Contact Information

CCSU Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 612
New Britain, CT 06050-9921

Jennifer Destefani
Executive Director, CCSU Foundation, Inc.
Institutional Advancement

Ali Welcome
ali.welcome@ccsu.edu

Accounts Payable
Foundation AP
foundationap@ccsu.edu

Scholarships
Kyle Verona
veronak@ccsu.edu
 

 

Board of Directors

CCSU Foundation Board members (as of 1/13/25)

OfficersNameTitleEmployer
ChairULULY MARTINEZ, ‘96AttorneyPrivate Practice
Vice ChairRICHARD D. DONOVAN, ‘82RetiredUnited Parcel Service
TreasurerRACHEL MULI. ‘98Vice President, Internal AuditRTX Technologies
Interim
Executive Director
JENNIFER DESTEFANIInterim Vice President, Institutional Advancement91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University
Previous Exec. DirectorDR. GEORGE CLAFFEY, Jr., ‘99Chief Information Officer91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University
Past ChairWALDEMAR KOSTRZEWA
’68, MA’74
Director of Professional Education EmeritusNaugatuck Valley Community College/Connect
    
 ALEXANDER LEE, ‘2014Senior Audit ManagerCrowe LLC
 ANTHONY S. TORSIELLOVice President/Controller, Business InsuranceThe Travelers
 CURTIS WIGGINS, 93Senior Vice PresidentAlign Wealth Management
 ED VESCOVI, ‘84Mortgage SpecialistEquity Resources, Inc. 
 JANET NAHORNEY, ‘83Certified Public AccountantPrivate Practice
 JOSEPH MATTHEW JR., ‘83Senior Vice President – Investment OfficerWells Fargo Advisors
 DR. KRISTINE LARSEN, ‘84Professor of Earth and Space Science91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University
 LYNN TINKER, ‘81 Lockheed Martin
 MARIA FALVO, MS ‘02PresidentAmerican Savings Foundation
 RICHARD SPADA, ‘82President and Principal ConsultantAspire International, LLC
 Student RepresentativeLOGAN PALARDYPresident, Student Government Association91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University
 Alumni Association PresidentBRIAN CRUESS ‘94AVP- Workplace Solutions, Architecture and AutomationVoya 
Faculty RepresentativeDR. JOSEPH FARHATProfessor of Finance91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University
 University PresidentDR. ZULMA R. TOROPresident91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University