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Monika Nugent
Public Policy AssociateMonika has nearly a decade of experience in the legislative and executive branches of state governme...
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Allison Branco Tichy
Manager of Membership ServicesAllison joined the staff of The Alliance in 2022 as the Manager of Membership Services. She brings...
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Dana Mingolello
Contracting Services ManagerDana Mingolello comes to The Alliance following a long tenure with the Connecticut Open, a women’s...
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Liz Lowe
Manager of Business DevelopmentLiz Lowe is the business development manager at The Alliance for community nonprofits, where her foc...
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Dorena Wasik
Director of FinanceDorena Wasik joined The Alliance in 2011 with its predecessor CCPA as the Finance Director for the o...
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Mick Reyes
Accounts Payable SpecialistMick has been with the Alliance for 13 years, starting in customer service for the Preferred Purchas...
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Alison Newman Fisher
Vice President for Finance and AdministrationPrior to joining the Alliance, Alison spent 9 years at the state Office of Policy and Management, wh...
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Sherri Woolley
Administrative SpecialistSherri joined The Alliance in 1986. She has extensive knowledge of overall organization and assists ...
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Julia Wilcox
Senior Public Policy & Division AdvisorJulia’s areas of focus include intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), community justice, ...
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Ben Shaiken
Director of Government RelationsBen joined The Alliance in 2015. He is a veteran of politics and the nonprofit sector. He specialize...
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Jeff Shaw, MA, MPH
Senior Public Policy AdvisorJeff has over seventeen years of experience in government relations and public policy development, p...
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Brunilda Ferraj, MSW
Vice President for Programs and OperationsBrunilda received a Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Policy Practice from the Un...
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Gian-Carl Casa
President and CEOIn 2016, Gian-Carl Casa became the first President and CEO of the The Alliance. Before that, he serv...