Katherine began her career in corporate banking in New York City and has held senior management positions in sales and financial marketing and communications. With a burning desire to concentrate her efforts on more humanitarian issues, Katherine shifted her energies to the non-profit sector in 2001 and joined the Fairfield County Community Foundation where she spearheaded their development efforts. Katherine joined The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in September 2005 as the Director of Development and Community Relations and has served as the Executive Director since May 2006.
Katherine brings an interesting synergy of many disciplines to the Executive Director position: fundraising and new business development, firsthand knowledge and understanding of the investment and financial worlds, expertise in Women's History and an unwavering commitment to programming around women's issues.
Katherine holds a BA in History from Salem College and a MA in Women's Studies, with a concentration in Women's History, from Southern Connecticut State University where she has served as an Adjunct Professor of Women's Studies. She is a native Virginian who has made Connecticut her home for over twenty five years. She has two children who currently live in Manhattan and work in publishing and investment banking.
Virginia M. Gore Director of Development Virginia@cwhf.org
203.392.9010
Virginia Gore, Director of Development, brings over ten years experience in independent schools as both teacher and administrator to CWHF. Educated at Southern Connecticut State University in Special Education, she has worked passionately to further the education the children of Connecticut. Prior to that she held many volunteer positions in her hometown of Southington. Her background in administraton and teaching has given her an appreciation of the importance of CWHF as an educational outreach organization.
She is married to Daniel Gore and has three children. Her enthusiasm and zest for life are her strongest assets. She continues to volunteer in her community and beyond in many civic and town organizations. Virginia enjoys gardening, gourmet cooking and reading.
Ann Fabian Office Manager Ann@cwhf.org
203.392.9007
Ann Fabian brings energy, enthusiasm and over 20 years experience in the business world to the CT Women’s Hall of Fame. In her career she has managed office operations for an architectural firm, coordinated marketing and sales activities for an international food automation service, served as a student financial aid director and supervised hub operations for UPS. She also brings a strong understanding of the challenges that women face and the opportunities for them to make a lasting impact on the local, national and global fronts.
Throughout her professional career, Ann’s passion has been to be a positive role model to her family and community. From her early experiences playing girl’s softball in the 1970’s, Ann realized that she could make a difference on the baseball field with young boys. She currently manages a Babe Ruth 16U baseball team and has been committed to developing the Little League baseball athletics program in Milford for over 10 years. Her focus on developing young athletes is balanced by her goal to foster good sportsmanship on and off the field. Ann’s organizational talent and energy has also benefited the City of Milford, where she serves as the Vice Chairperson to the Park, Beach and Recreation Commission. Under her leadership, the city has implemented a memorial bench dedication program for local citizens.
Ann holds a B.S. in Sociology from Sacred Heart University and has been an involved resident of Milford for over 20 years. She shares her wonderful life and many adventures with her husband Ron and three sons.
Devin Madden graduated from Fordham University in 2007 with her BA in English and Women’s Studies. On Fordham’s campus, she was an active member of the Progressive Students for Justice organization and co-coordinated the Women’s Empowerment committee. With this organization, she helped lead many workshops and public forums addressing the issues of women both on and off campus. The highlight of her college career was co-producing and co-directing “The Vagina Monologues” for three straight years. Doing so gave Devin the opportunity to begin a safe, open dialogue, on campus, about women’s sexuality and violence against women.
Post-graduation, Devin went on to work with the March of Dimes as a Community Director. Here, she had the opportunity to coordinate walkathons and special events while educating the community on issues ranging from pre-term birth to prenatal care.
Devin is now a graduate student at Southern Connecticut State University seeking her Masters in Public Health. She plans on focusing on women’s health issues and reproductive health issues. She would love to become a Community Health Educator while joining the fight for women’s health rights globally.
