Please join the Department of Public Policy (DPP) in congratulating Larisa Kottke on recently being named the new President and CEO of Leadership Greater Hartford (LGH). After serving as Vice President for finance and operations, Kottke took on the role of acting President last spring. She distinguished herself as the right person to take on […]
Nonprofit Management
MPA Alum Focuses Career on Community Service
Community and service have been a part of Veronica T. DeLandro’s everyday life since she went to college at Hampton University. There she helped register people to vote as a member of the NAACP, as well as grew a bond with like-minded people to form the Students Raising Awareness (S.R.A.) Chapter for Habitat for Humanity. […]
Nonprofit Student Fights Back After COVID
In the wake of COVID-19, Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate student Joan Gomez decided, “I wanted to fight back.” The question became how. After losing her job, Joan began sending out job applications with no response. Joan’s job search led her to the American Job Center where a coach encouraged her to look into the Encore!Connecticut […]