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
Aisha Mobley
Phone: (860) 249-8673
Program Manager
Email: amobley@hartfordperforms.org
Jah'Shae Newman
Phone: (860) 249-8676
Program Coordinator
Email: jnewman@hartfordperforms.org
Deborah 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
Stan Lezon
Vice President & Controller
Prudential Retirement
Vice Chair
Tracy Kane
Director of Intervention & Academic Support
Torrington Public Schools
Secretary
Charles Modzelewski
Associate Counsel
Travelers
Treasurer
Anju Mathew
Director, Global Private Credit
Barings LLC
Board Members
Rachel Allen
Lead Director, Enterprise Marketing Technology
CVS
Tracy Avicolli
Ex Officio
Director of Arts, PE & Wellness
Hartford Public Schools
Luke Bronin
Ex Officio
Mayor of City of Hartford
Lauren Eder Borghard
Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs
Global Strategies Group
Marcus Ferguson
Director & Senior Counsel, Government Affairs
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Afton Gilyard
STEM Enrichment Specialist
Stratford Public Schools
Emily Grant
Vice President, National Specialty Lines
Travelers
Patti Hoppin
Reading Specialist
Riverside Magnet School
Karen Jarmoc
Director, Sustainability
Allstate
Mallory Mason
Consultant
Subculture LLC
Brad Meacham
Senior Director & General Counsel
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
John Nealon
Attorney
Travelers (retired)
Rie Poirier-Campbell
Ex Officio
Executive Director
Hartford Performs
Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Ex Officio
Superintendent
Hartford Public Schools
Honorary Members
Floyd W. Green III
Retired
Deidre Tavera
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development
Connecticut Public
Olivia White
Former Executive Director
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture