united way women's leadership council 5th annual power of the purse program book

Fifth Annual Luncheon & Silent AuctionFeaturing Homeless to Harvard speaker Liz Murray

2 Women’s Leadership Council

Silver SponsorsConning n Day Pitney LLP n First Niagara Bank n Hoffman Auto Group n XL Catlin

Bronze SponsorsAetna Inc. n CNC Software, Inc. n Enterprise Holdings n Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network n The Village for Families & Children, Inc.Thomas Byrne Associates n Willis Towers Watson

Table SponsorsAAA Allied Group n Aetna Inc. n Barnes Group Foundation n Deloitte & Touche LLP n Enfield Public Schools

ESPN, Inc. n Genesys n Guy Carpenter n Harvest Development Group, LLC n Morgan Stanley Wealth ManagementSheila S. Moses CPA, PC n Mutual of America n NBC Connecticut n Peoples United Bank n Pratt & Whitney

Shipman & Goodwin LLP n Sun Life Financial n TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient BankThe Phoenix Companies, Inc. n Trumpf Inc. n University of Connecticut n United Technologies Corporation

United Technologies Research Center n UPS n UPS Capital Business Credit UTC Aerospace Systems and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 743

Technology SponsorThe Hanover Insurance Group

Gold Sponsors

ComcastSun Life Financial

The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company Travelers

Webster Bank

Premier Sponsor

Title Event Sponsor Title Speaker Sponsor

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Power of the Purse 2016 3

WelcomeLieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman

Melanie Cecarelli Event Co-Chair Harvest Development Group, LLC

Gina D’Ambruoso Event Co-Chair TD Bank - America’s Most Convenient Bank

A Story of SuccessVerna Redmond Family Financial Stability Initiative Program Participant Introduced by Marion T. Schmeelk TD Bank - America’s Most Convenient Bank

Invitation to Become a Member of the Women’s Leadership CouncilNoreen Randazzo Chair, United Way Women’s Leadership Council The Hanover Insurance Group

Featured SpeakerLiz Murray Introduced by Jocelyn DeMaio The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Until Next Year…Paula S. Gilberto President and CEO United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

June 7, 2016

Silent Auction 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Program and Luncheon 12:10-1:30 p.m.


Inspirational speaker who went from homeless to HarvardFrom homeless to Harvard...it is an unlikely turn of events. Liz Murray’s life is a triumph over adversity and a stunning example of the importance of dreaming big. Murray’s life as the child of cocaine-addicted parents in the Bronx was bitterly grim. There was never food in the house, everything was filthy, drugs were everywhere, and the welfare checks were spent before they arrived.


By age 15, Murray’s mom had died and she was homeless—living on the streets, riding the subway all night, and eating from dumpsters. Amidst this pain, Murray always imagined her life could be much better than it was. “I started to grasp the value of the lessons learned while living on the streets. I knew after overcoming those daily obstacles that next to nothing could hold me down.” Determined to take charge of her life, Murray finished high school in just two years and was awarded a full scholarship to Harvard University, all while camping out in New York City parks and subway stations.

Murray’s story is exhilarating and inspirational. Her delivery is innocently honest, as she takes audiences on a very personal journey where she achieves the improbable.

Her story sounds like a Hollywood movie—and it practically is. Lifetime Television produced a movie about Murray’s life story entitled Homeless to Harvard, which was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Murray is the recipient of the White House Project’s Role Model Award and Oprah Winfrey’s first-ever Chutzpah Award. Her memoir, Breaking Night, landed on the New York Times Bestseller List within a week of its release and quickly became an international bestseller published in twelve countries, in eight languages.


