Press Release, Branford Community Foundation

The Branford Community Foundation (BCF) is pleased to welcome three new board members, Katherine Patricia (Kathy) Andriole, Linda Erlanger, and Bob Imperato. All are active members of the Branford community who are passionate about giving back, making them welcome additions to the BCF team.

Andriole was born in Chapel Hill, NC and moved to Branford at the age of three. Growing up in Branford, she attended public schools through high school. She was class valedictorian, a student council member, sports editor of the yearbook, and active in athletics (swimming, track (captain) and the first girl to participate on the cross country team). Andriole has been inducted into the Branford Sports Hall of Fame for swimming, track and field, and cross country. She studied Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, English Literature at Oxford University, and Electrical Engineering and Medicine at Yale University. Dr. Andriole completed fellowships at UCLA and UCSF Departments of Radiology. She is currently at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Director of Academic Research and Education at the Mass General Brigham Artificial Intelligence Office. She is happy to be back home in Branford where she and her mom, Pat, live at The Ponds in Hotchkiss Grove.

Linda Erlanger has been a Connecticut resident since 1982 and a Branford resident for the past 21 years. She grew up in Baltimore, MD and did her undergraduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the Medical College of Virginia, and completed the Family Dentistry Residency program at the University of Connecticut Health Center. A retired dentist and consultant, Erlanger’s career has spanned a variety of work experiences including dental practice, health care plan management and project leadership. She has been a volunteer for numerous local non-profit organizations, served as a 3rd District Representative on Branford’s RTM for five years and is a voting member of Branford’s Democratic Town Committee. She lives at Harbour Village with her wife, Margret, and their corgi, Mabel.

Bob Imperato possesses over 40 years of experience in banking and finance, having served as CEO of national construction lending subsidiaries and managed over $1 billion in construction assets. He has advised banks, financial institutions, and GSEs, and developed platforms for risk management and tier-one capital acquisition. Imperato's career includes leading start-up subsidiaries in residential, retail, and wholesale mortgage banking, as well as national commercial lending. He excels in marketing strategies, revenue targets, niche lending products, and loan servicing. A Branford community member for over 35 years, Imperato has actively contributed to local education and volunteerism. Currently Branford’s Tax Collector, he has also served on the Town’s Board of Finance and as a Representative Town Meeting member, overseeing budgets and public services. His community roles include Commissioner of the Water Pollution Control Authority, member of the Rotary and Elks Clubs, Branford Microfund, past member Branford Housing Authority and board positions with various local organizations.

Branford Community Foundation, founded in 1980, is a public, nonprofit, tax exempt, charitable trust. It provides an administrative, philanthropic service – a means by which public-spirited citizens may make gifts or bequests, the income from which is distributed for educational, cultural, health, social and civic needs. The foundation is overseen by the Board of Directors, composed of community leaders who serve without compensation and who have been selected for their knowledge, interest and integrity of judgment. A part-time, executive director works with the Board of Directors, and advisors provide outreach with the community, give guidance to the Board and help to develop future leadership.