Board of Trustees / Committees2026-03-03T09:21:54-05:00

2026 Board of Trustees

Catherine Marrion, Chair

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Carol Williams, Vice Chair

Retired

Morgan Tuck, Secretary

Connecticut Sun

Amanda Arling, Treasurer

The Whaler’s Inn

Lee-Ann Gomes

Retired

Sandra Hale

Retired

Mark Hand

Gateway Financial Partners

Leah Hartman

University of New Haven

James Haslam

Connecticut Legal Services

Karim Ismaili

Eastern Connecticut State University

Izaskun “Sassy” Larrañeta

The Day

Lisa McGinley

Retired

Cheryl Poirier

Retired

Leah Pollard

Connecticut Legal Services

2026 Committees

Committee members, who include both board members as well as other members of the community, are selected for their expertise, integrity, dedication, judgment and understanding of community issues.

*Committee chair  ^Non-board member

  • Catherine Marrion*
  • Carol Williams
  • Amanda Arling
  • Morgan Tuck
  • Karim Ismaili
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
  • Cheryl Poirier*
  • Catherine Marrion
  • James Haslam
  • Leah Pollard
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
  • Sandra Hale*
  • Lee-Ann Gomes
  • Jason Cote^
  • Denise Lindell^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
  • Carol Williams*
  • Leah Hartman
  • Paul Leeming^
  • Barbara Sahagan^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
  • Amanda Arling*
  • Catherine Marrion
  • Ed Higgins^
  • Sue Jones^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
  • Sassy Larrañeta*
  • Mark Hand
  • Leah Hartman
  • Lisa McGinley
  • Lee-Ann Gomes
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio
  • Cheryl Poirier
  • Ayana Melvan^
  • Patti Szczys^
  • Bobbie Braboy^
  • Abby Dolliver^
  • Echo Johnson^
  • Carline Charmelus^
  • Jeanne Milstein^
  • Glenn Mitoma^
  • Carol Marzetta^
  • Zakkyya Williams^
  • Liz White^
  • Catina Caban-Owen^
  • Roberto Delgado^
  • Pedro Lima^
  • Anne Rash^
  • Nancy Gentes^
  • Susan Kietzman^
  • Laura Moorehead^

LaMar Coleman
Eastern CT State University

Amy Dooling
Connecticut College

Maryam Elahi
CFECT

Tracy Espy
Mitchell College

Ron Flores
Connecticut College

Sean Ghio
Partnership for Strong Communities

Shiela Hayes
NAACP Norwich Branch & PARJE

Melissa Kaplan-Macey
The Housing Collective

Amanda Kennedy, Ex Officio
SCCOG
Beth Sabilia
Center for Housing Equity & Opportunity in ECT

Dina Sears-Graves
United Way of SECT

Christie Stewart
The Housing Collective

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