Meet our Foundation Board

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SCSU Foundation Board of Directors members are influential leaders in philanthropy who provide ongoing support of Southern to fulfill its mission, both on campus and in the community.

Chris Borajkiewicz

Chris Borajkiewicz ’98

Board Chair

Borajkiewicz Bio

Ashley Tisbert-Harmon

Ashley Tisbert-Harmon ’06, MBA ’08

Foundation Board Vice Chair

Tisbert-Harmon Bio

Jacquelynn Garofano

Jacquelynn Garofano ’06

Governance Committee Chair

Melissa Biggs

Melissa Biggs ’08

Governance Committee Vice Chair

Edmund Marcarelli

Edmund Marcarelli ’75, ’79

Audit Committee Chair

Louis Gianquinto

Louis Gianquinto ’94

Audit Committee Vice Chair

Jon Pedersen

Jon D. Pedersen Sr.

Foundation Board Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair

Alan Machuga

Alan Machuga ’88

Finance Committee Vice Chair

Mark Tarini

Mark Tarini

Investment Committee Chair

Mark Stevens

Mark Stevens ’92

Investment Committee Vice Chair

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Carol Stiff ’83

Development Committee Chair

Kristen Avanti-Pedersen

Kristen Adanti-Pedersen ’95, ’96

Adanti-Pedersen Bio

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Mickel Arias ’81

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James Barber ’64, ’79

Erica G. Bradley

Erica G. Bradley

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Jacquelyn Burke ’92

Jackie Downing

Jackie Downing ’81

Ruth Eren

Ruth Eren ’71

Terrie Estes

Terrie Estes ’85

Chauncey Hamlett

Chauncey Hamlett ’02

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Jean Landrigan ’86, ’90

Heather LaTorra

Heather LaTorra ’88, M.S. ’94

Sharon Misasi

Sharon Misasi ’83

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Patrick Morrison ’87

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Marc A. Nivet ’92

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Everett Shaw, MBA ’02

Ron Stewart

Ron Stewart

Thom Voll

Thom Voll ’78

Courtney Vose

Courtney Vose

Norby Williamson

Norby Williamson ’85

Elizabeth Missan Yost

Elizabeth Missan Yost ’85

Ex-Officio Members

Sandra Bulmer

Interim President, Southern Connecticut State University, Ex-Officio Foundation Board Member

Lillian Wanjagi

Vice President for Finance and Administration, Ex-Officio Foundation Board Member

Wanjagi Bio

Stacey Fields ’15

Alumni Association President, Ex-Officio Foundation Board Member

Joel Dodson

Faculty Representative, Ex-Officio Foundation Board Member

Emeriti Foundation Board Members

Frederick Afragola

Lucille Alderman

Frank Antin

Mike Chambrello

Lynn Fusco

Lindy Lee Gold

Michael Katz

David McHale

John Mezzanotte

William Pratt

Robin Sauerteig

David Vance

Tony Verlezza

Pieter van Vredenburch

Diane Wishnafski

John Emra

J. Philip Smith