp, Chief Data & Impact Officer

Kathryn Mastandrea, Senior Director of Strategic Giving

Miranda Muro, Senior Director of Network Relations

Monica Obrebski, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Chris O’Rourke, Chief Network & Program Officer

Tino Rovero, Chief Operations Officer

Paul Shipman, Senior Director of Network Resources