Meet Our Board & Staff

Board
Dr. Shannon Kula, Board Chair
President
Spartan Strategy & Risk Management
Miguel A. Escalera Jr., Board Vice Chair
Managing Attorney
Kainen, Escalera & McHale, P.C.
Maria Green, Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Corporation for Independent Living
Norma Fisher, Board Secretary
Retired Principal
Mansfield Public Schools
Dr. Stacey L. Brown
Associate Professor
UConn Health
Dr. Courtland Lewis
Physician in Chief, Emeritus
Hartford Healthcare Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital,
Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery UConn School of Medicine,
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, PC
Yasha Escalera
Retired Developer
Sophia Cooper
President and Chief Operating Officer
Asphalt Maintenance Paving Contractors, LLC
Christine Tocionis
Teacher
Richard J. Kinsella Magnet School of the Performing Arts
Tonja Russo
Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Miss Porter’s School
Heather Kula
Paralegal
Rubenstein & Sendy Courtland Lewis
Paul A. Sanford
Senior Vice President
Solutions Delivery, CIGNA Corporation
Dana Hayes
Teacher, Richard J. Kinsella Magnet School of the Performing Arts
President
Spartan Strategy & Risk Management
Miguel A. Escalera Jr., Board Vice Chair
Managing Attorney
Kainen, Escalera & McHale, P.C.
Maria Green, Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Corporation for Independent Living
Norma Fisher, Board Secretary
Retired Principal
Mansfield Public Schools
Dr. Stacey L. Brown
Associate Professor
UConn Health
Dr. Courtland Lewis
Physician in Chief, Emeritus
Hartford Healthcare Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital,
Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery UConn School of Medicine,
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, PC
Yasha Escalera
Retired Developer
Sophia Cooper
President and Chief Operating Officer
Asphalt Maintenance Paving Contractors, LLC
Christine Tocionis
Teacher
Richard J. Kinsella Magnet School of the Performing Arts
Tonja Russo
Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Miss Porter’s School
Heather Kula
Paralegal
Rubenstein & Sendy Courtland Lewis
Paul A. Sanford
Senior Vice President
Solutions Delivery, CIGNA Corporation
Dana Hayes
Teacher, Richard J. Kinsella Magnet School of the Performing Arts
Staff
Candida Flores
Chief Executive Officer
Latia Maldonado
Office Manager/Receptionist
Janet Rodriguez-Zove
Director of Operations
Janine Hewitt
Director of Development
Maryann Perez
Family Center Coordinator
Mireille Henry
Clinical Supervisor
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Shaniqua Francis
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Dalianys Mercado
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Merelys Torres-Garcia
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Cassandra Wilke
Child & Family Support Specialist
Chief Executive Officer
Latia Maldonado
Office Manager/Receptionist
Janet Rodriguez-Zove
Director of Operations
Janine Hewitt
Director of Development
Maryann Perez
Family Center Coordinator
Mireille Henry
Clinical Supervisor
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Shaniqua Francis
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Dalianys Mercado
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Merelys Torres-Garcia
Stronger Families Stronger Futures
Cassandra Wilke
Child & Family Support Specialist