Meet Our Board Members & Volunteers
With diverse backgrounds in Business, Medicine, Law, Teaching, Theology, Theater and Social Work, our Board and extended Connecticut Quest for Peace community and volunteers bring a wealth of knowledge and creativity to their endeavors. This honorary talented staff of CT Quest handles the sorting and packing of donations, as well as administrative duties, including program development and management, fundraising, communications, marketing and financial oversight.
BOARD MEMBERS
Bill Evans, President
Bill first traveled in 2002 with Randy and Linda Klein and eight other Americans to Nicaragua to visit missions and centers supported by Connecticut Quest for Peace.
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Read Bill's Biography“I have not been the same since,” says Bill. “I was bit by the Nicaraguan bug and have grown to love the people, especially the children we met there. It has been a delight to work with CT Quest for Peace.” A native of Indianapolis, Bill lived in Northern Kentucky from age 2-10 years and has resided in Connecticut since 1965. He attended Catholic elementary schools, graduated from Fairfield Prep, and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For the last 36 years Bill has owned and operated the William Evans Painting Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company manages a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial painting projects. Seven years ago, “I volunteered,” recalls Bill, “to drive around Connecticut for a couple of days to pick up donated materials” to be sent to Nicaragua. Today Bill’s 8,000 square foot company warehouse serves as the storage center for CT Quest’s humanitarian aid cargo. It is perennially overflowing with donations earmarked for Nicaragua. “We give so much,” says Bill, adding, “But we get back much more.”
Maureen Shanley, Vice-President
Maureen’s vocation was teaching, but her avocation is community service.
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Read Bill's Biography“I have not been the same since,” says Bill. “I was bit by the Nicaraguan bug and have grown to love the people, especially the children we met there. It has been a delight to work with CT Quest for Peace.” A native of Indianapolis, Bill lived in Northern Kentucky from age 2-10 years and has resided in Connecticut since 1965. He attended Catholic elementary schools, graduated from Fairfield Prep, and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For the last 36 years Bill has owned and operated the William Evans Painting Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company manages a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial painting projects. Seven years ago, “I volunteered,” recalls Bill, “to drive around Connecticut for a couple of days to pick up donated materials” to be sent to Nicaragua. Today Bill’s 8,000 square foot company warehouse serves as the storage center for CT Quest’s humanitarian aid cargo. It is perennially overflowing with donations earmarked for Nicaragua. “We give so much,” says Bill, adding, “But we get back much more.”
Carol Ferraro, Secretary
Since retirement in 2006, Carol continues to volunteer in her former school and also for Americares and The Fairfield Senior Center.
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Read Bill's Biography“I have not been the same since,” says Bill. “I was bit by the Nicaraguan bug and have grown to love the people, especially the children we met there. It has been a delight to work with CT Quest for Peace.” A native of Indianapolis, Bill lived in Northern Kentucky from age 2-10 years and has resided in Connecticut since 1965. He attended Catholic elementary schools, graduated from Fairfield Prep, and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For the last 36 years Bill has owned and operated the William Evans Painting Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company manages a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial painting projects. Seven years ago, “I volunteered,” recalls Bill, “to drive around Connecticut for a couple of days to pick up donated materials” to be sent to Nicaragua. Today Bill’s 8,000 square foot company warehouse serves as the storage center for CT Quest’s humanitarian aid cargo. It is perennially overflowing with donations earmarked for Nicaragua. “We give so much,” says Bill, adding, “But we get back much more.”
Bob Ferraro, Treasurer
Since retirement in 2008, Bob has been enjoying volunteering with CT Quest for Peace and Habitat for Humanity in Bridgeport. In October 2017, Bob took on the role as Treasurer for CT Quest.
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Read Bill's Biography“I have not been the same since,” says Bill. “I was bit by the Nicaraguan bug and have grown to love the people, especially the children we met there. It has been a delight to work with CT Quest for Peace.” A native of Indianapolis, Bill lived in Northern Kentucky from age 2-10 years and has resided in Connecticut since 1965. He attended Catholic elementary schools, graduated from Fairfield Prep, and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For the last 36 years Bill has owned and operated the William Evans Painting Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company manages a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial painting projects. Seven years ago, “I volunteered,” recalls Bill, “to drive around Connecticut for a couple of days to pick up donated materials” to be sent to Nicaragua. Today Bill’s 8,000 square foot company warehouse serves as the storage center for CT Quest’s humanitarian aid cargo. It is perennially overflowing with donations earmarked for Nicaragua. “We give so much,” says Bill, adding, “But we get back much more.”
Linda and Randy Klein, Founders
Randy claims that he and Linda became organizational leaders for CT Quest by default: Randy says, “We were the only people who showed up” for the organization’s first informational meeting in 1989.
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Read Bill's Biography“I have not been the same since,” says Bill. “I was bit by the Nicaraguan bug and have grown to love the people, especially the children we met there. It has been a delight to work with CT Quest for Peace.” A native of Indianapolis, Bill lived in Northern Kentucky from age 2-10 years and has resided in Connecticut since 1965. He attended Catholic elementary schools, graduated from Fairfield Prep, and received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For the last 36 years Bill has owned and operated the William Evans Painting Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company manages a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial painting projects. Seven years ago, “I volunteered,” recalls Bill, “to drive around Connecticut for a couple of days to pick up donated materials” to be sent to Nicaragua. Today Bill’s 8,000 square foot company warehouse serves as the storage center for CT Quest’s humanitarian aid cargo. It is perennially overflowing with donations earmarked for Nicaragua. “We give so much,” says Bill, adding, “But we get back much more.”
Marielos Bonilla
Michael Hauck
Elisabeth Heggie
Gloria Maria Montoya
VOLUNTEERS
All-volunteer Staff Manages Programs and Administration
In order to maximize your donated dollars and deliver as much aid as possible directly to Nicaragua’s neediest, CT Quest runs a very lean operation.
All administration, fundraising, communications and marketing are managed by our board and an extended network of skilled, talented and unpaid volunteers. This frugality lets us funnel 97% of donated dollars directly to programs in Nicaragua.
Please think about joining our team. Learn more about volunteering with CT Quest.
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Meet our Volunteers
In addition to the executive Board, our Quest community includes the following dedicated and highly talented volunteers.
Ana Astudillo
Carl Bailey
Binti Bana
buildOn.org
Angela Carmona
Maria Elena Castilians
Charlie's Closet, Guilford, CT
Marie Cohen
Marilyn Correa
Ann Deignan
Kathleen Deignan
Gail Faithful
Kevin Funk
Liliana Geldmacher
Arnelly Giraldo
Sarah Hassan
Gerry Heminway & Friends
Immaculate Conception Church, East Chester, NY
Laura Klauberg
German Lopez
Sebastian Lopez
Ariadna Lopez
Consuelo Lopez Bravo
Nicholas Marin
Beatriz Mantilla
Jane McCaffrey
Gloria Maria Montoya
NCL (National Charity League)
North Madison Congregational Church, Madison, CT
Maria Paruma
Ingrid Polonius
Tom Quinn
Maria Renzulli
Ann Stubbs
Irene Tabares
Thread Collective, 6th Ave, NYC
Bernice Ullman
Ursuline School of New Rochelle, NY
Natalia Velasquez
Maria Velasquez
Alejandro Velasquez
Nancy Urquijo
Supported by the Giuliani Foundation
CT Quest for Peace is supported by a generous grant from the Amalia & Nicola Giuliani Foundation for Religion & the Arts. Additional information here.
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