Newly Elected VUW Chairman Michael Gnibus |
SHELTON - Despite
Valley United Way not being able to hold its planned public Annual Meeting on
April 30, its Board recently elected new officers to serve until
its next Annual Meeting and thanked a number of long-time directors whose terms have ended.
Members
whose terms have ended include Jimmy Tickey, who served as Board Vice Chair; Jennifer
Bull, CPA, (PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP); Peter Dagostine (First Group America);
Michael Duncan (Edgewell Personal Care); Fred Ortoli (Ortoli Photography); Ramon
Peralta (Peralta Design) and Janice Sheehy (Webster Bank).
On his
departure, Tickey remarked,
“The Valley United Way has made a real difference for people in our community.
It has been a pleasure to serve on the Board for 10 years and lead our
community campaign for 3 of those years - working to raise substantial funds to
support the programs and agencies that thousands of families rely on in the
Lower Naugatuck Valley. I know the Valley United Way will continue to
focus on preparing youth to succeed, strengthening families, and helping people
in crisis."
David
Kennedy, Interim President and COO, commented, “Valley United Way has been gifted
with decades of exceptional service from these Directors. It was very hard to say “thanks” to them in a
non-public forum for their care for the Valley through United Way. However, we
look forward to doing that at our rescheduled Annual Meeting, whenever that
will be.”
At its April
22 board meeting, directors elected the following officers for terms
ending at the next Annual Meeting:
Chair, Michael Gnibus (Armstrong Teasdale); Vice Chair, Karen Stockla (Prudential
Financial); Secretary, Dominick Thomas, Esq. (Cohen & Thomas) and Treasurer,
Gregory DeStefano, CPA (Cherubino & Company, PC).
Gnibus is an intellectual property attorney and partner in the New
York office of the St. Louis based law firm of Armstrong Teasdale. Before working there, he spent 10 years at the General
Electric office in Shelton where he led the GE United Way campaign and multiple
service projects that were run through VUW. He has served on the Valley United Way Board for ten years and has
provided leadership support to the United Way’s Youth Leadership program.
“It
is with mixed emotions that I acknowledge the United Way’s departing Board
members,” Gnibus remarked. “On behalf of
Valley United Way I want to thank the departing Board members for their many
years of service. We are grateful for their collective, tireless commitment to
ensuring that Valley United Way’s support aligned with and met the evolving
needs of area residents. Although they will not be active on the Board
going forward, I am pleased to let you know that many of the departing Board
members have committed to remaining active by supporting our committees. I am
looking forward to leading our dedicated Board, and continuing to evolve the
organization to ensure that we maximize Valley United Way’s positive impact on
the community.”
Board
members continuing to give leadership to Valley United Way include Patrick
Charmel (Griffin Hospital); Joy DeMarchis (DeMarchis Family Holdings); Brian Diehl (Pitney Bowes); Jill Johnson
(Iroquois Pipeline); John McFarland (Hubbell Incorporated); Mary Ann Miskowicz
(Better Packages); Bill Purcell (Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce); Jeffrey
Tracey (Mutual Security Credit Union) and Michael Wilson (Seymour Public
Schools).
As a leading philanthropic
organization in Lower Naugatuck Valley, Valley United Way improves lives by
mobilizing the caring power of the community through philanthropy,
volunteerism, and collaboration. For more information about the organization,
visit its website at www.valleyunitedway.org or contact David Kennedy, Interim President/COO
at 203-538-6341.
(This is a press release from Valley United Way)
No comments:
Post a Comment