Board of Directors
The UConn Foundation is governed by a dynamic volunteer board of elected directors who are drawn from corporations and community organizations, as well as ex officios from UConn's administration, faculty, and student body. The professional backgrounds, skills, and knowledge of its members enable the Foundation to carry out its ambitious goals, which include achieving UConn's educational, scientific, cultural, research, and recreational objectives. Each Board of Directors member generously gives their time, expertise, and financial resources to support UConn in being widely recognized as a world-class national public research university that produces a rich flow of ideas, sparks invention and innovation, and improves the quality of life for all people.
Board Membership
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Officers
| Chair | Melinda T. Brown ’77 ’85 |
| President & CEO | Jake Lemon |
| Treasurer | Michael Koppel ’78 |
| Secretary | John R. Fodor ’85 |
| Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration and CFO | David L. Carney |
| Senior Vice President for Development | Vacant |
Members
| Craig W. Ashmore ’85 Managing Director Platinum Equity, LLC Beverly Hills, CA |
George R. Aylward, Jr. ’88 President & Chief Executive Officer Virtus Investment Partners Hartford, CT |
Mark A. Beaudoin ’82 Partner & CFO Ziff Capital Partners New York, NY |
Alan R. Bennett ’69 Partner – Ropes & Gray (Retired) Washington, D.C. |
Anthony C. Bland ’80 Managing Director, Market Executive Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Washington, DC |
| Melinda T. Brown ’77 ’85 Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller (Retired) Tapestry, Inc. New York, NY |
Noha H. Carrington ’85 Co-Founder & COO Wellpay Corp San Mateo, CA |
William B. Clemens III, ’89 ’98 Managing Director – Healthcare Practice Russell Reynolds Associates Stamford, CT |
Sue A. Collins Chief Actuary (Retired) TIAA West Hartford, CT |
Angelo DeFazio ’85 President & CEO Arrow Pharmacy and Nutrition Centers Hartford, CT |
| Craig A. Douglas ’77 Vice President/Treasurer (Retired) Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. New Britain, CT |
Amy J. Errett ’79 CEO & Founder Madison Reed San Francisco, CA |
Rich Eldh ’81 Senior Advisor Brighton Park Capital Management, L.P. Greenwich, CT |
John R. Fodor ’85 Executive Vice President & Director (Retired) American Funds Distributors, Inc. Capital Group Companies, Inc. Los Angeles, CA |
David H. Ford ’88 Senior Managing Director Pretium Partners LLC New York, NY |
| Susan P. Gambardella ’85 President – North America Kimberly-Clark Professional Roswell, GA |
Carolina Giraldo, DMD ’95 Founder and Dentist All Smiles, LLC Norwalk, CT |
Jonathan L. Greenblatt ’77 Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Legal Innovators Washington, D.C. |
Steven M. Greenspan, JD ’85 Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel Raytheon Technologies Corporation Farmington, CT |
Debra A. Hess ’86 Chief Financial Officer (Retired) NorthStar Realty Finance Old Greenwich, CT |
| Michael G. Koppel ’78 Executive Vice President & CFO (Retired) Nordstrom, Inc. Bellevue, WA |
Benjamin W. Michelson ’96 Managing Partner Sail Harbor Capital LLC New York, NY |
Joseph E. Parsons ’79 Management Committee Member (Retired) Bridgewater Associates, LP Weston, CT |
Barbara I. Poremba ’86 Vice President National Retail Sales The Coca-Cola Company Fairfield, CT |
William J. Quinlan, III, JD ’92 President and COO, PSNH Eversource Energy Hartford, CT |
| Lori Riiska ’84 CPA Lori Riiska CPA, LLC Winsted, CT |
Anthony Rizza ’87 Senior Managing Director/ Portfolio Manager Columbus Circle Investors Stamford, CT |
Michael K. Rosen, MD ’89 ’93 Anesthesiologist Northeastern Anesthesia Mount Kisco, NY |
Lindsay Schine MD ’89 Physician, Internal Medicine VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, CT |
Paula Singer ’76 Chief Executive Officer, Walden & Laureate Online Partners Laureate Education, Inc. Baltimore, MD |
| Curtis Tearte ’78 Chief Executive Officer and Owner Tearte Investments LLC Charlotte, NC |
James F. Whalen, Jr. ’82 Partner TA Realty, LLC Boston, MA |
Ex Officio Members
| President of the University | Andrew Agwunobi, MD, MBA |
| The University’s Chief Academic Officer | Carl Lejuez |
| The Senior Administrator from UConn Health | Andrew Agwunobi |
| The Chief Financial Officer of the University | Lloyd Blanchard |
| The Chief Administrator from the Department of Athletics | David Benedict |
| University Board of Trustee | Andrea B. Dennis-LaVigne, D.V.M. ’03 |
| President of the Corporation | Jake Lemon |
| Student Foundation Representative | Maggie Khuu |
| University Faculty Member | Michael Willig |