Board of Directors

  As a part-time caregiver of her parents - one of whom suffers from dementia - Susan sees first hand the impact of loneliness and isolation on older adults. She believes that maintaining friendships and remaining socially involved are vital to the physical and mental well-being of all, especially as we get into our older adult years.

After many years working as a financial analyst in the insurance industry, Susan now enjoys working part-time in the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center gift shop, a nonprofit organization. Susan has been involved in several other nonprofit organizations, including serving for many years as Chair of the Outreach Committee of the “Friends of CCMC”. In addition, she has served for 12 years as a board member of the Union Street Tavern Trot, a nonprofit that raises funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.

Susan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Accounting from the University of St. Joseph. 

Sylvia is excited to be the Program Manager for our Tea @ 3 Community. Sylvia is an actuary with a successful career in the health insurance industry. In her most recent role as Executive Director of Medical Economics at a major insurance company, she led a team responsible for analyzing medical cost trends.

Sylvia is interested in the social determinants of health which combine her background in healthcare analytics with her concern for people. The Tea @ 3 Community's mission to address loneliness through tea and friendship is a perfect blend of her passions and a joyful way to impact people’s lives.

Sylvia earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Richmond and is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. She is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management at UConn. And as a recent graduate of UConn’s Encore!CT program (bridging corporate professionals to the nonprofit sector), Sylvia is using her business and leadership experience and her analytical skills to help local nonprofits achieve their missions via board service and project consulting work.

Sylvia’s favorite tea is Earl Grey Crème, which she enjoys while reading, after yoga, or – even better – while chatting with a friend. 

Vandna is bringing her interest in tackling loneliness and isolation experienced by older adults to lead our efforts to bring joy to isolated older adults through the delivery of cards crafted by our joy-creators of all ages. 

Vandna collects and organizes donated Joyful Notes Project cards, contacts adult living communities and senior centers to schedule deliveries, and delivers cards. She also loves to craft cards herself!

Vandna is Director, Quality Assurance at ebbo.

Patty is blending her extensive Information Technology experience with her interest in intergenerational connection to manage our relationships with our growing network of donors. 

Patty is implementing our structured donor database and is responsible for ongoing communication with individual and institutional donors.

Patty earned her Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Oswego.