Special Thanks to Those Leading The Way

Melanie Cecarelli Event Co-Chair Harvest Development Group, LLC

Gina D’AmbruosoEvent Co-Chair TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank

Tisa Rabun-MarshallAuction Chair The Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Jocelyn DeMaioMembership Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Lisa CameronTable Captain Co-Chair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Meghan LacherTable Captain Co-Chair Travelers

Erica DeanComcast

Kristen WalterSlalom

Ngoc HuerTCX Industries

Kristin CartierUnited Healthcare

Ashley SanyalCigna

McKinley AlbertHartford’s Camp Courant

Janalynne GiusVirtus Investment Partners

Mary Anne CannonPratt & Whitney

Julie Delucca-CollinsBrienza’s Academic Advantage

Rise RothJewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford

Julianne ScottGuy Carpenter

Julia Monique JohnsonWillis Towers Watson

Susan LaneHoffman Auto Group

Maureen LindseyWest Hartford

Power of the Purse Steering Committee

Tisa Rabun-MarshallThe Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Jenny ComerfordThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Erica CzajkowskiDeloitte & Touche LLP

Michelle DeCarloThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Janine Fazzina BoudoBella Blue Photography

Linda LockThe Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Sara LockArtFX

Sandy BakerThe Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Sabina GriffithThe Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Robin AllenThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Nicole GrunwaldCigna

Auction Committee

Colleen A. LyonsCharlotte Anne Kristin BurnettTeshana ByarsRick CarterudSusan ColbyJulie DeLucca-CollinsSheela DereJane DiMartinJennifer E. FournierTheresa FosterJorge GalloKaren Gatison

Rachel GeorgeJoshua HenryKathy HerseyThadora HornEve HouleLaura HurlbirtJulia Monique JohnsonJan JosephsonChris KellyChristine KennedyWendy LacunzaRebecca LemanskiDelly London

Janet Marshall-TateGladys MercadoEssence N. PerryLouise PisarskiDiane PlourdeStephannie RolonMaya SaccuzzoPooja SaneyLuz SantanaSharran SeligAsha StapletonStephanie M. ThompsonLinda Y. Cote

Event Volunteers


McKinley AlbertRoxanna Booth MillerDawn BruneauJane CallananLisa CameronKristin CartierMelanie Cecarelli*Adrian CollimoreMaura CookLinda CotePatti CushmanJulie Delucca-CollinsJocelyn DeMaioElizabeth DreierSusan B. DunnKaren FitzgeraldJanet Flagg-Rawlins*Elizabeth Gagne*Renee GhentPauline GilPaula S. Gilberto*Janalynne Gius*Shelly GraybillKristin Herzog

Ngoc HeuerKarlene Joseph*Kathleen KeelerSue Ellen Kerr*Meghan LacherPeg LesiakAleeza LiuMary Ann Lubeskie*Marina Luri ClarkEllen LymanTheresa Milone Marti OssiasVicky PaceNeil Parisi*Juliene PhelanLouise PisarskiTisa Rabun-MarshallNoreen RandazzoRise RothCynthia Ryan Erika SantiagoAshley SanyalDarlene SawczysynMarianna Spector*

Bree Scott-Pelczar Patricia StackSushmita ShuklaLiz TampasisTonya TaschereauDavid Taylor*Linda TernulloOlga Timofeyeva-VogtGregory Toczydlowski*Cecily VasingtonHanna WalczokRosemary WallKristen WalterPatricia YursikBarbara Zottola

*Table Sponsors

PatronsJennifer GeislerThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Renee StringerConnecticut Transition House

Table Captains as of 5/27/16

Thank you to all of our fabulous table captains!Interested in being a table captain for our Sixth Annual Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction? Contact Bree Scott-Pelczar at 860-493-6838 or [email protected]


11 associates

A&E Antiques

Able Made

Aida Calderon-Deary, Licensed Cosmetologist & Certified Esthetician

Anne Elvgren

Antonia’s Hair Boutique

Ashley Born

Balance Massage Therapy, LLC

Barbara Boutot Designs

Bella Blue Photography

Big Y

BK & Co.

