OUR TEAM

To empower people striving to improve their lives, Forge City Work’s staff bring passion, drive, and commitment to our work.

OUR STAFF

JOHANY BEDON
Director of Operations
johany@forgecityworks.org
LOGAN CARRUBA
Lead Case Manager
logan@forgecityworks.org
LUZ CONDE
Office Manager
luz@forgecityworks.org
CARLA DOMINGO
Recruitment & Training Specialist
carla@forgecityworks.org
YULEIDDY GONZALEZ
Communications Specialist
yuleiddy@forgecityworks.org
LUKE GREIKA
Chef Instructor
luke@firebyforge.com
ANA HOROWITZ
Case Manager

ana@forgecityworks.org

BECKY McGUIGAN
Associate Director & Director of Training Programs
becky@forgecityworks.org

SANDY LoMONICO
Employment Specialist

sandy@forgecityworks.org

JUSTIN MORALES
General Manager at Fire by Forge & Business Operations
justin@firebyforge.com

MAYRA RIVERA
General Manager, The Grocery on Broad

mayra@kitchencafe.org

JANAE SMITH
Catering Sales Manager

janae@firebyforge.com

CARY WHEATON
Founder, 2008 – 2021

BOARD AND ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chair

Ojala Naeem
Travelers

Secretary and Treasurer
Aimee Hendrigan
Melville Charitable Trust

Sara Batchelder
Retired Clinical Social Worker

Whitney Bundy
Hartford HealthCare

Josh Durand
Emeritus Board Member, Lincoln Financial

Carlos Espinosa
Trinity College

Jennifer Hockenhull
Adult Congenital Heart Association

Michael Johnson
Sullivan & LeShane

Al Loomer
Loomer & Associates (Ameriprise)

Jaime McDonald
Bear’s Barbecue

Ruth Melville
Emeritus Board Member, Melville Charitable Trust

Bob Pilney
The Hartford

John Price
Hartford Healthcare/Compass One

Tasha Roberts
Aetna/CVS

Jason Rojas
Emeritus Board Member, Trinity College

Kenya Rutland
KJR Consulting

Jahn Marie Surette
Emeritus Board Member, JM Surette Advisors

Maggie Willard
Retired, Hartford Foundation Grants Officer

Nancy Wheeler
Emeritus Board Member, Wheeler Connect

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