Alumni

Board member since 2020

A 2013 graduate of Greens Farms Academy, Sean Obi earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Maryland. He has been a regular volunteer with the GFA boys basketball program and served as a member of the GFA Advisory Council during the 2019–20 academic year. Obi is currently a District Sales Manager and Supply Chain Specialist for Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits Company, an importer and distributor of wine and spirits from around the world. The company is headquartered in Stamford.

Board member since 2024

Working as ambassadors to unite all alumni with one another and GFA today: communication; orchestrating meaningful events; supporting the school with time and treasure; maintaining life-long relationships and networking to better serve our school and help one another achieve both career and personal goals.

Current Alumni Council President, Michele Orris-Modugno ’76, is a lifelong Fairfield county resident with strong ties to the community. She has brought an energy and enthusiasm for the history of GFA to the role and has been regularly going through the school's archives. Along with Michele, Matt Hintsa ’06 and Gioia Ricco ’84 will be serving as Co-Vice Presidents to round out the Alumni Council leadership. Matt Hintsa worked in the Advancement Office at GFA for three years before leaving GFA for a role in Digital Engagement at Harvard University. Matt recently moved to Canada and is currently a Senior Communications and External Relations Officer at the University of Toronto. Gioia Riccio is not only an alumna and GFA Lifer, but is also the parent of Francesca Sullivan ’24. She is a long-time Alumni Council member, a Westport resident, and a radiologist and partner at Hammers and Riccio Imaging in New Haven.

Gary Anderson '97, P ’26, ’27 

Brad Auerbach '05

Michelle Gallagher Backus '00, P ’31, ’33 

Jimmy Bebon '83, P ’16, ’19 

Lacey Berrien '06

Michelle Cole Bickford '01

Steven Bloom '06

Nicole Ganim Brightbill '95

Nicholas D'Addario '04

Anna Birinyi Danzer '09

Rebecca Brock Dixon '95

Janelle Edwards-Stewart ’00

Kathleen Hennessy '75

Matthew Hintsa '06, Vice President

LisaMarie Johnson '15

Macy Lawton '18

Sefra Alexandra Levin '03

Judd McArthur '82

Brooke McGrath '11

Libby McKinney-Tritschler '78, P ’16

Regi Monroe '12

Michele Orris-Modugno '76, President

Christine Phan '10

Gioia Riccio, M.D. '84, P ’24, Vice President

Katherine Price Snedaker '85

Roz Koether Stephanak '82

Olivia Newhouse Stone '06

Dorothy Vickery '10

The specific purpose of this award is to recognize the extraordinary achievements of one of our own.  The recipient of this honor embodies the adage Quisque pro Omnibus or “Each for All.”  The recipient should show strength, conviction and courage, and continue to be an inspiration to the entire GFA community through his or her role as friend, parent, sibling, volunteer, philanthropist and humanitarian.  

2023 Dan Litchfield ’99, David Goldenheim ’99

2022 Robert Capodilupo ’82

2021 David Haskell ’97

2019 Charlie Hall ’92

2018 James Shanahan ’78, Carol Mason Spicer ’78 

2017 Ariel Waldman ’92 

2016 Jeremy Zimmer ’76

2015 Tom Sachs ’85

2013 Elizabeth MacDonough ’84

2012 Othar Hansson ’83

2011 Judy Chapman Proctor ’70

2010 Deirdre Daly ’79

2009 Prasanth Akkapeddi ’92

2008 Tracy Wheeler Lennon ’82

2007 James Bebon ’83

2006 Giselle Wagner ’79

2005 Martha Gates Lord ’74

2004 Joshua Cornehlsen ’92

2003 Jane Kentnor Dean ’52

2002 Kendall Lloyd Crolius ’71

2001 Ann Merrifield Hoopes ’51

To nominate a GFA alum for the Distinguished Alumni Award please email, Director of Alumni Relations, Ana Holwell.

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