OFFICERS

President - Estela López, East Hartford

Estela López is a Senior Program Advisor for Excelencia in Education, and the former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Connecticut State University System. She joined the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2005, and is currently serving a two-year term as President. She has also served on the Evaluation Committee of the Fund.

Vice President - Christopher R. Skomorowski, Simsbury

Chris Skomorowski is the President and CEO of Bicron Electronics Company. He has been a Trustee of The Fund for Greater Hartford since 2002. He served as President in 2009 and 2010. He also has served on the Finance and Evaluation Committees. Chris’s primary areas of interest are Education and Health and Social Services.

Treasurer - David E. A. Carson, Hartford

David E. A. Carson is the former CEO of Peoples’ United Bank. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2006, and has served as the Treasurer since that time. He is very interested in education, and is Chair of the Connecticut Center for School Change, the Public Member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and on the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. He also is involved in the entertainment industry.

Secretary, Executive Director - Kate Miller, West Hartford

Kate Miller has been working in Greater Hartford for more than 30 years. She has worked in the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors as a service provider, a fundraiser, and a foundation executive. Kate has been with The Fund for Greater Hartford since 2000, serving as the Executive Director and Secretary to the Board.

TRUSTEES

Raymond S. Andrews, Jr., West Hartford

Ray Andrews practiced health and business law in Hartford for many years and is the retired individual trustee of the Donaghue Medical Research Foundation. He joined The Fund for Greater Hartford Board of Trustees in 2009, when he generously agreed to serve as Chair of the Finance Committee. Although he is no longer Chair, he continues to serve on that Committee.

Christel Ford Berry, Esq., Hartford

Christel Ford Berry has operated Ford Berry Associates, where she practices financial and estate planning, since 1984. She is an Attorney and a Registered Investment Advisor. She joined The Fund for Greater Hartford Board of Trustees in 2002. She is also a member of Professional Advisory Board for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, a Trustee of Friends of Elizabeth Park, and a Trustee of Westfield State University in Mass.

Sanford Cloud, Jr., Esq., Farmington

Sanford Cloud is Chairman & CEO of The Cloud Company, LLC. He is a lawyer by profession, as well as a businessman, and is actively engaged in community service. He joined the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2005 and serves as the Chair of the Nominations Committee.

Nina Elgo, West Hartford

The Honorable Nina Elgo is a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court. She was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2010 and is currently serving on the Evaluation Committee.

Heidi Hadsell, Hartford

Heidi Hadsell is the President of the Hartford Seminary and a Professor of Social Ethics. She joined the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2010 and serves on the Evaluation Committee of the Fund.

Jan-Gee McCollam, Glastonbury

Jan-Gee W. McCollam is a retired Managing Director of Fleet (now Bank of America) Corporate and Investment Banking Group. She is on the Board of the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation and is a lifetime trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford. She joined The Fund for Greater Hartford Board of Trustees in 2010, and currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee.

Christopher C. Morrill, West Hartford

Christopher Morrill develops online content for The Hartford Financial Services Group. He has served on the Board of Trustees for the Fund for Greater Hartford since 2002 and is the current chair of the Evaluation Committee. He also is member of the Nominations Committee.

Richard N. Palmer, Hartford

Richard N. Palmer has served as an Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 1993. He became a Trustee of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2001, and served as President in 2005 and 2006.

Anita Ford Saunders, Middletown

Anita Ford Saunders, APR, a veteran in the communication and public relations profession, has over 30 years experience creating and implementing media relations and strategic communications plans for broadcast, corporate and community-based organizations. She is the owner of Anita Ford Saunders Communication and lends her expertise to numerous nonprofit organizations in Hartford and Middlesex counties. She joined The Fund for Greater Hartford Board of Trustees in 2006 and serves on the Nominations Committee.

Toni Smith-Rosario, Esq., Rocky Hill

Toni Smith-Rosario is a Senior Assistant State's Attorney in the Appellate Division at State of Connecticut. She joined the Board of Trustees of The Fund for Greater Hartford in 2003 and served as President in 2007 and 2010. She also served on the Nominations Committee and the Evaluation Committee.