Blo Dry Bar West Hartford

Bree Scott-Pelczar

Brooks Brothers

Brynn Capella

Candy Woolley

Capital Genealogy

Chris Palumbo

College Planning Consulting, LLC

Comcast

Connecticut Science Center

Lorey Cavanaugh, Owner, Kitchen & Bath Design + Construction, LLC

Dave and Buster’s

Della LA Inc. donated by Justine Porter and Christine Kennedy

Diane Diers

Elite Island Resorts

Elizabeth Dreier

Enterprise Rent-a-Car

Epic Salon South Windsor

Erica Czajkowski - Pure Haven Essentials Consultant

Erica Dean

ESPN, Inc.

Excel Fitness

Face-It

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

Friends of United Way / Anonymous

Gina D’Ambruoso

Girl Scouts of Connecticut

Glastonbury Jewelers

Gouveia Vineyards

Handcrafted Photography

Hannoush Jewelers

Hartford Flavor Company

Hartford Yard Goats

Hillary Salerno

Hill-Stead Museum

Holly Hughes

In Honor of Phyllis Marella

Jacki Easlick

Janalynne Gius

Janet Flagg-Rawlins

Janet Marshall-Tate

Jeanette Baker

Jenny Comerford

Jillian Puzzo, Associate Director, Stella & Dot

Jolly Therapeutic Massage

Julia Monique Johnson

Julianne Scott

Julie Meehan

Karen Elizabeth Salon & Academy

Karen Perham-Lippman

Kathryn Deane Photography

Kathy McAfee, America’s Marketing Motivator

Kendra Scott

Kramer Portraits

Laura Pels

Legacy School of Dance

Libby Richardson

Linda J. Yelmini

Linda Nadeau

Lindsay Vigue Photography

Liz Buczynski

Liz Gagne

Louise Pisarski

Lynn Sullivan

Margaret H. Greenberg, Executive Coach and Co-Author of Profit from the Positive

Mary Barneby

Mary Newman

MaryAnn Meyer

Massage Envy

Master Brand Distributors, LLC

Auction Contributors as of 5/16/16


Melanie J. Cecarelli

Michelle DeCarlo

Michelle Souza

Mission Fitness

ML Fitness Training

Monica R. Hall-Porter, Independent Cause Entrepreneur, viaONEHOPE

Naomi Jewelry

Naomi Rosentein, Stella & Dot Director/Founding Leader

New England Pasta Company

Nine West

Olde Towne Coin Company

Pat Parsons

Peg Lesiak

Pequabuck Golf Club

Pond House Café

Pottery Piazza

R. Riveter

Rhonda Spaulding

Robin Allen

Robin Toomey Thirty-One Consultant

Rosalie B. Roth

Roxanna Booth Miller

Ruthann Bouchard

Sandra Kaye Baker

Sandy Weicher

Sandy Welch

Sea Glass Fine Art Photography

Silver City Limousine

Silver Dahlia

Sports Center of Connecticut

Stackpole Moore Tryon

Stackpole Moore Tryon Customers

Stanley Black & Decker

Stella & Dot by Independent Stylist Andrea Joseph

Stella & Dot by Independent Stylist Tisa Rabun-Marshall

Sue Ellen Kerr

Summit Made in Italy

Sunset Meadow Vineyards

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company

The Hermitage Club

The Howling Spider

The New Children’s Museum

The Society Room of Hartford

The Wine Trust

Theo’s of Hartford - Theodora Foster

Thomas Byrne Associates

Thomas Fallon Photography

Tisa Rabun-Marshall

TOMS

Tops Supermarket

Travelers

Vibrant Health

Walt Disney World® Resort

Warren Hardman - Max Downtown

West Hartford Yoga

White Silo Farm & Winery

Whole Foods Market - North Atlantic Region - West Hartford, Bishop’s Corner Glastonbury, Hadley

Winding Trails

With These Hands Computer Services by Thadora

Z Luxury


Women’s Leadership Council United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Who We AreUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Women’s Leadership Council is a diverse network of local women who stand up and take action to help strengthen women and families in our community.

