HARTFORD, CT -- When Jay Williams takes over the leadership of The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving next week, he will be part of a significant changing of the guard in leading community nonprofit and business organizations. The article also mentions the changing leradership at CCP Member organzaitions Children's Fund of Connecticut and MetroHartford Alliance.
HARTFORD, CT -- Jay Williams, 45, will find himself in the Insurance Capital, where he will take over on July 17 as president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the 92-year-old community group with nearly a billion dollars in assets. He arrives in Hartford at a moment of political and civic upheaval: State legislators are unable to agree on a budget amid fiscal crisis, and Aetna, a steady civic mainstay in Hartford for more than 160 years, has announced a move of its corporate headquarters to New York City.
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bridgeport Prospers Collective Impact Movement, with backbone support provided by the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, is pleased to announce the appointment of Allison Logan to Executive Director. Logan served as the Early Childhood Program Manager for Bridgeport Prospers from June of 2016 until March of 2017, at which time she took on the role of Acting Executive Director.
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank has named Alice Ferreira as senior vice president of corporate communications and public affairs. In her new role, Ferreira is responsible for all external and internal communications, public relations and government affairs for the bank, and will oversee the bank’s community affairs and philanthropy efforts.
FARMINGTON, CT -- Judith Meyers received the Distinguished Contribution to Practice Award from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) on June 23 at their biennial in Ottawa, Canada, where she was invited to give an address. She was honored for her career as a community psychologist.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation (NCCF) elected Sharon Stevenson as the foundation’s new Board Chair, effective July 1, the start of the foundation’s fiscal year.