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About › Board of Directors

Leadership That
Answers to
Waterbury.

GWIM's volunteer Board of Directors provides governance, fiduciary oversight, and long-term stewardship for our soup kitchen, food pantry, and community programs, ensuring accountability and transparency to the neighbors we serve.

Meet the LeadershipSupport GWIM
501(c)(3) Nonprofit Since 1933203-757-7734gwimsk@forhungry.com
Board Role

Three Responsibilities

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Governance

Setting strategy, approving budgets, and protecting the long-term mission of GWIM across Greater Waterbury.

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Fiduciary Oversight

Reviewing financials, grant compliance, and donor stewardship to ensure every dollar serves its intended purpose.

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Community Connection

Representing the interfaith, civic, legal, and business communities that make GWIM possible.

Executive Leadership

Current Officers & Staff

Board of Directors

  • Atty. Tavis Tindall, Board President
  • Board members representing faith communities, local business, legal, and civic organizations across Greater Waterbury
  • All Board members serve as volunteers

Staff Leadership

  • Barbara Ann Dublin, M.S.
  • Sherry Mastrioani, MBA
  • Program coordinators and volunteer supervisors
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Interfaith, Intergenerational, Community-Led

GWIM Board members come from across Greater Waterbury and represent churches, synagogues, mosque, local businesses, law firms, and civic organizations. This diversity is the engine of our 90-year sustainability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

The fastest path is calling 203-757-7734 or emailing gwimsk@forhungry.com. Messages for Board President Atty. Tavis Tindall can be routed through the office.
Yes. As a registered 501(c)(3), GWIM files Form 990 annually and is available on GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and the IRS public database. EIN 06-0658070.
Board members are nominated by existing members and elected based on community connection, professional experience, and alignment with GWIM mission. Expressions of interest welcome at gwimsk@forhungry.com.
GWIM is a long-standing Connecticut 501(c)(3) with a strong community reputation. Check Charity Navigator, GuideStar, and the CT Attorney General Charity database for current ratings and filings.
Service Area

Serving Greater Waterbury

Open to neighbors from every corner of the region. No residency check, no forms to start.

Waterbury neighborhoods

Town PlotBunker HillNorth EndSouth EndEast EndWest EndBrooklynWatervilleBucks HillEast Mountain

Surrounding towns

NaugatuckWolcottMiddleburyThomastonProspectWatertownCheshire
Finding Us

Driving to 770 East Main St

770 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702. Easy to reach from every direction across the region.

From Downtown Waterbury
Take East Main St eastbound for about 1 mile. GWIM is on the right at 770 East Main St.
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From Town Plot
Route 63 or West Main St toward Downtown, then continue east on East Main St.
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From Bunker Hill / North End
North Main St south toward Downtown, then left onto East Main St.
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From Washington Hill / South End
South Main St north, right onto East Main St.
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From East End / East Mountain
Follow East Main St west toward Downtown. GWIM is on the left.
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From Naugatuck / Wolcott
Route 8 North to Exit 27 (East Main St). Turn right.
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From Thomaston
Route 8 South to Exit 36, then East Main St west. GWIM on the right.
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From Prospect
Route 68 west into Waterbury, then onto East Main St west toward Downtown.
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From Middlebury / Watertown
Route 64 east into Waterbury, then East Main St. GWIM is at 770 East Main.
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Accountable, Transparent, Local

90+
Years of Service
Since 1933
All
Volunteer Board
100% unpaid governance
06-0658070
EIN
Registered 501(c)(3)

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