What We DoThe Women’s Leadership Council raises awareness and revenue to support children succeeding in school and families being financially secure. When families are financially secure, health outcomes improve, children do better in school and our communities are stronger.

How We Are Helping Families SucceedMember contributions and proceeds raised from Power of the Purse support the Women’s Leadership Council’s Family Financial Stability Initiative (FFSI). The initiative helps lower-income adults living in Hartford, with a primary focus on women, effectively manage their finances and achieve financial goals. Through one-on-one coaching and financial education, participants learn how to create a plan to reach their goals, by focusing on creating a budget, reducing debt, improving credit scores, and building savings.

Women may enroll in a matched savings program, allowing them to save and receive a one-to-one dollar match towards their savings goals such as a car, tuition, a computer, or a security deposit or down payment on a home, etc.

The Village for Families & Children, a local nonprofit organization, is the managing organization, in partnership with United Way and Hartford Partnership for Student Success.

Results From the Family Financial Stability InitiativeSince the inception of the Women’s Leadership Council’s financial stability work in 2011, nearly 400 women have attended over 1,000 individual coaching sessions. Nearly 150 women have participated in the matched savings account program, saving over $20,000 and receiving a one-to-one dollar match towards their savings goals. There are currently 45 women enrolled in the matched savings program working towards achieving their dreams.

Women’s Leadership Council Steering Committee MembersNoreen Randazzo*Chair The Hanover Insurance Group

Elizabeth Gagne*Vice Chair Travelers

Francine Christiansen*Christiansen Consulting

Karmela Malone*The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Peg LesiakFarmington

Meghan Lacher*Travelers

Janet Flagg-Rawlins*VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Roxanna Booth Miller*Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, Inc.

Melanie Cecarelli*Harvest Development Group, LLC

Jocelyn DeMaio The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Karlene JosephThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Jennifer MatthewsSun Life Financial

Michelle Stronz* Formata

Erica DeanComcast

Patti CushmanUnited Technologies Research Center

Vittoria PaceThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Julia Monique Johnson Willis Towers Watson

Jane CallananThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Samantha DellwoConnecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation

* Founding Members


The Family Financial Stability Initiative also offers free tax preparation services as part of the Volunteer Tax Assistance Program. More than 2,000 tax returns have been filed at the two FFSI neighborhood sites since 2011 returning nearly $4.5 million in refunds and credits to our local economy.

How We Are Helping Children SucceedIn the summer of 2014, the Women’s Leadership Council mobilized a group of women to focus on United Way’s educational goals. Members engaged in a series of volunteer opportunities to build literacy kits—books and related props that bring stores to life and make reading fun.

Over the last several years, the Women’s Leadership Council has supported numerous volunteer experiences, including hosting two Family Literacy Nights at Dwight-Bellizzi Asian Studies Academy in partnership with COMPASS Youth Collaborative and a pop-up Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Night at the Alfred E. Burr School, wherein members engaged children in financial themed educational activities while their parents had their taxes prepared by VITA volunteers.

Become a Woman of Leadership in our CommunityUnited Way Women’s Leadership Councils are a global network of 70,000 passionate, caring women in 160 communities dedicated to addressing the most critical needs of our world.

Since mobilizing in 2002, the councils have collectively raised $1.2 billion, making it one of the most successful philanthropic movements of its kind. Locally, the Women’s Leadership Council has raised more than $1 million to support hard-working women and families in our community.


What are participants saying about the Family Financial Stability Initiative (FFSI)?

“ The matched savings program gives women an opportunity to gain control of their lives through financial management. Through budget coaching and money matching, women are able to secure a future for themselves and their families.”

K. Taylor

“ This program has helped me climb out of debt, reorganized my priorities and allowed me to begin the road to savings. I will continue to use the tools taught and make smarter financial decisions.”

