Board of Directors

Judith Dommu Guthman
Co-President, Secretary and Human Services Commission

Judith Dommu Guthman is a founder and current co-President of ITNCoastalCT. She also serves on the Westport Human Services Commission. Previously she worked for the US Departments of Education and Labor. She also helped develop and secure Federal funding for a Concentrated Employment Program for the city of Minneapolis. After moving to Connecticut she worked for the Norwalk Community College non-credit department and managed its growth from 15 to 400 programs, assisting individuals to both move into entry-level jobs and to advance in their careers.

Judith received her AB from Mount Holyoke College and her MA from the University of Minnesota. She has been active in the Mount Holyoke Club of Greater Bridgeport and was a mentor at Harding High School for four years.

Judith is married, the mother of two terrific and talented children and the grandmother of three marvelous boys.

Maybeth Wirz
Co-President and Retired Municipal Agent for the Elderly, DHS

Maybeth graduated from Rutgers University (Douglass College) in 1961 with a degree in English. Much of her working life has been with special populations. A job placing the physically handicapped in competitive industry was followed by raising a family which coincided with a newly developed passion for horticulture. As a horticultural therapist working with developmentally challenged adults she also developed programs for seniors. She recently retired from Westport's Department of Human Services where she worked with seniors for twelve years. As the town's Municipal Agent for the Elderly she was in daily contact with the needs of seniors, transportation issues being one of the major challenges. She has been thrilled to work with and cheer on the energetic volunteers who have brought ITNCoastalCt into a reality.

Leslie Wolf
Past President, Director and Community Volunteer

Leslie has a BS in Quantitative Management Science from the University of Florida. She is active in the community having volunteered with Staples High School Tuition Grants, Westport Department of Human Services, Grassroots Tennis, and serves as a Board Member of the Friends of the Westport Center for Senior Activities. She lives in Westport with her husband and has four grown children.

"Helping to bring this life changing service to our communities has been a rewarding experience in many ways. As a volunteer driver for ITNCoastalCT, I have had the opportunity to make friendships and connections with people in our community that I might never have crossed paths with!"

Peggy Kamins
Treasurer and Founding Board Member of A Better Chance of Westport

When Peggy and family moved to Westport, CT in 1988 she was working for IBM as a Systems Engineer. In 1990 she "retired" from IBM to raise her children and that's when she moved from full-time "paid" worker to full-time "volunteer" worker. Her volunteer work has spanned the spectrum including: PTA's, Westport Young Woman's League, A Better Chance of Westport, Mercy Learning Center, Staples High School Tuition Grants and now ITNCoastalCT. Peggy has taken a leadership role in many of these organizations and has brought her knowledge of technology, non-profits, and the community to each of them.

Peggy grew up in Racine, WI where some of her family still resides. She is excited that there is an ITNRacineCounty so her father can use this wonderful service.

Stephanie Ross
Secretary and Consultant to Not-for-Profits

Anne Cole
Board Member

Graduated from University of Maryland with BS in Nursing; MA in counseling from Fairfield University. Have worked in all aspects of health care from hospital to research to, presently, home care. Coordinator of Homebound Health Care Check for Westport, CT and visiting nurse with Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Fairfield County. Became interested in ITN through patient need, and became a driver before joining the board.

Cathy Diamond
Board Member

Cathy Diamond leads the Executive Compensation function for Xerox Corporation. She is responsible for the design, delivery and administration of compensation and benefits programs for Xerox executives including global equity programs, short-term incentives, pension benefits and perquisites; the development of all meeting materials for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors; and related executive compensation disclosures in the annual proxy statement.

Cathy directed Health, Welfare and Work/Life Programs for Xerox salaried, union and retired employees prior to her current assignment. She joined Xerox in 1996 and managed the Compensation and Succession Planning programs for corporate staff and the company's International Assignments department. Cathy came to Xerox following eight years as a Vice President at Citibank. While at Citibank, she helped to create a national search and staffing department and managed various HR functions in both the Corporate and Private Bank. Prior to Citibank, Cathy worked at Arthur Andersen, Westvaco and the Stern Graduate School of Business in a variety of HR positions that included generalist, staffing manager, affirmative action manager and career counselor.

Cathy holds a Masters degree in Counseling from James Madison University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at the State University of New York at Geneseo.

Cathy resides in Westport, Connecticut with her son, daughter and husband.

Lisa Friedland
Director and Founding Board Member of A Better Chance of Westport

Constance Ongley
Director and Retired Surrogate Parent for the CT State Department of Education

Sue L. Pfister, MSW
Director and Director of Westport Center for Senior Activities

Sue Pfister is the Director of the Westport Center for Senior Activities. Sue has been employed with the Town of Westport for 25 years and is very active in the community. She is Chairwoman of the Senior Nutrition Program of Catholic Charities; Advisory Council member of the Southwestern CT Area Agency on Aging; board member of LINKS of Westport/Weston; board member of the Friends of the Westport Center for Senior Activities and a volunteer driver for ITN Coastal CT.

Ms. Pfister received her MSW from Fordham University and her BSW from Sacred Heart University. In her spare time, Sue enjoys playing softball, gardening and spending time with her family.