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.