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Meet United Way of Greater New Haven's Women's Initiative Members

The Women's Initiative is comprised of a diverse group of talented women who not only want to see positive change, but who want to help create it and lead the way in transforming our community.  

We thank our volunteers for their unyielding passion and support!

Leadership Council Members

Community Builder Members

Linda Masci, Chairperson
Maria Arnold
Judith Dozier Hackman
Mary Ann Emswiler
Lindy Lee Gold
Giulia Gouge
Anne Harris
Barbara Healy
Caroline Koziatek
Wendy Kravitz
Liz Lasater
Lawanda Leslie
Sharon Milikowsky
Donna Moore 
Florie Munroe
Diane Young Turner

Judith N. August
Stefanie Boles
Ashika Brinkley
Deborah Chin
Jenna Cluver
Barbara Feigenbaum
Dorthula Green
Pamela Hansen
Gloria Holmes
Allison Illick
Jean LaVecchia
Janet Madigan
Sally Mayer
Pam Scagliarini 
Susan Stone
Martha L. Wood

If you are interested in joining this group of dedicated women, please feel free to contact us.

   

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Featured Stories

Women’s Initiative searches for its next 'BHAG'

 


What if instead of trying to attain the often-touted “work-life balance,” we expanded the notion and tried to achieve work-life-community balance?


That was among the questions about a dozen women tackled at a reception the United Way Women’s Initiative hosted Wednesday evening. In our everyday, busy lives, what can we do to make a lasting and meaningful impact on the community?

Help us continue the conversation about women making a difference

"America," said Dr. Claire Gaudiani, "was founded by your mother."

It wasn't an empty statement. The former president of Connecticut College spoke to a group of United Way Women's Initiative supporters on April 26 and outlined how women's work as "social entrepreneurs" – activists who fed the hungry, housed the homeless and taught reading to illiterate children - made America what it is today.  (View video clip from event)

The Story of Women & What Makes Us Rich

"Americans are not generous because we are rich; we are rich because of our generosity to one another." International author and scholar Dr. Claire Gaudiani offered the keynote address to a gathering of 120 women and men at United Way Women’s Initiative Breakfast, April 26, at The New Haven Lawn Club.

The Power of Women: Then & Now

 

SAVE THE DATE:

The Power of Women: Then & Now

Thursday, April 26, 2012
7:30am – 9:00am
The New Haven Lawn Club

$25 per person

 

United Way of Greater New Haven will be holding a Women’s Initiative Breakfast on Thursday, April 26th at The Lawn Club in New Haven. The Power of Women: Then & Now will feature special guest speakers Claire Gaudiani and David Graham Burnett, authors of newly released Daughters of the Declaration: How Women Social Entrepreneurs Built the American Dream.

Women Leaders Volunteer Saturday

Women's Initiative members gathered to prepare a homemade meal for about 60 people on Saturday, February 11, 2012. The volunteer event, which took place with one of United Way's partners, The Community Dining Room (CDR), enlisted the culinary skills of volunteers who prepared and served lunch. CDR is located in Branford and serves south-central Connecticut low-income families.