Funding Teams

Aging Successfully
This panel reviews agencies such as Elderhouse, Family & Children’s Agency, Lifeline, and Nursing & Home Care.

• Ed Marcantonio, Chair
• Kay Byrnes
• Suzanne Guidera
• Joe Nixon
• Francine Schweiger

Family and Community Wellness and Support
This panel reviews agencies such as American Red Cross, Carver Center, Domestic Violence Center, Kids In Crisis, Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance, Positive Directions, Sexual Assault Crisis and Education Center, Voluntary Action Center, Weston Warm Up Fund, and Westport Warm-Up Fund.

• Lynne Minsky,Chair
• Ginger Donaher
• Lisa Hurwitz
• Dick Leonard
• Susan Lipset
• Judy Rosenkrantz
• Jeanette Shalov
• Ted Youngling

Inclusion of People with Special Needs
This panel reviews agencies such as CLASP Homes, Star, Inc.-Lighting the Way, and YMCA-Special Cares Acquatics.

• Christine Corgel, Chair
• Arlene Brody
• Mickey Herbst
• Peter Propp
• Karen Zaharoff

Positive Youth Development (PYD)
This panel reviews agencies such as A Child’s Place, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Children’s Community Development Center, Girlz Rule-Girl Scouts, Junior Project Friendship, Learning for Life-Boy Scouts, Middle School Service Learning Club, Peer Educator/Peer Advisor, and Wesport-Weston Family Y Child Care.

• Debi Rubel, Chair
• Georgia Adams
• Cathy Colgan
• Tom Green
• Jane Guttridge
• Anne Hardy
• Barbara Levi-Berliner
• Susan Seath
• Mary Youngling