A Better Chance in Darien

What Makes A Better Chance Work?

 

We rely on the efforts of many dedicated people. Here is a list of them:

 

Darien High School www.darien.k12.ct.us/dhs

First Congregational Church www.uccdarien.org
ABC House leased for $1 a year from FCC
 

 

Host Families and Scholars 2011-12

 

  • Shanti and Hari Avula – Jocelyn Mendez
  • Delice and David Bolotin – Niya Wright
  • Carolyn and Rick Brook – Angelica Cortez
  • Pat and Jeremy Cage – Angelica Cortez
  • Denise and Jose Cara – Merlyn Tejada
  • Alexia and Richard Duker – Niya Wright
  • Yvette and Pieter Eenkema van Dijk – Danielle McIntosh
  • Jane and Scott Pelley – Jocelyn Mendez
  • Ellen and Charles Powis – Bettina Arkhurst

 

 

Board Members

 

A twenty-three member board manages the operation of the program. This includes student selection, student support, house and ground maintenance, fundraising, transportation, educational and cultural enrichment, alumni relations and host family selection and support.

 

 

ABCBookLogoSM1b1ABC in Darien Board List Archive

1980 - 2011

Current Board Members 2011-12

 

  • Ron Hammer ’09 Co-chair
  • Jane Yezzi ’07 Co-chair
  • Robin Ackerman ‘08
  • Carolyn Brook ‘10
  • Debbie Coley ‘08
  • Yvette Eenkema van Dijk ‘00
  • Sandy Filmer ‘99
  • Lynn Hamlen ‘10
  • Eliot Jacobs ‘07
  • Bob Lyons ‘09
  • Annette Madden-Kline ‘11
  • Harry McLachlin ‘09
  • Marcia Meinerth ‘09
  • Erica Merrill ‘11
  • Sharon Moore ‘02
  • Kristin Peck ‘10
  • Jane Pelley ‘12
  • Ellen Powis ‘12
  • Jackie Scott ‘97
  • Tamsin Sickinger ‘08
  • Camille Spaulding ‘11
  • Susan Wilson ‘08

 

RESIDENT DIRECTORS

  • Francis Janosco
  • Julie Parham

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

  • Vyvyan Burns

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