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Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen

Development/Campaign Inquiries
Luis Olmo-Rivera, Development Director
(203) 624-6426, ext. 107
lolmorivera@deskct.org

Volunteer Inquiries
Ryan Janowski, Volunteer Administrator
(203) 624-6426, ext. 102
rjanowski@deskct.org

Program & Services Inquiries
Tina Paolillo, Program Director

(203) 624-6426, ext. 106
tpaolillo@deskct.org

Media Inquiries
(203) 624-6426, ext. 107

info@deskct.org

Food, Clothing, & Other In-Kind Donation Inquiries
(203) 624-6426, ext. 101
donate@deskct.org

Financial Contributions
(203) 624-6426, ext. 107 
donate@deskct.org

HR Inquiries
(203) 624-6426, ext. 104 
hr@deskct.org

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1478

New Haven, CT 06506-1478

 STAFF –

  • Main phone line: (203) 624-6426
    Steve Werlin     |  Executive Director  – ext. 109
    Tina Paolillo      |  Program Director  – ext. 106
    Luis Olmo-Rivera |  Development Director – ext. 107
    Ryan Janowski     |  Volunteer Coordinator –  ext. 102
    Meagan Howard | Food Services Manager – ext. 101
    Evan Serio    | Program Manager  – ext. 108
    GiGi Levesque  |  Office Administrator  – ext. 104
    Wendy Mcleod |  Data Administrator  – ext. 105

     

  • Drop-in & Resource Center Staff line  : 
    Valerie Lawler   |  Assistant Manager, Drop-in Center – ext. 103
    Norm Clement  | Drop-in Center Site Specialist
    Aisha Nieves | Drop-in Center Site Specialist

    Angela Lewis    |   Food Services Specialist
    David Wilfong   |  Maintenance Specialist

– BOARD OF DIRECTORS- 

  • Alyse B. Sabina, M.P.H.President | Independent Consultant
  • Sofia I. Morales, M.P.H., C.P.H.Vice President | Yale School of Public Health
  • Catlin Ryus, M.D., M.P.H., I SecretaryI Yale School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine
  • David Norman-Schiff, Esq.Treasurer  |  Wiggin and Dana, LLP
  • Timothy Opstrup | Immediate President | Finance & Administration, Yale Ventures
  • Natalie Judd | Development Chair | Big Voice Communications
  • Denise Dean | Program Chair  |  Fair Haven Community Health Care
  • Joy Gary, Esq. | at-large | Conn. State’s Attorney Office, Division of Criminal Justice
  • Amelea Lowery  |  at-large  |  Yale School of Medicine, Health Equity
  • Laurie Scheiner, M.D.at-large | Community Health Center
  • Pastor Kelcy Steele  |  at-large  |  Varick AME Zion Church
  • Justin Nguyen | ex officio, non-voting | Yale Community Kitchen

Watch this video with DESK’s Executive Director, Steve Werlin, to learn more about our history, our programs, our culture, and our vision.