URBAN ALLIANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Manager of Communications and Technology
Rosa oversees UA's expanding community engagement efforts, which include engaging volunteers in meaningful service opportunities, coordinating free food distributions and community health events with network partners and community allies, and creating new opportunities for ministry and organizational partner involvement.
Bill provides critical digital communications support for Urban Alliance. He joined the UA team in 2019, bringing 25 years experience working with churches and non-profits in various roles. His skills span the digital communications gamut between web development, social media and digital marketing. Bill attended the University of Connecticut and holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Relations. When he is away from the office, Bill enjoys developing his skills as a cook, leading worship at his church, spending time with his wife and two children, and is almost always in the middle of a good book.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Executive Director
Job Titles:
- Secretary / Sr. Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Job Titles:
- President & CEO / Child Health and Development Institute
- President and Chief Executive Officer at the Child Health and Development Institute
Dr. Vanderploeg is the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI), based in Farmington, Connecticut. He also leads the Children's Fund of Connecticut, a public charitable foundation that serves as the parent organization to CHDI. He serves on a number of state committees and task forces in the pediatric health care and behavioral health care arena, including serving as Co-Chair of the Behavioral Health Partnership's Quality Access and Policy Subcommittee, and as a member of the Children's Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Board. Dr. Vanderploeg received a Bachelor's Degree in psychology from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a Ph.D. in child clinical psychology from Bowling Green State University. He lives in Farmington, Connecticut with his wife and two children and attends Calvary Fellowship in West Hartford.
Job Titles:
- Associate Executive Director of Programs
Job Titles:
- Director of Finance and Operations
Perkin is the Executive Director of Urban Alliance. Perkin is an ordained minister and has a vocational background in finances, philanthropy, communications, and organizational management & development.
Perkin is the Executive Director of Urban Alliance. After completing his B.A. in Communications from the University of Connecticut, he went on to obtain his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and his Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from the American College, where he holds a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designation and is currently pursuing his PhD (ABD). Perkin is an ordained minister and has a vocational background in finances, philanthropy, communications, and organizational management & development. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married for over 20 years and are proud parents of two wonderful sons.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Executive Vice President
- Shareholder
Rev. Dr. Michael David Bailey is the Co-Pastor of The First Cathedral. He is a creative leader and a critical and strategic thinker. He also is a prolific preacher and a cultural trendsetter for this generation. Doctor Bailey accepted a call to ministry and was ordained by the age of 19. At First Cathedral, he served as the Youth Pastor and Youth Director before becoming the Co-Pastor at the age of 31. Pastor Bailey not only has a high regard for the ministry but also a commitment to education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Pastor Bailey is also a philanthropist. He believes in contributing to the external community and the city at large he serves. For his philanthropic work, he has received city citations and proclamations being recognized in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Also, he has received many awards including Manchester Community College's Black History Community Award and 100 Men of Color recognizing the contribution of men of color in business, education, entrepreneurship, government, service and the impact they have made in the lives of people throughout the State of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts communities. He serves globally as an Advisory Council Member for the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He also serves locally as a Chaplain in the Hartford Police Department, an executive board member of the Greater Hartford Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance and as an active executive committee member of the Greater Hartford Branch of the NAACP. He is a chosen, gifted and talented communicator of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But he takes pride in his marriage and family. He is a proud husband and father of two.
Job Titles:
- Director of Community Engagement
Rosaicela manages activities within Urban Alliance's children and youth initiatives by engaging and coordinating with organizations in the Urban Alliance network and the community.
Job Titles:
- Senior Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager With RWS Regulated Industries
Samantha Holland is a Senior Project Manager with RWS Regulated Industries. She has over a decade of Life Sciences experience and is an effective and natural leader, manager, trainer, and coach. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. As a Certified Department Trainer, she has designed and implemented training for global teams and has extensive experience in overseeing client service teams.