Board of Directors
Rosa M. Bailey
CEO/Business Development
RMB Management Group
Natasha Banks
Executive Director of Human Resources
Hartford Public Schools
Kristel Bolden-Gray
Nicole Blanks
Former Lead Teacher, Exceptional Children
Thomas C. Faniel, Vice President
Retired – Hartford Public Schools Leadership Coach
Marcia B Howard
Public School Educator
Retired Executive Director, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
Amber Jones
Former Preschool Teacher
Research Administrator, VA Central Western Mass.
William Kemp
Winn Residential
Mechelle Olόrtegui
Managing Director of Development Partnerships
League of Conservation Voters
Samariya Smith
Sports and Recreation Community Recreation Counselor
City of Hartford
Lynne Spann, President
Retired – State Div. Of Rehab, Hearing Officer
Nicole Taylor, M.D.
Director of Pediatrics, Department of Children and Families
State of Connecticut
Jane Torrey, Secretary
Storyteller
Retired – Special Education Teacher
Jesse J. White III
Principal, Bloomfield High School
Erin Wilson-Ruff
Principal, Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School


