New CCP Board Members (l to r): Maryam Elahi, president and CEO of The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut; Kelly Giordano, managing director for Newman's Own Foundation; and Judy Rozie-Battle, senior vice president for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

At the March meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) Board confirmed board leadership through March 2018 and elected three new board members.

Continuing in their Board leadership roles are Chair Judith Meyers, president and CEO of the Children's Fund of Connecticut, Vice Chair Michael Johnston, CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford; and Secretary Christine Traczyk, executive director of Farmington Bank Community Foundation. CCP Board Member Paul Ballasy, a partner with CohnReznick, is the new board treasurer.

Newly elected members to the CCP Board of Directors are: Maryam Elahi, president and CEO of The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut; Kelly Giordano, managing director for Newman's Own Foundation; and Judy Rozie-Battle, senior vice president for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

At the CCP Annual Meeting & Philanthropy Awards on May 12, CCP will formally recognize three retiring board members for their service: Bob Haggett, executive vice president for Newman's Own Foundation; Linda Kelly, immediate past president of Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and Guy Rovezzi, CEO of Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.


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