Supporters

2012 Golf Benefit

Gold Sponsors

Jim W. Berger
Travelers Championship

Silver Sponsors

Per and Astrid Heidenreich
Ilda and Chuck Lee
PepsiCo, Inc.
WTAS LLC

Foursome Sponsors

Mike Armstrong
Deloitte
Eastport Maritime
Erdmann Group at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Finn Family Foundation
Eric Haughn
Per and Astrid Heidenreich
Heidmar
Mike and Cecilie Jedlicka
Hoby Kreitler
Peter Malkin
Steve Mandel
Arthur Martinez
Alec McAree
Jim McTaggart
Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dunnan
OSG Shipholding Group, Inc.
Frederic V. Salerno
Chris Sawch
Jeff Shaw
John H. Stewart
Tom Neff, Chairman, U.S., Spencer Stuart
Dee and Pug Winokur
George Wyper

Beverage Cart Sponsor

FactSet, Inc.

Golf Carts Sponsor

Lou Gerstner

Hole Sponsors

Diamond S. Management
Malcolm and Dana McAvity
John H Stewart

In-Kind Contributors

The Blind Brook Club
Brooks Brothers - The Golden Fleece Foundation
Eaton Vance
Golf Magazine
Keith and Bev Hartley
Per and Astrid Heidenreich
Mike and Cecilie Jedlicka
Jonathan Edwards Winery
Hoby and Sally Kreitler
Miller Motorcars
Morgan Gregory
Nike
Rye Ford Subaru
Phil Shannon
Pioneer Investments
Karen and Hort Soper
Vineyard Vines

Individuals

Lead Investors ($250,000+)

The Dalio Family Foundation, Inc.
Sue and Steve Mandel

Stakeholders ($100,000 - $249,999)

Anonymous
Laurel and Clifford Asness
The Steven A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation
Edith Cooper and Robert Taylor
Karen Pritzker and Michael Vlock
Gillian and Robert K. Steel
Jean and Rick Witmer

Champions ($50,000 - $99,999)

Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones II
The Sternlicht Family Foundation
Giselle Wagner and Paul A. Myerson

Leaders ($25,000 - $49,999)

Anonymous (2)
The Barakett Family Foundation
Carol and Andy Boas
Mark Broach
Cindy and Rob Citrone
Mary Corson and Jonathan Sackler
Roberta and Steven Denning
Laurie and Brian Doherty
Per and Astrid Heidenreich
Jill and Brian Olson
Dr. Aaron Stern
Kathleen and Ken Tropin
Kerry and Charles Tyler

Benefactors ($10,000 - $24,999)

Anonymous (3)
James W. Berger
Barton Biggs
Celia and Richard Canning
Connie Chung and Maury Povich
Vicki and David Craver
Joyce and Michael Critelli
Sherry and B. Cort Delany
Stephen Freidheim
Robin and Darrell Harvey
Anita and Steven Heller
Andrea and Jeffrey Immelt
Amy and Carl Kuehner
Laurie and Peter Maglathlin
The Stephen F. and Ann S. Mandel Fund
Linda and Jack Mitchell
Sheila and Charles Perrin
Richard and Ellen Richman
Deb and Chris Sawch
Jeff and Jeanie Shaw
John Sommi
Lisa and Scott Stuart
Melissa and Steve Wiggins
Susan and George Wyper

