Board Leadership

Our Vision: To make our community vibrant
and a better place to work and live.

Janis JermanChair

Arbitration Attorney

Zachary AlexanderVice Chair

Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

John CookleyTreasurer

Retired Banker

David J. ObedzinskiSecretary (non-board member)

President, Community Foundation of Greater New Britain

Jessica Hernandez

Program Coordinator, CCSU Office of Community Engagement

Richard M. Dighello

Shareholder, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.

Jennifer L. Farley

Chief Quality Officer and Vice President of Organizational Excellence

Timothy Fitzpatrick

Community Athletics Administration

Jerrell Hargraves

Human Rights & Opportunities Officer, City of New Britain

Nina Jankowski

Realtor/Broker, The Real Estate Exchange

Dr. Nicole Sanders

Director of Talent and Equity, Consolidated School District of New Britain

Thomas Mills Jr.

Adult Probation Officer, State of Connecticut

Fawatih Mohamed-Abouh

Co-Founder, Sudanese American House in CT
Assistant Professor of Public Health, UConn Health

William Ostapchuk

Retired New Britain Educator and Active Community Volunteer

Violet Jiménez Sims

Associate Director, Teacher Education, UCONN

Nancy Rodriguez

Executive Director, Siena Learning Center

Paul Quistberg

Retired (Investment Professional)

Huascar Beato

Officer, Branch Manager at Thomaston Savings Bank

Stan (Stanislaw) Jankowski

VP & CIO and HIS Officer at Hospital for Special Care