Meet our 2003
Community Builder Honorees!

Regina Burkhart
(Hometown Publications)
Nominated by American Red Cross
of Southeastern Fairfield County

Thomas R. Casey, Sr.
(Sikorsky Aircraft)
nominated by St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation
Swim Across the Sound

Octavio Choy, M.D.
(Advanced Radiology Consultants)
nominated by Project Blueprint

Lisa Copotelli
(Richard's of Greenwich)
Helene Cote
(Mitchell's of Westport)
nominated by State of Connecticut
Department of Social Services Western Region

Theresa D'Aquila
(Trumbull High School)
nominated by Girl Scouts of Housatonic Council, Inc.

Christine Donahue Brown
(Palmesi, Kaufman, Goldstein, and Petrucelli,PC)
nominated by The Kennedy Center, Inc.

Leete Doty
(Retired, Sikorsky Aircraft)
nominated by The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport

Louis Fernous, Jr.
(Retired - Fortune Brands)
nominated by Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Catholic Family Services

George Ferrera
(Retired - Perkin Elmer)
nominated by School Volunteer Association of Bridgeport, Inc.

Robert Grather
(Graether & Oross Electric)
nominated by The Salvation Army of Greater Bridgeport

Maggie Gray
(Greens Farms Academy)
nominated by Burroughs Community Center

Kurt Hilzinger
(Retired, Sikorsky Aircraft)
nominated by Wakeman Boys and Girls Club

Susan C. Hitchcock
(Sikorsky Aircraft)
nominated by Regional Youth/Adult Substance Abuse Project

Harold Levine
(Retired - Levine, Huntley, Schmidt, and Beaver Advertising) nominated by Music and Arts Center for Humanity MACH

Anne H. Lindquist
(Retired)
nominated by Alpha Community Services

Joan 'Rusty'Litt
(Retired)
nominated by Jewish Family Service

Jennifer Maloney
(Control-O-Fax)
nominated by Mercy Learning Center

Hank & Barbara Mandel
(People's Bank)
nominated by Child Guidance Center of Greater Bridgeport

Robert Mantilia
(JP Morgan Chase Bank)
nominated by Cardinal Shehan Center

Allen J. Marx
(Retired - New York Mercantile Exchange)
nominated by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport

Maximino Medina, Jr., Esq.
(Zeldes, Needle and Cooper Law Firm)
nominated by Family Services Woodfield, Inc.

John Mele
(United States Postal Service)
nominated by Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Southwestern Connecticut

Karen Mercer
(JP Morgan Chase Bank)
nominated by United Visiting Nurse Association

Lois Minto (being accepted by Bill O'Brian)
(Jewish Home of the Elderly of Fairfield County)
nominated by Sterling House Community Center

Val Rossi
(Retired - IBM)
nominated Charles D. Smith Jr. Foundation
George P. Ruderman
(Retired - GE)
nominated by the Bridge House, Inc.

Richard Slavin, Esq.
(Cohen and Wolf, PC)
nominated by Jewish Center for Community Sercives

Vincent Tichy
(Retired - IBM)
nominated by Bridgeport Area Youth Ministry, Inc.

Judy Urquhart
nominated by The Center for Women and Families
of Eastern Fairfield County, Inc.