Board of Directors

The Meriden Children First Initiative (CFI) makes great strides in creating positive educational, social and health outcomes for all children in greater Meriden with the assistance of the following dedicated members of its board of directors:

• Charito Coriano, Parent Leader
• Cathy Abercrombie, State Representative
• Mary Cortright, Superintendent of Schools, Meriden Public Schools
• Lynn Faria, Healthy Meriden 2010 & Midstate Medical Center
• Cathy Lewis, Senior Buddy Reader staff
• Marlene McGann, Director, Meriden-Wallingford Substance Abuse Council
• Sophie Vargas, Parent Leader
• Karen Roesler, Director, Meriden Public Library
• Amy Filippides, Co-chair 
• Barbara Sokol, Parent leader; Member, Board of Education
• Beth Vumbaco, Director, City of Meriden Health and Human Services
• Craig Hazel, Treasurer
• Dawn N. Reynolds, Parent Leader
• Esther Silcott, Co-chair
• Holly Ludemann, Secretary
• Kim Pandiani, Parent leader
• Marisol Estrada-Soto, Parent leader
• Nydia Dominguez, Parent leader
• Trevor Thorpe, City Councilor
• Yasmin Vasquez, Parent Leader