2026 Black & Red - Department of Philanthropy

2026 Black & Red Raises $4.3M
for Health, Healing & Community

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Thank you for your generous support of the 2026 Black & Red

2026 Black & Red Featured Entertainer

Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker first rose to fame as the multi-Platinum lead singer of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish before launching a highly successful solo Country career, earning four No. 1 albums, ten No. 1 singles, and a Diamond-certified rendition of “Wagon Wheel.” Outside of music, he is deeply committed to philanthropy, helping raise millions of dollars to support children’s health, education, and community programs.

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Our Black & Red Team

Honorary Event Chairs

Beverly & Greg Deavens

Committee Chairs

Pam & Eric Rosow

Clinical Leadership

Mary Diaz-Raymond, MSN, RN
Nursing Director, Community Health and Ambulatory Services
Hartford Hospital Community Health Clinics

Suparna Dutta, MD MPH FACP SFHM
Chair, Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine

Dorely Roldan-Perryman, BSHA
Manager, Community Health & Engagement

Sara Small, MSN, BS, RN, AMB-BC
Nurse Manager, Hartford Hospital Community Health

Wanita Thorpe, MBA
Director of Administration, Department of Medicine

Cunegundo M. Vergara, MD, FACP
Medical Director, Hartford Hospital Community Care Center

Committee

Luisa & Frank Borges
Beverly Buckner Baker
Lauren Chase, MD & William Chase
David Dixon
Deborah Eifes
Sheila & Doug Elliot
Rhona C. Free
Elizabeth Fusco
Samara & Andrew Ginsburg
Abby Jackson
Ishani Kohli
Annie Lazarus
Dawn A. Lazarus
Courtland Lewis, MD
Kathy & Brian MacLean
Dickens Mathieu
Yvette Meléndez
Milrose Mercado
Mark Moriarty
Rev. Joanne & Dr. Rocco Orlando
Jenn Pizzoferrato
Suzanne & Pete Rappoccio
Mary-Jo & Greg Toczydlowski
Leigh & Joel Vengco