Letter from the Executive Director
“The only thing
that is constant is
change.”
Board of Directors
Frank Marrocco
Chairman
John Miller Sr.
Vice Chairman
Lucille Kutz
Secretary
Warren Smith
Treasurer
Ryan Cady
Executive Director
Bonnie Butcher-Smith
Alan Daninhirsch
Donna Giuffre
Steve Giuffre
Lara Kutz
Carolyn Messier
Connie Miller
Stephen Polezonis, M.D.
Professional & Community
Relations
Caithlin Lopes
Lab Staff
Bryson Grove
Michael Houle
Paul Tomlin
Annette Wiecha
Recovery Staff
How true that
sentiment is in
our ever-evolving
world of donation,
transplantation and research.
But change is the reason we are
able to restore sight to thousands
of people each year in our
community and around the globe.
Since the first cornea transplant
more than a century ago, our
world has been shaped by
innovations and discoveries that
bring new treatments to light –
all made possible by the countless
individuals who refuse to let
blindness prevail.
In this issue of Vision, you will
read how Eversight and our
partners are working together
to change the future of sight
by advancing knowledge and
treatments in powerful ways.
And just as technology and
medicine are evolving, so is our
mission. We have learned that the
interconnectedness of donation,
transplantation and research is a
healing force – one that reaches
beyond the gift of sight and brings
comfort, hope and inspiration to
people when they need it most.
I am excited to introduce to you
our new mission statement, which
celebrates the importance of
everything we do: Restoring sight
and preventing blindness through
the healing power of donation,
transplantation and research.
I invite you to join Eversight
Connecticut in making vision a
reality in new and exciting ways by
engaging in our healing mission.
Ryan Cady
Executive Director
Travis Allen
Pratik Ubba
Quality Improvement
Kerri Czop
Administrative
Rosemarie Cunningham
Eversight Connecticut is a non-profit restoring sight to people in our
community. See how your charitable contribution can make vision a reality.
Ways you can help
$50
pays for the solution required to
preserve one cornea for transplantation
$250
helps support research to find
cures and treatments for leading causes
of blindness
$1,000
eversightvision.org/connecticut
goes to purchase clinical
laboratory equipment critical to tissue
preparation
Vision is produced by the Eversight
Marketing Communications Staff
grants the gift of sight to a
patient who could not otherwise afford a
transplant
$3,000
How to make a
contribution:
• Mail back the included
contribution envelope
• Donate online at
eversightvision.org/connecticut
Your gift can always
be made in honor or
memory of a loved one.