Kathleen Reilly
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
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rban League of Greater Hartford is an affiliate of the National Urban League, whose mission is to reduce economic disparities in our communities through programs, services and educational opportunities. Founded in 1964, the Urban League is a community based, not-for-profit organization.
Interim President and CEO Kathy Reilly has been a member of the Urban League of Greater Hartford team for more than 20 years, serving the League as teacher, program manager and director of Community Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Development Departments. Kathy has also served as a grant writer for the League for more than 15 years, earning millions of dollars in grants for nearly all Urban League departments and programs, benefiting the Greater Hartford community. Kathy is a Connecticut certified teacher and has taught for the U.S. Peace Corps in West Africa, as well as for several school districts in Greater Hartford. Kathy is committed to the Urban League’s mission to reduce economic disparities in our community and is grateful for the opportunity to serve as Interim President and CEO of this vital organization.
2018-2019 Executive Committee Officers
Board Chair
Paul Dworkin, MD
Executive Vice President of Community Child Health
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Vice Chair
Nicole Hughey
2nd Vice President | Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion
Travelers
Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
Earl Exum
Vice President, Transactional Aftermarket
Pratt & Whitney- UTC
Secretary
Siobhan Wright
Director of Sales l Northeast District
UPS
2018-2019 Board of Directors
Stanley Battle, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of the MSW Program in the Department of Social Work and Latino Community Practice
University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut
Claudio Borea
Co-Founder
Smart Cap Innovations, LLC
Janice Castle
Director of Community Engagement
Hartford Mayor's Office
Kathleen Reilly
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Urban League of Greater Hartford
Christopher H. Comey, M.D.
Chair, Surgery
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Shornda H. Cadore
Sr. Director | Supply Management
Pratt & Whitney, A United Technologies Company
Julie Drouin
Director, Finance and Budget
Hartford Hospital
Paul Dworkin, MD
Executive Vice President of Community Child Health
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Earl Exum
Vice President, Transactional Aftermarket
Pratt & Whitney- UTC
Brian Foley
Retired, Deputy Chief
Hartford Police Department
Nicole Hughey
2nd Vice President | Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion
Travelers
Michael Parker
Regional Senior Vice President
Comcast
Edwin Shirley
Partner
Fairview Capital Partners
Siobhan Wright
Director of Sales l Northeast District
UPS
Angela Woods
Director Corporate Outreach
ESPN
Urban League Staff
Administration
Kathleen Reilly
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
Blum Shapiro
Financial Management
Karol Jimenez
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Board Liaison
Genene Rosa
Receptionist / Intake
Adult and Community Education
Jason Hewitt
Adult Education Teacher
Veronica Williams
Data Entry Clerk
Taquonda Woodson
Outreach Specialist Healthy Start
Youth Development and Workfoce Development
Yvonne Matthews
Workforce Manager
Kyrinda Richardson
Youth Development Manager
Derrick Seldon
Youth Development Specialist
Adrian Nelson
Youth Development Coordinator
Sade Blocker
Program Facilitator/ AVHS Coordinator
Economic Empowerment
Lois Stevenson
Consultant & Grant Writer
Val-Gene Gripes
Program Manager
Hazel Joseph
Senior Housing Counselor