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Meg Sakellarides, Board Member
Who We Are
Transform a Life, Change the Community...
Aurora Women & Girls Foundation was founded in 2000 by a group of forward thinking women who wanted to make a difference for other women and girls in their own community. Since that time, Aurora has evolved into a 501(c)(3) entity with a board and officers, as well as committees to oversee the work of the Foundation.
2010 Board of Directors
Clare R. Feldman, Chair
Susan Rottner, Vice Chair
Kathleen F. Bornhorst, Esq, Secretary
Janet Bailey Faude, Member at Large
Anita Schepker, Immediate Past Chair
Lori Budnick, Treasurer
Nancy Fellinger
Kathleen Bromage
Jennyfer A. Holmes
Jan-Gee McCollam
Linda J. McDowell
Thea Montanez
Carle Mowell
Meg Sakellarides
Ann E. Thomas
Chantal Verbeek-Vingerhoed
Honorary Directors
Leah Bailey
Hyacinth Douglas-Bailey
Felice Gray-Kemp
Eileen Kraus
Paddi LeShane
Marie O’Brien
Pam Partridge-West
Kristen Zarfos
What We do
Our Mission is to invest in and inspire women and girls in the Greater Hartford community. We promote and celebrate philanthropy by and for women and girls.
We Invest by funding grants to local organizations whose programs focus on:
- Leadership development and teamwork skills
- Opportunities to participate in philanthropy.
We Inspire by raising awareness of the importance of philanthropy by women and girls through events such as our Annual "An Inspirational 90 Minutes With..." Signature Event, which raises awareness and inspiration about the importance of philanthorpy targeted to women and girls. Past speakers have included Helen LaKelly Hunt, Claire Gaudiani, Nancy Lublin and Kim Phuc. And also by: