Main Street Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Member

Press release from Main Street Community Foundation: At Main Street Community Foundation’s 25th Annual Meeting, held virtually in March, the Foundation welcomed Jennifer O’Connor of Southington to its Board of Directors. Jenn is a longtime Southington resident and brings years of nonprofit and private foundation board and management experience to the Community Foundation.

The Board of Directors plays an essential role in guiding the Foundation’s work and Jenn, who
will serve a three-year term, will act as a liaison between the Southington community and the
Foundation.

“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical now more than ever that we know the current and
emerging needs in each of our communities so that we can respond quickly and effectively,”
said Susan Sadecki, President & CEO of Main Street Community Foundation, which serves the
communities of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott. The
Foundation has established a COVID-19 Response Fund to rapidly deploy flexible resources to
organizations in all communities served affected by the pandemic.

“We are grateful for Jenn’s generous commitment of time and the valuable expertise she brings
to the Foundation,” stated Sadecki. Jenn also serves as a member of Foundation’s Distribution
Committee.

The Community Foundation Board of Directors consists of 21 community leaders charged with
ensuring donors’ intentions are fulfilled in perpetuity while meeting the needs of the local
communities.

This press release was produced by Main Street Community Foundation. The views expressed here are the author's own.