2026 Board of Directors

Executive Committee and Officers

Mary Arconti Gregory, CFRE, President
Advancement Director
Blood Cancer United (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Phone: 203-388-9173
Work Email:  
Personal Email:

Matthew Reynolds, President-Elect
Founder/Video Storyteller
Rustic Roots
Tel: (865) 755-0176
Email:

Caroline Owens Crawford, Immediate Past President
Parent Engagement & Philanthropy
Sacred Heart University
Tel: (917) 930-4615
Email:

Bryan Pennington, Treasurer
Director of Audit & Accounting
Venman & Co LLC
Tel: (203) 929-9945 ext. 120
Email:

Emily Carriero, Secretary
Assistant Director of Development
Foundations in Education
Tel: (203) 554-6477
Email:

Board Members

Phil Goodhart
President
PMG Marketing Solutions
Cell: 203-543-5039
Email:

Robin Jerrild
Director of Development
Connecticut Housing Partners
Tel: (203) 359-6940 ext. 1733
Cell: (203) 556-7545
Email:

Shaye Anne McCormick
Development Officer
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Tel: (203) 416-1319
Cell: (203) 225-6371
Email:

Christine Paine, MBA, CFRE
Executive Director
Team Woofgang & Co
1300 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
Tel: (203) 292-3286
Email:

Cecelia Rodriguez
61 Sims Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Email:

Julie Schmitter
Director of Development
Newtown Youth and Family Services
Tel: (203) 648-3299
Email:

Tina Tison
Executive Director
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Tel: (203) 202-9714
Email:

Steven Velardo
Senior Director of Development, Leadership Gifts
Diocese of Bridgeport
Tel: (845) 554-2551
Email: