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Christine has over 31 years of financial/accounting and management experience in the insurance and banking industries, and non-profit community foundation sector. She joined the Foundation in 2005 and currently serves as the Controller of the finance and investment accounting functions. Christine is responsible for asset/cash reconciliations, investment income allocations to donor funds, expense payables, gifts and other general ledger record keeping and year-end tax reporting to vendors and donors.
Christine serves as her church’s Sunday School Superintendent and Treasurer of its Planning Committee. When she’s not crunching numbers, Christine loves helping children with their homework and reading, as well as preparing and serving meals at local homeless shelters. Christine and her husband have two children, who help make sandwiches for the shelters.

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Madison joined the Foundation in 2019 after earning her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and linguistics from Mount Holyoke College. Her professional background includes mentoring undergraduate students in written and oral argumentation as well as typing and editing legal transcripts for a Jerusalem-based company. Madison brings her expertise in writing and research to her work on the Development team.
Outside of the Foundation, you can find Madison oil painting, exploring nature with her dog, or trying out a new challah recipe.

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Elana is a big believer in strengthening communities. After getting her B.A. at Union College, Elana was a Corps Member at City Year Boston, an AmeriCorps Program, and then worked at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. She worked at United Way Detroit and a neighborhood teen center while earning her MSW at University of Michigan.
For 13 years, Elana worked at the Mandell JCC. She ran the Jewish Book Festival, established the Israeli Shaliach program, opened the Mandell JCC Valley Sports and Community Center in Canton, created outreach programs and events, and was an inaugural member of the JCCA/JTS National Jewish Experiential Leadership Initiative (JELI). In her role, Elana developed meaningful relationships with leaders at every local Jewish organization and synagogue.
Elana manages the Foundation’s giving circle: The Lillian Fund, directs stewardship activities and the LIFE & LEGACY program.
Elana spends her free time serving the community, too. She’s a Board member of JTConnect and a volunteer for Achilles International. On the weekends, you can find Elana doing long runs, races or Ragnar’s with her running squad. Or, you’ll spot her at a local field or court cheering on her two sons – and husband – as they play – and coach – almost every sport imaginable.

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Maureen has more than 20 years of communications experience helping nonprofits and corporate foundations achieve their goals while championing social issues such as STEM education, economic empowerment, and diversity and inclusion, through strategic campaigns. A former correspondent for The Hartford Courant, Maureen has developed and executed award-winning media campaigns for numerous prominent brands including The Bayer Foundation, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, FIRST and Keep America Beautiful.

Maureen manages the Foundation’s Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations initiatives including digital marketing campaigns.

She earned her MBA from Bay Path University and is an adjunct professor in the University’s Business Department, teaching Marketing and Management classes.

In her leisure time, Maureen loves travel adventures with family and friends, and enjoys the outdoors including hiking at her favorite spot: West Hartford Reservoir. She is a self-professed chocolate connoisseur always in search of a piece of chocolate confectionary perfection.