Class of: 1976

Diane Sierpina

Diane Sierpina (COM’76) of Stamford, Conn., is director of justice initiatives for the New Canaan, Conn.–based Tow Foundation, which funds innovative programs and system reform in the areas of juvenile and criminal justice, medical research, higher education, and cultural institutions. Diane received the 2017 Martha S. Newman Award from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, which recognizes a staff member of a philanthropic organization “who has demonstrated sustained and exemplary service to one or more organizations and the philanthropic sector in the state.”

From the Fall 2017 issue.