C. Martinez

“ This program gives you the tools needed to achieve your goals and it also shows you how to put them into practice”

P. Garcia

“ The FFSI program has been very beneficial for me. I learned how to focus on my finances, where my money was going and how much I was spending. I’ve become more consistent in my budget planning and that helps me to be more optimistic in setting goals.

A. Fernandez

“ FFSI has been very informative, providing me with new ways to improve my credit to be able to purchase my first home. The financial counselor has given me a sense of family and feeling of comfort while working with me through this process.”

C. Gonzalez

Family Financial Stability Initiative


Women’s Leadership Council United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Locally, members have an opportunity to connect with a diverse, dynamic and dedicated network of women and community leaders at exclusive member-only events while demonstrating the powerful impact women can make when they combine their individual talents and resources.

Change will not happen without you. Join a diverse network of women who stand up and take action to help strengthen women and families in our community.

Leadership – Annual Gift of $1,000n Women’s Leadership Council Connection Newsletter—monthly distributionn Invitation to exclusive events and member-only experiences—Anniversary Celebration,

Cocktails & Conversations, member breakfasts and lunchtime learning n Recognition in Power of the Purse event programn Invitation to National Women’s Leadership Council Summitn Recognition in United Way Annual Leadership Giving Publicationn Professional Development Opportunitiesn Volunteer Opportunitiesn Invitation to Participate on Steering Committeen Committee Chair/Vice Chair Volunteer Leadership Opportunitiesn Access to Member-only LinkedIn Groupn Networking Opportunities

Friendship – Annual Gift of $500n Women’s Leadership Council Connection Newsletter—monthly distributionn Invitation to exclusive events and member-only experiences—Anniversary Celebration,

Cocktails & Conversations, member breakfasts and lunchtime learning n Recognition in Power of the Purse event programn Professional Development Opportunitiesn Volunteer Opportunitiesn Committee Chair /Vice Chair Volunteer Leadership Opportunitiesn Committee Participationn Access to Member-only LinkedIn Groupn Networking Opportunities

Support – Annual Gift of $250 n Women’s Leadership Council Connection Newsletter—monthly distributionn Invitation to exclusive events and member-only experiences—Anniversary Celebration,

Cocktails & Conversations, member breakfasts and lunchtime learning n Recognition in Power of the Purse event programn Professional Development Opportunitiesn Volunteer Opportunitiesn Committee Participation n Access to Member-only LinkedIn Groupn Networking Opportunities


United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Women’s Leadership Council

Membership (as of April 29, 2016)

Lisa AcieTravelers

Gloria Rose AdamCarol AlbaneseVoya Financial


Jill AlbertelliPratt & Whitney

Cristina AldiThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Marilyn AllanBernice AllenHartford Hospital

Eileen AllgroveElaine AndersonPratt & Whitney

Jan AndersonTravelers

Marilyn Askenazer-KorthCatholic Charities, Inc., Archdiocese of Hartford

Kandyce AustElizabeth AusternUnited Technologies Research Center

Julie BaconElaine BaisdenTravelers

Andrea BaloghWomen’s Health

Mary BarnebyGirl Scouts of Connecticut

Marguerite BarrettThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Karen Bauer360 Federal Credit Union

KimberlyBelvalThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Chelsea BenardJody BeresinThe Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Elizabeth BerryThe Hanover Insurance Group

Marie BertrandDay Pitney LLP

Zakira BhuraAetna Inc.

