James
“Jim” Sicilian
Board Chairman
James “Jim” Sicilian is a partner and co-chair of the Executive
Committee at Day Pitney LLP, a nationally recognized law firm with
offices in five states. He represents a broad range of business
clients in trials and appeals of complex commercial disputes
including, among others, intellectual property and antitrust
matters. Sicilian has represented both plaintiffs and
defendants—from multinational Fortune 500 corporations to closely
held companies, and individuals—in patent, trademark, copyright,
trade secret disputes, antitrust, and unfair trade practices cases.
Sicilian received his Bachelor of Arts
cum laude from Bucknell University
and his Juris Doctor cum laude from
the University of Connecticut School of Law,
where he served as notes and comments editor
for the Connecticut Law Review. He
served as law clerk for The Honorable Thomas
J. Meskill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit from 1981 to 1982. Sicilian
has consistently ranked among The Best
Lawyers in America since 2005, has been
recognized as a leading litigator in the
Chambers USA Guide to Leading Lawyers for
Business consistently since 2003, and
has been recognized as a Connecticut Super
Lawyer each year since 2006.
Sicilian was chair of the 2005 United Way
Community Campaign, which raised more than
$27,000,000 to improve lives and change
community conditions in the 40 towns of
central and northeastern Connecticut. He
serves on the board of directors of the
University of Connecticut Law School Alumni
Association. He is also a Fellow of the
Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper
Fellows Program.
Susan B. Dunn
President and CEO
Susan Dunn joined the United Way in 1990 as communications director. On November 8, 2006,
Dunn was
named president and chief executive officer. During her United Way
career, she has been responsible for the annual fundraising
effort, leadership giving, communications and public relations, along
with administrative responsibilities for the organization.
Among Dunn’s community activities, she currently serves on the board of the
National Conference for Community and Justice of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts—Connecticut
Chapter, is a corporator of Hartford Hospital, and is past president of the board of trustees of the
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.
Susan Dunn is among the first women graduates of Fairfield University
in
Fairfield, Connecticut, with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing,
cum laude.
She resides in West Hartford with her husband, Ned, and has three adult children.