Our Staff
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
Jeanika Browne-Springer
Phone: (860) 249-8673
Program Manager
Email: jbrowne-springer@hartfordperforms.org
Deb Kocsis
Phone: (860) 249-8675
Advancement Director
Email: dkocsis@hartfordperforms.org
Colleen Estes
Phone: (860) 249-8676
Finance Manager
Email: cestes@hartfordperforms.org
Hartford Performs
Governing Board
Chair
John Nealon
Attorney
Travelers (retired)
Vice Chair
Tracy Kane
District Curriculum Renewal Coordinator
EdAdvance
Secretary
Charles Modzelewski
Associate
Robinson & Cole
Treasurer
Stan Lezon
Vice President & Controller
Prudential Retirement
Board Members
Rachel Allen
Director, Marketing Technology
Aetna
Tracy Avicolli
Ex Officio
Director of Arts, PE & Wellness
Hartford Public Schools
Dr. Tayarisha Batchelor
Director of Equity and Access
Simsbury Public Schools
Luke Bronin
Ex Officio
Mayor of City of Hartford
Tiffany Donelson
President & CEO
Connecticut Health Foundation
Lauren Eder Borghard
Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs
Global Strategies Group
Marcus Ferguson
Director & Senior Counsel, Government Affairs
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Emily Grant
Vice President, National Specialty Lines
Travelers
Patricia Hoppin
Reading Specialist
Riverside Magnet School
Mallory Mason
Consultant
Subculture LLC
Anju Mathew
Director, Global Private Credit
Barings LLC
Rie Poirier-Campbell
Ex Officio
Executive Director
Hartford Performs
Luis Rodriguez-Porter
Family Service Coordinator
CREC, Headstart
Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Ex Officio
Superintendent
Hartford Public Schools
Honorary Members
Floyd W. Green III
Vice President, Community Relations & Urban Marketing
Aetna
Deidre Tavera
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development
Connecticut Public
Olivia White
Former Executive Director
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture