MARY BROCK
Dr. Mary Kane-Brock has been a physician at Greenwich Hospital for over 20 years. She is a compassionate, hardworking, and conscientious doctor who cares deeply for her patients, and always goes above and beyond for them. She has been working very hard during the pandemic. Additionally, Mary is a resident of Greenwich and a mother of five children.
TIFFANY BENINCASA
Tiffany is the owner of the C. Parker Gallery. Through her gallery and her volunteer work with the Greenwich Arts Council, Tiffany spends countless hours working to bring art to people in our town. Her 3 kids attend GCDS and she and her family also volunteer there.
MAMIE LEE
My hero is my mom, Mamie Lee. We lost 2 grandparents this year, we moved and she still has stayed very involved with her organizations. She is on the board for The Undies Project, volunteers with At Home in Greenwich, is on the Women's Fellowship at Second Congregational Church and helps out with other organizations when needed. During this pandemic we lost one of our grandparents.
PETER MCALLISTER
Peter McAllister MD saves and enhances lives, and gives people back quality of life. He goes beyond the call of duty, and trii you it embodies a healer’s spirit. And he doesn’t do it for anything in return. Those who know him love him. Dr. Peter McAllister is simply the best neurologist there is!
FRANCES WU NOBAY
Frances Has been Greenwich Girl Scout Service Unit Manager for 2 years. In her years of girl scouting, she organized many fun, interactive and educational events for the service unit. She also teaches religion classes at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church on North St. as well as being a member of the North Street School PTA, all while working full time.
MICHAEL GOLDMAN
Michael has been working overtime shifts in the pediatric ER in Greenwich and New Haven. He has two small children at home and an incredibly supportive wife. I know how difficult this has been on them, like everyone, but I hope to bring a little smile to their family.
FRANK GAUDIO
Frank Gaudio is, for all the small & big business's in the Greenwich and surrounding areas, our SUPER HERO! He is always helping and explaining what he can do professionally through the bank to get us all though this Terrible Pandemic time, with the assistance we need to keep our businesses going/working/feeling safe again! We all Thank him from the bottom of our hearts!
KYLE SILVER
Kyle Silver has been the driving force behind the Arch Street Teen Center for over 22 years. He has served teens and their families and provided a safe, healthy and constructive community for teens and their families. Kyle supports multiple non-profits and recently co-founded the Greenwich Theatre Company. During Covid-19, he helped facilitate the transplanting of Neighbor to Neighbor which will be operating out of the Arch Street space until September.
TONY DAJER
Dr. Tony Dajer is an ER Doctor who works at New York Presbyterian in the city. He risked his life day in and day out treating COVID-19 patients. He puts others lives over his own and is a true hero! He is an inspiration and makes Greenwich a better place to live!
TOM HUESTIS
Tommy is my hero because beside serving our community by being an awesome Police Officer he always goes above and beyond to support and help anyone he can, especially children. He has been volunteering as an advisor with the Greenwich Police Explorers for over 14 years now and the Greenwich Police Silver Shield Association. He is a member of the GPD Honor guard. Just recently he organized a ride by with some fellow officers to cheer up some kids during this isolation period.
LISE JAMESON
Lise Jameson is the Executive Director of At Home In Greenwich. She has dedicated the past eleven years to building a vibrant organization that focuses on the well-being of Greenwich's older adults who would like to remain in their homes as they age. She has developed social programs that range from learning about plants to attending the opera, picnics at the beach, and holiday parties.
KELLY FUJITANI
Mrs. Kelly Fujitani is retiring after teaching for 36 years as a second grade teacher at North Street School. During her years at North Street School, students were lucky to be a part of "2F" where Mrs. Fujitani instilled her love of all things learning in her students. During Distance Learning, we hear over and over about "connection before content" as those connections lead to learning.
TRAVIS SLUSS
Although the the Covid virus caused a major interruption in his business, Macinspires (because it involves children, schools and after school activities)...he raised funds so he’d be able to make PPE for hospitals, doctors and many other health heroes. He worked tirelessly with two staff members and some volunteers to make face shields, masks and aerosol boxes mostly used for anesthesiologists.
KATHERINE SADIGHI
Katherine is a talented nurse at Greenwich Hospital, my fiancée, and the love of my life. We were supposed to get married this November but, sadly, had to postpone our wedding due to COVID-19. She fights the good fight each day and provides the best quality of care for all her patients (many of whom have suffered from COVID-19).
THE ENTIRE STAFF OF GEMS
Fictional heroes fly through the air and leap tall buildings with a single bound. Real heroes save lives.
The women and men of GEMS are on call 24/7/365 to provide emergency medical treatment and transportation to the Greenwich community.
ROSEANN BENEDICT
I am dominating Roseann Benedict as a GTP hometown hero for many reasons. Roseann is born and raised in Greenwich. She works tirelessly as a realtor in town while finding time to run the “Social Seniors”. Before COVID, the Social Seniors would meet at least once a month. After feeding them all lunch, there would be speakers, games, music and general socializing.
SUZANNE COYNE
Suzanne is an assistant principal at Western Middle School. She is a wonderful advocate for all students and families, an approachable and supportive administrator and an amazing mother to three wonderful daughters. The students and staff at Western are so lucky to have Suzanne as an integral part of the team.
SAMANTHA MURPHY
Samantha is a kindergarten teacher at one of our town elementary schools. Teaching kindergarten using a digital platform was not easy, but Samantha worked tirelessly to provide her students with comfort, knowledge and fun while being out of the classroom.