Board of Directors
Executive Board:
Pam R. Carpenter - President
Vanessa E. Rossitto, CPA - Vice President
Sara Taylor - Secretary
Ed Kindelan - TreasurerMembers:
Kristine L. Bankowski
Lisa A. Chirichella
Matthew Cooper
Endia DeCordova
Veronica T. DeLandro
Jeff Digel
Lynette Dowe-Forgie
Lucy Anne Hurston
R. Scott Orsey
George RappRev. Sara Salomons
Doris Sugarman
Tom Trumble
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Myths & Truths
MYTH: Habitat houses allow people to move from poverty to fancy new houses.
TRUTH: Any newly built house is going to be a dramatic change for a family that has been living in a shack, hut or rundown apartment. But Habitat houses are not extravagant by any standard. Habitat’s philosophy is to build simple, decent houses. Under house design criteria approved by Habitat for Humanity International’s board of directors, living space in a three bedroom house, for example, is not to exceed 1,050 square feet. The average cost in the United States of a three-bedroom Habitat house is approximately $59,000.

Kristine L. Bankowski


Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity - a proud Equal Opportunity Employer.