Our Board of Directors

Kimberly Pedrick, President

krpbday Kimberly originally joined the Junior League in Boston in 2002, and transferred into the Greater New Haven league three years later in 2005.   Before becoming president of this league, she held various leadership positions here including Membership Council Director, a role in which she oversaw league development and bolstered efforts to maintain and grow membership.  Kimberly lives and works in New Haven.  She owns idiom, a women's clothing and jewelry boutique downtown, and lives in the Westville section of the city.  She is a graduate of the University of Maryland.








Julia Chaffe, President-elect

juliachaffe1 Julia Chaffe joined the Junior League of Greater New Haven in the fall of 2008. She and her husband, Aric Isaacs, relocated to New Haven in 2003 after living and working in Dallas, Texas for eight years. She received her Master of Arts in English in May of 2003 from the University of Dallas, and has been a high school English teacher for thirteen years. Wanting to contribute to the community and work with like-minded women, she sought out the Junior League. In her time with the League, she has served as the interim Community Council Director and co-chair of the League Development Committee.

 

 


Andrea Williams, Community Council Director

andreawilliams Andrea Williams joined the Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk in 2004. She transferred to the Junior League of Greater New Haven in 2008. Before becoming Community Council Director, Andrea served as a member and Chair of the Hunger Awareness Committee. Andrea graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, and UConn School of Law. She currently works as Claims Counsel at XL Insurance in Hartford. Andrea enjoys living in the Westville section of New Haven with her husband, Omar, and their baby boy, Harrison

 





Aimee Loinig, Membership Council Director

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Aimee Marie Loinig joined the Junior League in 2007 after bring introduced to the League by a Sustaining member and past president.  She has served on League Development and as the 2008-2009 Chair of the League's community partnership with New Haven Home Recovery.

Aimee is originally from Kew Gardens, New York, and found her way to the Greater New Haven area for law school.  Currently she is a corporate attorney for Subway headquarters, and her work includes a variety of real estate and international matters.  Aimee enjoys living in the Westville section of New Haven.

Aimee is also very involved in her family's bed and breakfast on Shelter Island, located off of eastern Long Island, where she is also an active member of the League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women.

 


Joedi Brown, Finance Council Director

joedibrown Joedi Brown joined the Junior League  in fall of 2008. She holds a Masters of Science in  Development Administration and Planning from the University College of London and currently works as the International Product Manager at LATICRETE International, Inc. Before becoming Finance Council Director, Joedi served as the League's Assistant Finance Council director and as the 7th Annual Wine Tasting and Live and Silent Auction Committee Chair.








Cara Baruzzi, Communications Director

carabaruzzi Cara Baruzzi joined the Junior League of Greater New Haven in 2005. She has served in various roles in the League, including as Communications Director in 2008-09 and most recently as chair of the New Haven Public Schools Cooperative committee. She is the Business Editor at the New Haven Register. In additon to her work with the League, she also is actively inolved in New Haven Reads where she tutors area schoolchildren, and is a founding member of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce's young professionals association, Pulse.