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Board Spotlight | Shari Cantor
Shari Cantor gave birth to her fourth son, Jacob, on October 21, 1996. At first the baby seemed fine, then one of the nurses looked at him and said, “He looks dusky.” It turned out Jacob had multiple heart defects that required specialized cardiac care right away. Happily, Jacob was born at Hartford Hospital and specialized care was across the street, where Connecticut Children’s Medical Center had just opened.
“Connecticut Children’s had just been built,” says Shari. “Jacob, in fact, was one of their first patients. And thank God it was there.” To meet Jacob today, you would never guess he had any kind of deficit. He has even been able to join in one of the Cantor family’s passions: running and participating in a variety of local road races.
Given the important role Connecticut Children’s has played in the life of the Cantor family, it should not surprise anyone to learn Shari, now the mayor of West Hartford, serves as the Chairperson of Connecticut Children’s Foundation Board. “Connecticut Children’s means the world to my family,” says Shari. “Giving back as a member of the Foundation Board is both a personal joy and a way to express the gratitude our family feels for the amazing care our son received 25 years ago.”
Members of the Corporate Board
Andrea Balogh
Women’s Health USA, Division President & General Counsel | Member of Finance and Audit, Planning and Facilities
Scott Braunstein
Data Mail, Inc., Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Member of Finance and Audit, Quality Improvement
Tina Brown-Stevenson
UnitedHealthcare (retired) | Secretary of Connecticut Children's Corporate Board; Member of Governance, Compensation Committee
Shari Cantor
Connecticut Children’s Foundation Board President | Ex-officio
Christopher Holley
Barnum Financial Group, Financial Services Executive
Jeffrey Klenk
The Travelers Co., President of Bond & Specialty Insurance | Vice Chair of Connecticut Children's Corporate Board
Skip Kodak
LEGO, Senior Vice President of the Americas | Chair of Planning and Facilities Committee, Member of Population Health Committee
Dorothy Levine, MD
Physician | Chair of Quality Improvement Committee, Member of Planning and Facilities
Jennifer Lindwall Schwab, M.D., FAAP
Rocky Hill Pediatrics, Partner | Connecticut Children’s Care Network Board of Governors at Connecticut Children's, Chair | Member-at-Large
Nicole Murray, MD
President, Medical Staff
Robert B. Magnus, III
ESPN, Executive Vice President, Programming & Scheduling | Member of Quality Improvement
Otis Maynard
UnitedHealth Group, Senior Associate General Counsel | Member of Quality Improvement, Governance
Carlos Mouta
Westside Property Management | Member of Planning and Facilities
Michelle Murphy
BDO USA, LLP, Assistant Director of Tax Quality & Risk Management | Member of Quality Improvement
David Roth
SouthOcean Capital Partners Inc., Partner | Ex-officio
Jonathan Rubin
Magellan Health, Chief Financial Officer (retired) | Chair of Connecticut Children's Corporate Board | Chair of Finance and Audit Committee, Member of Investment Committee, Compensation Committee
James E. Shmerling
Connecticut Children’s, President & CEO | Ex-officio
Steven Solecki
Bank of America, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, CT / Western MA | Member of Quality Improvement
Tina St. Pierre
Landmark Partners, Partner & Chief Administrative Officer | Member of Finance and Audit, Planning and Facilities
Members of the Foundation Board
Geno Auriemma
UCONN, Head Coach of Women’s Basketball | Member of Development Committee
Christine Bromberg
Robinson & Cole, Partner | Vice Chair, Member of Chair of Gift Acceptance, Governance
Shari Cantor
Mayor of West Hartford, CT | Chair, Foundation Board
Lauren O. Casazza
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Partner | Member-at-Large
James Fanelli
US Trust, Senior Vice President
Mike Fish
MJ Fish, LLC, President & Founder | Member of Planning and Facilities Committee
Lou George
Hassett & George, PC, President | Member of Governance Committee
Karen Hess
David and Geri Epstein Private Foundation, President | Member-at-Large
Andrea Hurley
Cancer Research and Prevention Advocate | Member-at-Large
Daryl Jackson
Chick-fil-A, Owner | Member of Development Committee
Joseph K. Labieniec
Head of Professional Liability at CapSpecialty; Member Board of Finance, Town of Southington | Member-at-Large
Joyce Lagnese
Founding Principal/Co-Managing Principal, DanaherLagnese, PC
Russell Lallier
Chief Operating Officer, All Waste, Inc.
Jane Owen
Jane Owen Public Relations, President | Member-at-Large
Andi Sklar
Community Volunteer, Philanthropist
John A. Sodipo
Jacobs & Sodipo, Managing Partner | Board Secretary
Matt Somberg
Gottfried & Somberg Wealth Management, Co-Founder and Principal | Chair of Investment Committee, Member of Development Committee
Jonathan Rubin
Magellan Health, Chief Financial Officer (retired) | Connecticut Children’s Corporate Board Chair | Ex-officio
Directors Emeritus
Mr. Thomas O. Barnes
Mrs. Eileen Danaher
Mr. James W. Fanelli
Mr. Scott W. Fanning
Mr. Martin J. Gavin
Mr. E. Clayton Gengras, III
Mr. Glen Greenberg
Mrs. Donna Hires
Mr. Jeffrey S. Hoffman
Dr. Cato Laurencin
Mr. Søren Torp Laursen
Mr. Robert Le Blanc
Mr. Edward Lewis
Mr. H. Mark Lunenburg
Dr. Douglas MacGilpin
Mr. James Manafort
Mrs. Katherine Nixon
Kola Olofinboba, MD
Dr. William Popik
Mr. Robert J. Shanfield
Mr. Charles Shivery
Mr. Lon Smith
Mr. Keith A. Stevenson
Mr. Edward Tonnessen
Mrs. Jessica P. Zachs
Mrs. Lauren Zeligson
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