Erin BillThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Christine Bilotti PetersonThe Hanover Insurance Group

Monica BlancoTravelers

Suzie BoiceBendett & McHugh, PC

Roxanna Booth MillerHartford Youth Scholars Foundation Inc

Ashley BornPatti BurmahlGerber Technology

Michelle BuswellThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Linda ByamMarla ByrnesSandra CahillUniversity of Hartford

Jane CallananThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Lisa CameronThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Amy CannattaMary CannonPratt & Whitney

Elizabeth CarpenterThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Pamela CarpenterTravelers

Kristin CartierUnited Healthcare

Melissa Carver-SottileUniversity of Connecticut

Melanie CecarelliHarvest Development Group, LLC

Angela CeriniThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Judith ChambersThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Ashley ChismWillis Towers Watson

Susan Christensen StonerFrancine ChristiansenChristiansen Consulting

Carolyn ClementLIMRA (LL Global)

Jamie CohenThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Anne CondonConnectiCare, Inc.

Rachel ConsidineDeloitte & Touche LLP

Maura CookUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Deborah CopesBank of America

Linda CoteWebster Bank

Mary Kate CoxFoodshare, Inc.

Juliet CoxThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Pamela CropleyUnited Technologies Research Center

Heather CullenThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Patricia CushmanUnited Technologies Research Center

Erica CzajkowskiDeloitte & Touche LLP

Laura DambierGina D’AmbruosoTD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank

Jill DanielsonUnited Technologies Corporation

Leslie DavenportShipman & Goodwin LLP

Erica DeanComcast


Kathleen deCastroThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Michelle DeitchmanThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Samantha DellwoConnecticut Children’s Medical Center

Juliana DeLucca-CollinsBrienza’s Academic Advantage

Jocelyn DemaioThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Julia DicksonCigna

Kim DionneTravelers

Marianne DownieThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Elizabeth DreierThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Susan B. DunnWest Hartford

Meredith DurhamPratt & Whitney

Jody FerrerPerfect Promotion

Candace FerrisSun Life Financial

Susanne FigueredoTravelers

Maureen FitzgeraldUnited Technologies Corporation

Roma Fives-SmithUnited Technologies Research Center

Janet FlaggVA Connecticut Healthcare System

Pia FlanaganMassMutual Financial Group


Catherine FlavinNancy FloridiaPratt & Whitney

Kristine FloryanDenise FlynnThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Elizabeth GagneTravelers

Catherine GalganoMorgan Stanley Smith Barney (Citigroup)

Michele GaraJacquelynn GarofanoUnited Technologies Research Center

Sharon GauthierPatient Care Advocates

Rachel GeorgeThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Jennifer GerasimovDeloitte & Touche LLP

Tara GerberTravelers Championship

Paula S. GilbertoUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Devora GinsbergHartford Hospital

Janalynne GiusVirtus Investment Partners

Catherine GodinPratt & Whitney

Kathleen GormanTravelers

Kelly GranatekLeslie HammondMaureen HannonAcadia Insurance Co.

April HaskellLaurie HavanecAetna Inc.

Meghan HaydenUnited Technologies Corporation

Molly HaywardThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Paula HealeyBank of America

Jennifer HealyMassMutual Financial Group

Irene HerreraThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Ngoc HeuerTCX Industries

Christine HillUnited Technologies Corporation

Jill HutenskyCatherine IntraviaShipman & Goodwin LLP

Brenda Ivory-JonesOtis Elevator

Tasha JacksonGirl Scouts of Connecticut

Amy Jaffe-BarzachUniversity of Hartford

Kathleen JannuzziJulia Monique JohnsonWillis Towers Watson

Leslie JonesBonita JonesKarlene JosephThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Katherine KaneHarriet Beecher Stowe Center

Jocelyn KaneTrinity College

Kathleen KeelerThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Dana KellerAmber KendrickCIG Retirement Plan Consulting

Christine KennedyPratt & Whitney

Sue Ellen KerrStanley Black & Decker

Shannon KlenkConnecticut Children’s Medical Center

Agnes KluchaUTC Aerospace Systems

Catherine KonnikVoya Financial

Lisa LabenskiUTC Aerospace Systems

Meghan LacherTravelers

Leslie LaiuppaChubb Specialty Insurance

Stephanie LaneChubb Specialty Insurance

Anne LeeTravelers

Marty LeonardThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Janet LeonbergerPatricia LeShaneSullivan & LeShane

Peg LesiakSondra Lintelmann-DellaripaHarvest Development Group, LLC

Julie LopesTD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank

Luz LopezThe Village for Families & Children, Inc.

