Meet the Board

The SoundWaters Board of Directors is composed of 30 members. With term limits as part of its board structure, SoundWaters is insured of a consistent flow of new energy, ideas and perspectives. Our directors’ ages range from early 30s to late 70s providing a dynamic mix of experience, vigor and flexibility. Almost all of our directors live in Fairfield County. Our directors’ professional lives include architects, business management professionals, educators, financial specialists, human resource professionals, lawyers, nonprofit managers and scientists. Every director supports the SoundWaters mission financially and by participating on Board committees and in SoundWaters activities.

Board of Directors

Officers
Scott Mitchell, Chair, Mitchells Family of Stores
Sheila Bennett, Vice Chair, Enduring Transformation, LLC.
Doug Bora, Vice Chair, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC.
T. Michael Preston, Treasurer, Preston Fairfield, LLC.
Valerie Senew, Secretary, People’s United Bank

Board Members

Robert J. Araujo, Environmental Health and Safety Professional
Maureen Bailie, Community Volunteer
Susie Baker, Retired Science teacher, Greenwich Public Schools
John Baxter, Baxter Investment Management 
Olga Burke, Navigators Group
Pieter Eenkema Van Dijk, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
Ted Ferrarone, Harbor Point Development, LLC.
Andie Fraleigh, Esq., Ivey, Barnum & Mara, LLC.
Joseph Fuller, Jr. A.I.A., Fuller and D’Angelo P.C. Architects and Planners
Greg Gigliotti, Trilogy Global Advisors
Bud Grebey, Tronox
Paul Huston, Hudson Ferry Capital LLC
Karen Laureano-Rikardsen, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. | BGC Group
Fred Lothioir, FLMI, CMA, Landfall Navigation 
Tamu Lucero, Ed.D. Stamford Public Schools
Steven K. Mueller, A.I.A., Steven Mueller Architects, LLC.
Mairead O’Sullivan, New England Land Company, Inc.
James A. Parker, UBS Financial Services, The Haertel Group in Greenwich
Marianne Pollak, Community Volunteer
James Poucher, UBS
Joanna T. Rowan, XL Catlin
Jimmy Stuart, Retired Elementary School Teacher, Stamford Public Schools
Richard Thomas, Lazard Freres & Co
Michael Towey, Point 72 Asset Management, L.P.
Christian Von Ancken, M&T Bank

To learn more about the Board of Directors or to express interest in joining please contact Leigh Shemitz (lshemitz@soundwaters.org)