Board of Directors
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Connecticut’s Board of Directors helps chart the Foundation’s course. They contribute a vast array of experience and skills that helps maintain our status as the nation’s largest wish-granting organization.
As a whole, the board determines the Foundation’s mission and vision. It selects, evaluates and supports the president and chief executive officer. The board also protects the Foundation’s assets, enhances its public standing, ensures accountability, maintains legal integrity and assesses its own performance.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jennifer Ryan
Board Chair
Chief Operating Officer, Shelton Winnelson
Gordon Videll
Vice Chair
Attorney, Synodi & Videll, LLC
Gretchen Crist
Secretary
SR. VP Human Resources, The Sun Products Corporation
Safia Mehta
Treasurer
Managing Director, Paramita, LLC
BOARD MEMBERS
Charles F. Bunnell
Chief of Staff, External & Governmental Affairs, Mohegan Tribe
John Filippelli
President, Production & Programming, YES Network
Denny Gates
General Manager, Gates GMC Nissan
Keith Herzig
Owner/Member, Herzig Hauling LLC
Shelley Hunter
Manager, Corporate Outreach, ESPN Inc.
Steve Luttrell
President, Drake Management
Sharon Platter
Community Volunteer
Kevin Sinclair
President & CEO, Wireless Zone
Charles Thompson
Medical Director, Pediatric Affairs and Vaccines, Pfizer Inc.
Jeff Weston
General Manager, International Brands, Nestle Waters North America
Mark Wilson
President, Power Resource Group, Inc.
MEDICAL CONSULTANT
Christa Johnson, MD
