Our Staff
Sarah Asmar
Phone: (860) 249-8675
Advancement Director
Email: sasmar@hartfordperforms.org
Kimolee Cowell
Phone: (860) 249-8676
Program Coordinator
Email: kcowell@hartfordperforms.org
Catherine Davis
Phone: (860) 249-8673
Program Manager
Email: cdavis@hartfordperforms.org
Colleen Estes
Finance Manager
Email: cestes@hartfordperforms.org
Rie Poirier-Campbell
Phone: (860) 249-8674
Executive Director
Email: rpoirier@hartfordperforms.org
Emily Waniewski
Phone: (860) 249-8672
Programming Director
Email: ewaniewski@hartfordperforms.org
Hartford Performs
Governing Board
Chair
Stan Lezon
Head of Business Controllership
MassMutual
Vice Chair & Treasurer
Emily Grant
Vice President, Project Manager, Personal Insurance East
Travelers
Secretary
Charles Modzelewski
Associate Counsel
Travelers
Board Members
Ashley Amoabeng
Assistant Dean of Equity and Inclusion
Miss Porter's School
Arunan Arulampalam
Ex Officio
Mayor of City of Hartford
Mario Carullo
Ex Officio
Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning
Hartford Public Schools
Lauren Eder Borghard
Communications & Public Affairs
Colony Road Consulting
Marcus Ferguson
AVP, Assistant General Counsel, Government Relations
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Afton Gilyard
STEM Enrichment Specialist
Stratford Public Schools
Patti Hoppin
Reading Specialist
Connecticut River Academy
Erica Kendall
Senior Delivery Principal
Slalom Consulting
Andrew Lattimer
Principal
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
Rachel Michaud
Lead Director, Enterprise Marketing Technology
CVS
Tracy Oni
Senior Line Director
Hartford HealthCare
Rie Poirier-Campbell
Ex Officio
Executive Director
Hartford Performs
Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Ex Officio
Superintendent
Hartford Public Schools
Mahinda Yapa
Vice President, Digital Lending
Liberty Bank/Owners Bank
Honorary Members
Floyd W. Green III
Retired
John Nealon
Attorney
Travelers (retired)
Deidre Tavera
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development
Connecticut Public
Olivia White
Former Executive Director
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture