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

Janis JermanChair
Arbitration Attorney

Zachary AlexanderVice Chair
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

John CookleyTreasurer
Regional Vice President, TD Bank

David J. ObedzinskiSecretary (non-board member)
President, Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Directors

Jessica Hernandez
Program Coordinator, CCSU Office of Community Engagement

Richard M. Dighello
Shareholder, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.

Jennifer L. Farley
Vice President Quality, Patient Safety Officer, Hospital for Special Care

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
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 Banking)