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

Executive Committee

  • Nick Fortson*
  • Catherine Marrion 
  • Sandy Hale 
  • Morgan Tuck
  • Cheryl Poirier
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio

Governance Committee

  • Lee-Ann Gomes*
  • Sandy Hale
  • Nick Fortson
  • Peg O’Shea^
  • Cheryl Poirier
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio

Audit Committee

  • Leah Hartman*
  • Leah Pollard
  • Barbara Sahagan
  • Jason Cote^
  • Denise Lindell^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio

Development Committee

  • Carol Williams*
  • Joe DeLong
  • Lisa McGinley
  • Amanda Arling
  • Paul Leeming^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio

Finance Committee

  • Sandy Hale*
  • Catherine Marrion
  • Joe DeLong
  • Ed Higgins^
  • Sue Jones^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio

Investment Committee

  • Sassy Larrañeta*
  • Nick Fortson
  • Leah Hartman
  • Barbara Sahagan
  • Harry Ferguson^
  • Maryam Elahi, Ex Officio

Environmental Grants Committee

  • Cheryl Poirier
  • Ayana Melvan^
  • Patti Szczys^

Norwich Youth Grants Committee

  • Bobbie Braboy^
  • Abby Dolliver^
  • Echo Johnson^
  • Carline Charmelus^
     

Southeastern General Grants Committee

  • Jeanne Milstein^
  • Glenn Mitoma^
  • Carol Marzetta^
  • Zakkyya Williams^
  • Liz White^
     

Willimantic Basic Needs Grants Committee

  • Catina Caban-Owen^
  • Roberto Delgado^
  • Pedro Lima^
  • Anne Rash^

Women & Girls Fund Grants Committee

  • Nancy Gentes^
  • Susan Kietzman^
  • Laura Moorehead^

Center for Housing Equity & Opportunity in Eastern CT (CHEO) Steering Committee

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