Select Page

Monika Nugent

Public Policy Associate

Monika has nearly a decade of experience in the legislative and executive branches of state governme...

Allison Branco Tichy

Manager of Membership Services

Allison joined the staff of The Alliance in 2022 as the Manager of Membership Services.  She brings...

Dana Mingolello

Contracting Services Manager

Dana Mingolello comes to The Alliance following a long tenure with the Connecticut Open, a women’s...

Liz Lowe

Manager of Business Development

Liz Lowe is the business development manager at The Alliance for community nonprofits, where her foc...

Dorena Wasik

Director of Finance

Dorena Wasik joined The Alliance in 2011 with its predecessor CCPA as the Finance Director for the o...

Mick Reyes

Accounts Payable Specialist

Mick has been with the Alliance for 13 years, starting in customer service for the Preferred Purchas...

Alison Newman Fisher

Vice President for Finance and Administration

Prior to joining the Alliance, Alison spent 9 years at the state Office of Policy and Management, wh...

Sherri Woolley

Administrative Specialist

Sherri joined The Alliance in 1986. She has extensive knowledge of overall organization and assists ...

Julia Wilcox

Senior Public Policy & Division Advisor

Julia’s areas of focus include intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), community justice, ...

Ben Shaiken

Director of Government Relations

Ben joined The Alliance in 2015. He is a veteran of politics and the nonprofit sector. He specialize...

Jeff Shaw, MA, MPH

Senior Public Policy Advisor

Jeff has over seventeen years of experience in government relations and public policy development, p...

Brunilda Ferraj, MSW

Vice President for Programs and Operations

Brunilda received a Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Policy Practice from the Un...

Gian-Carl Casa

President and CEO

In 2016, Gian-Carl Casa became the first President and CEO of the The Alliance. Before that, he serv...