Meet Our Staff

Office Location:

 

 75 Washington Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-334-5106
Fax#203-334-3297

 

 

Administration

Merle Berke-Schlessel, Esq.
President & CEO
(203)339-6302
merle@unitedwaycfc.org

David Kennedy
Chief Operating Officer
(203)339-6356
dkennedy@unitedwaycfc.org

Deborah Cooper
Information and Data Manager
(203)339-6311
dcooper@unitedwaycfc.org

 

Community Impact

Cathy DeCesare
Sr. Vice President Strategic Initiatives
(203)339-6309
cdecesare@unitedwaycfc.org

James A. Crispino, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President CIIS
(203)339-6319
jcrispino@unitedwaycfc.org

Leisa Ceccarelli
Support Staff, Facility Mgmt, Support
(203)339-6320
lceccarelli@unitedwaycfc.org

Soraya Bilbao
CI Implementation Manager
(203)339-6350
sbilbao@unitedwaycfc.org

Cheryl Bieling
Manager, Community Engagement & Executive Support
(203)339-6305
cbieling@unitedwaycfc.org

Malin Olofsson
Wi-Mentor Program Coordinator
(203)339-6345
molofsson@unitedwaycfc.org

Rick Davis
Wi-Mentor Program Coordinator
(203)339-6336
rdavis@unitedwaycfc.org

Judy Sklarz
Grant Writer & CI Planner
(203)339-6352
jsklarz@unitedwaycfc.org

 

Resource Development

Cathy J. Greco
Executive Vice President Corporate Accounts
(203)339-6304
cgreco@unitedwaycfc.org

Marjolijn Wijsenbeek
Executive Vice President
Major Gift Development
(203)339-6338
marjolijn@unitedwaycfc.org

Faith Douglass
Director, Resource Development
(203)339-6307
fdouglass@unitedwaycfc.org

Karen K. Sportini
Director, Resource Development
(203)339-6314
ksportini@unitedwaycfc.org

Diane Santaniello
RD Administrative Assistant
(203)339-6306
dsantaniello@unitedwaycfc.org

Sarkis Kaolian
RD Associate
(203)847-4576
skaolian@unitedwaycfc.org

 

Brand Management

Donna Pfrommer
Executive Vice President, Brand Management
(203)339-6312
dpfrommer@unitedwaycfc.org

 

New Media

J.R. Logan*
Director of New Media Strategies
(203)691-4224
jrlogan@uwgnh.org

Michael Byrne*
New Media Associate
(203)339-6310
mbyrne@unitedwaycfc.org

 

Finance

Hilda P. Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
(203)339-6322
hjohnson@unitedwaycfc.org

Roel A. Eblamo
Pledge, DC, Proc & A/R
(203)339-6323
reblamo@unitedwaycfc.org

Tseday B. Weledsenbet
Accounts Payable
(203)339-6324
tweledsenbet@unitedwaycfc.org

Izabela Frankiewicz
GL, Grants Management
(203)339-6348
ifrankiewicz@unitedwaycfc.org

Pauline Randall
Finance Administrative Assistant
(203)339-6301 or (203)847-4576
prandall@unitedwaycfc.org

 *Shared Staff between United Way of Coastal Fairfield County and United Way of Greater New Haven.