About Us

Board of Directors

Members of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut’s Board of Directors are community and corporate leaders who live or work within our service area. The Board of Directors establishes policy within the guidelines of our national organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and is the primary decision making body for this agency. Many of our current board members have been or are currently “Bigs.” 

Executive Committee

President
Joseph Milana
The Compass Group

Vice President
Derek Miller
AT&T Operations, Inc.

Treasurer
Matthew E. Erickson
People's United Bank

Secretary
Karen E. Souza
Law Offices of Alan E. Silver

Directors                                 

Meghan Burns
Attorney

Angela Ginty
Pitney Bowes

John Mele, Jr.
Retired, USPS
Past President

Walter Cichocki
Adecco

Arthur Hadden
Superior Court Judge
Past President

Cheryl Tedesco
Child Guidance Center of Greater Bpt.

Vincent Crudo
RBC Wealth Management
Past President

I. Joseph Massoud
Anholt Services (USA)

Mark A. Taylor
General Electric Company

Frank Hall, Jr.
F.E. Hall & Company LLC

Allison Patti-Oliveira
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Christy Verrelli
Webster Bank

Senior Staff

Executive Director
Ellen Tracy

Director of Program Services
Barbara Walsh

Marketing and Communications Manager
Rebecca Flynn

Assistant Program Director
Amy Page