Mary Ann LubeskieXL Insurance

Marina Luri-ClarkTravelers

Ellen LymanThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Patrice MaliszewskiPratt & Whitney

Bonnie MalleyThe Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Karmela MaloneThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Merrill MandellSherry ManettaConning

Andrea MannEnterprise Holdings

Janet Marshall-TateWillis Towers Watson

Jennifer MatthewsSun Life Financial

Kathy McAfeeAmerica’s Marketing Motivator

Suzanne McDonaldCBS Radio

Patricia McGowanCohnReznick

Mary McLaughlinComcast

Patricia McLaughlinConnecticut Economic Resource Center

Laura McLellanAetna Inc.

Karen McNeySarah MedinaNancy MeyerHartford Courant

Theresa MiloneThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Dana MisorskiWomen’s Health

Kathy MitchellU.S. Bank National Association

Kelley MoloneyChubb Specialty Insurance

Elise MontanariTravelers

Anna MorastPratt & Whitney

Jody MorneaultStackpole Moore Tryon Tuesday’s

Kimberly NardoneCohnReznick

Linda NaylorSun Life Financial

Laura NigroTravelers

Kathleen O’Connell-BachUTC Aerospace Systems

Nancy O’ConnorThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Vittoria PaceThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.



Women’s Leadership CouncilJennifer PaquetteUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Alan PawlakAetna Inc.

Ann PeanUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Laura PedersenA.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists

Stacy PedersenAmerican Nuclear Insurers

Brewster PerkinsWillis Towers Watson

Joyce PetrellaJuliene PhelanThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Fabienne Pierre-MaxwellHartford Public Schools

Nyema PinkneyUTC Aerospace Systems

Robin PiseckiWillis Towers Watson

Joan PixtonUnited Technologies Research Center

Winifred PlacidoTravelers

Stephanie PolzellaThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Jillian PuzzoStella & Dot


Jennifer RancourtLincoln Financial Group

Noreen RandazzoThe Hanover Insurance Group

Beth RasmussenCaitlin RawlinsTara ReynoldsMassMutual Financial Group

Iris RichWomen’s League, Inc. Child Development Center

Charlene RidgewayThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Bonnie RobertsThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Deborah RobertsThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Jane RobinsonAndersen LLP

Lisa RocheThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

April RollettDeloitte & Touche LLP

Matthew RoseConnecticut Public Broadcasting Network

Rise RothJewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford

Cynthia RyanCigna

Lynn RyanConning

Jessica SabbaghThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Meg SakellaridesConnecticut Public Broadcasting Network

Jennifer SalaThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Ashley SanyalCigna

Darlene SawczysynHartford Hospital

Jacqueline ScheibRobinson & Cole LLP

Suzanne SchochSun Life Financial

Tina SchonerUnited Technologies Corporation

Julianne ScottGuy Carpenter

Bree Scott-PelczarUnited Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

Sandra SearsMassMutual Financial Group

Alixe SeebauerUnited Technologies Corporation

Lana SharpJosephine SheaLeigh ShermanChubb Specialty Insurance

Alice ShermanWillis Towers Watson

Noreen ShugrueAetna Inc.

Kim Sirois PitaPita Peaces

Carol SiscoConnecticut Public Broadcasting Network

Nada SizemoreTravelers

Vi SmalleyConning

Michelle SmedleyMarcia SmithTravelers

Sarah SodermanEquiPower Resources Corporation

Linda SpesciaThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Karen SpringTravelers

Patricia StackJefferson Radiology P.C.

Kimberly SteinerTowers Watson Inc.