Sponsors ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous
1830 Family Foundation
Mike Armstrong
Connan and Andrew Ashforth
Lucy and David Ball
Matt Barlow
David Barrett Partners
Judith Biggs
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brickman
Carol D. and William Browne
Harry and Jeanie Burn
Paula Cleary and Paul Farrell
Kelly Copeland and Scott L. Dorf
Leslie and Bob Dahl
The Dalton Family Foundation
Joyce and Richard Eldh
Leslie Fahrenkopf and Tom Foley
Anne and Eric Ferguson
Marissa and Dick Ferguson
Marion and Daniel Finnegan
Edward Goodnow and The Goodnow Fund
Trudy and Bob Gottesman
Heidi Greene and Michael Kluger
Melinda and Jim Hamilton
Cassandra and Claude Johnson
Mary Lee and Jack Kiernan
Karen and Frank Knapp
Annie and Ned Lamont
Catherine P. Lego
Elizabeth Lehnerd-Reilly
Chris Loveless
Meghan Lowney
Sally and Alexander Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. David B. MacFarlane
Meghan McMahon and David Swensen
Barbara and Peter McSpadden
Lizanne and John Megrue
Linda and Michael Mewshaw
Barb and Tim Morris
Kenneth F. Mountcastle
Rick and Lisa Northrop
Ted and Amy Orenstein
Natalie Grainger Pedersen and Peer Pedersen
Ms. Regina M. Pitaro
Margaret and Gary Reiner
Katherine and Peter Sachs
Angie and Steven Sall
Mary and Chris Swift
Patricia and Mark Vanacore
Carolyn and Malcolm Hewitt Wiener
Caroline and Tiger Williams

Corporate, Foundation, and Public Support

Lead Public Partner

AmeriCorps grant provided by Serve Connecticut: Connecticut Commission on Community Service

$250,000+

The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc.

$100,000 - $249,999

Achievement First Schools
The Grossman Family Foundation
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Hartford Public Schools
Lone Pine Foundation
The Louis Calder Foundation
Shumway Capital Foundation
Travelers Foundation
Yale University

$50,000 - $99,999

Bank of America
Bridgeport Public Schools
The Comcast Foundation
New Haven Public Schools
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Trafigura Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999

Crane Fund for Widows and Children
The Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, Trustee
Forester Capital
General Atlantic Service Company, LLC
H.A. Vance Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Near & Far Aid Association, Inc.
People's United Community Foundation
Pitney Bowes Literacy and Education Fund
The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc.
The Prudential Foundation
Wells Fargo

$10,000 - $24,999

Brahman Capital Corporation
Domus Schools
The Fund For Greater Hartford
GE Foundation
Jumoke Academy
Kensico Capital Management Corp.
NewAlliance Foundation
Xerox Foundation

$2,000 - $9,999

Balyasny Foundation
The Ruth Brown Foundation
Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation
George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation
New Beginnings Family Academy
The United Illuminating Company

Regional Advisory Board

Advisory Board

Rodney Cohen (member since 2011) Assistant Dean and Director of the Afro-American Cultural Center, Yale College
Robert Dunbar (member since 2008) Vice President, Development, My Sisters Place, Inc.
Robin Golden, Vice Chair, (member since 2008), Community Advocate
Mimi Klein Sternlicht (member since 2011) Creative Director, The Loading Dock
Steve Mandel, Vice Chair, (member since 2008), Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Lone Pine Capital LLC
Patricia L. McDermott (member since 2009) Managing Director, Citibank
Max Medina (members since 2008) Partner at Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C.
John Motley (member since 2008) Partner at MotleyBeup
Lindsay Reimers (member since 2008) Community Advocate
Deb Sawch, Chair, (member since 2008), Co-founder of Studies in Educational Innovation, Teachers College, Columbia University
Marion Schmeelk (member since 2011), Managing Director, U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Margaret Sweetland Patricelli (member since 2010) President at Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation
Giselle Wagner (member since 2008) Executive Coach
Eileen G. Whelley (member since 2011) Executive VP, Chief Human Resources Officer, XL Group
Rick Witmer (member since 2008) Partner at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Thank You For Your Support

Teach For America Connecticut Region is so grateful for our existing supporters. All gifts help our effort to recruit, select, train and support corps members and alumni.

Partner Spotlight

Teach For America - Connecticut is supported by the Connecticut Commission on Community Service, a partnership of the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of Higher Education. Therefore, our corps members are also AmeriCorps members, connected to a national service movement and eligible to receive an education award after successfully completing each year of teaching.

AmeriCorps program director contact information:
Alexys Heffernan: 203-786-5498 x 42143
JoHannah Hamilton: 203-786-5498 x 42132

For more information visit the Corporation for National & Community Service or the Connecticut Commission on Community Service.