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. All of our directors live in Fairfield County. Our directors’ professional lives include architects, business management professionals, educators, financial specialists, human resource professionals, lawyers and nonprofit managers. Every director supports the SoundWaters mission financially and by participating on Board committees and in SoundWaters activities.
Board of Directors
Officers
Doug Bora, Chair, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, LLC
Maureen Bailie, Vice Chair, Community Volunteer
Sheila Bennett, Vice Chair, Enduring Transformation, LLC
T. Michael Preston, Vice Chair, Preston Fairfield, LLC
James Poucher, Treasurer, UBS
Valerie Senew, Secretary, People’s United Bank
Board Members
Tony Allott, Silgan Holdings
Susie Baker, Retired Science teacher, Greenwich Public Schools
John Baxter, Baxter Investment Management
Olga Burke, The Hartford
Emily Dreas, Fiduciary Trust Company
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, Community Volunteer
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
Scott Mitchell, Mitchells Family of Stores
Steven K. Mueller, A.I.A., Steven Mueller Architects, LLC.
Mairead O’Sullivan, Halstead Real Estate
Marianne Pollak, Community Volunteer
Jake Rath, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
Joanna T. Rowan, Community Volunteer
Jimmy Stuart, Retired Elementary School Teacher, Stamford Public Schools
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)
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