Lori StromUnited Technologies Corporation

Michelle StronzFormata

Marilyn SullivanMorgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company

Meghan SullivanUTC Aerospace Systems

Tonya TaschereauThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Donna TaylorThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Hanna TeklitCigna

Linda TernulloThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Amy ThompsonThe Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Olga Timofeyeva-VogtThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Mary Jo ToczydlowskiMarija TrckaUnited Technologies Research Center

Cherie TriceFirst Niagara Bank

Erica TrueMassMutual Financial Group

Gulen TuncerConning

Eleanor TunneyDeborah UllmanYWCA Hartford Region

Ruth Van WinkleJean VanScoterCecily VasingtonThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Julisa VelasquezPratt & Whitney

Linda VerbaTD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank

Draguna VrabieJanet Wade-UtayPratt & Whitney

Hanna WalczokThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Jo Ann WalkTravelers

Lyn WalkerShipman & Goodwin LLP

Diane WalshPratt & Whitney



Women’s Leadership CouncilKristen WalterSlalom

Penny WhitakerMassMutual Financial Group

Linda WildesNatorra WilliamsDeloitte & Touche LLP

Vanessa WilliamsMassMutual Financial Group

Julie WittenzellnerPratt & Whitney

Sara WolkMassMutual Financial Group

Sarah WorthenPratt & Whitney

Yelena YakuninaCigna

Jyoti YoddhaThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Linda YoderShipman & Goodwin LLP

Trish ZakMorgan Stanley Smith Barney (Citigroup)

Maureen ZavatoneMorgan Stanley Wealth Management

Deborah Zuckerman GoldbergFoodshare, Inc.




General Membership CommitteeJocelyn DeMaioChair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Gina D’AmbruosoTD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank


Jacquelynn GarofanoUnited Technologies Research Center


Patti CushmanUnited Technologies Research Center

Kim Sirois PitaPita Peaces

Women Investing in the Next Generation (WINGs) CommitteeJacquelynn Garofano Lead United Technologies Research Center

Erica DeanComcast

Jocelyn DeMaioThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Kristen CasasantaAetna Inc.

Susan LaneHoffman Auto Group

Tisa Rubin MarshallThe Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Andrea MannEnterprise Holdings

Samantha DellwoConnecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation

Elizabeth DreierThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Fundraising Committee Jennifer MatthewsSun Life Financial

Ashley BornAvon


Volunteer CommitteeKarlene JosephChair The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Samantha DellwoVice ChairConnecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation

Rachel GeorgeThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Karen Bauer360 Federal Credit Union

Peg LesiakFarmington

Julia Monique JohnsonWillis Towers Watson

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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COUNCILFOUNDING MEMBERS

Melanie CecarelliFrancine ChristiansenSusan B. DunnDenise EssenbergNancy FellingerBarbara FernandezJanet Flagg-RawlinsElizabeth GagneTara GerberPaula S. GilbertoJocelyn KaneBetty-Lou KullasRebecca KuzmaMeghan LacherMary Ann LubeskieBonnie MalleyKarmela MaloneRoxanna Booth MillerBobi MolchanNancy PelgriftNoreen RandazzoSusan SappingtonNoreen ShugrueMichelle Stronz, PhDLizabeth Zlatkus

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Looking Back at Power of the Purse Throughout The Years The Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction is planned and executed by a volunteer Steering Committee. Since its inception in June of 2012, the audience size of Power of the Purse has almost quadrupled and it has raised more than $804,000 in gross revenue to support hard-working women and families in our community.

Year Guests Gross Revenue

2012 388 $124,954 Featuring Donna Rosato

2013 806 $171,903 Featuring Farnoosh Torabi

2014 1,206 $227,535 Featuring Dr. Tererai Trent

2015 1,200 $280,001 Featuring Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

2016 1,260 $322,400 Featuring Liz Murray (Projected) (Projected)


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Power of the Purse 2017

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