$626,450 in Scholarships Awarded—the Largest in NCCF History
TORRINGTON, Conn., Aug. 13, 2026 — The Northwest CT Community Foundation (NCCF) has awarded a record $626,450 in scholarship awards to students throughout the Northwest Corner for the 2026–2027 academic year. It is the largest annual scholarship distribution in NCCF’s history.
This year’s total represents a significant increase over the $532,100 awarded for 2025–2026.
“Scholarship work is vital because it ensures area students have access to education based on academic fit rather than cost. It also advances educational equity by supporting students from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic groups,” said Brian Mattiello, Chief Executive Officer of Northwest CT Community Foundation.
“This year’s scholarship recipients, like those in years past, hold tremendous promise for the future. NCCF is proud to have reached this milestone in its scholarship work. With more than 230 scholarship awards this year, we remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting local students.”
Made possible by the generosity of individuals, families and organizations that have established charitable funds at NCCF or entrusted the foundation with administering scholarships on their behalf, these awards help local students pursue their educational goals and invest in their futures.
The following students have been selected as recipients of NCCF’s 2026–2027 scholarships:
ANTHONY "FRANK" AMICONE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Annabel O'Marra (Torrington)
ELIZABETH LONG ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP
Sara He (Torrington)
RUSSELL ANDERSON, CARMEN BROOKS ANDERSON, AND HENRY VAIL BROOKS SCHOLARSHIP
Hala Albarghouthi (Torrington)
Rosalia Castillo (Torrington)
Cynthia Flores (Torrington)
Avery Goodwin (Torrington)
Evelyn Orellana (Torrington)
Amy Quichimbo (Torrington)
Angelique Rosas (Torrington)
Amy To (Torrington)
Miley Ulloa (Torrington)
Nataliya Uribe (Torrington)
STEPHEN G. ANDRE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nathan Pepler (Torrington)
ANN AND RENO ARSEGO MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP
Corinne Chadwick (Torrington)
Joseph Daniel (Torrington)
Sara He (Torrington)
REGINA TATE BALFE MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
Olivia Trigonis (Torrington)
BETSY L. BERTOLI SCHOLARSHIP
Nick Borja (Torrington)
MAE CASALI BONVICINI SCHOLARSHIP
Sophia Sedlak (Torrington)
JACK & RUTH CALDER SCHOLARSHIP
Flynn Preece (New Hartford)
ERMAN CAVAGNERO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Gabriel Mazzacane (Torrington)
STEVEN A. CHUPKA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Alexandra Beale (Norfolk)
FRED J. COFFIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nick Borja (Torrington)
SHAWN COLLINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Eliana Goodwin (Torrington)
TIM CONSIDINE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Angelina Ciesco (Torrington)
Sarena Doot (Torrington)
DICK COOKE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sophia Pergola (Torrington)
EVA M. COTY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kajeda Fraser (Torrington)
HELEN H. DAUTRICH SCHOLARSHIP
Lucan DaSilva-Martinez (Torrington)
DILLON FAMILY FUND
Chloe Bayat (Torrington)
Isabelle Dangonini (Torrington)
Mueez Mahmood (Torrington)
Gyandev Phinney (Torrington)
EDWARD W. DISKAVICH SCHOLARSHIP
Alexandra Beale (Norfolk)
Zoie Matava (Torrington)
Paige Quartiero (Torrington)
CORNELIUS DONAHUE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Brendan Keskula (Torrington)
ROBERT G. DOYLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Madeline McGillicuddy (Torrington)
FRANCES H. DUCCI SCHOLARSHIP
Victoria Brooks (Lakeville)
Braylen D'Amore (Colebrook)
Celeste Trabucco (South Kent)
MARION WM. EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP
Alina Lopez (Torrington)
ELIZABETH & SANTO FAINELLI SCHOLARSHIP
Evelyn Orellana (Torrington)
KATHLEEN T. FINN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Thien An Lam (Torrington)
CHARLES AND PIERINA FOSSATI SCHOLARSHIP
Isabelle Dangonini (Torrington)
HELEN AND MARIO GARBIN SCHOLARSHIP
Reed Campbell (Torrington)
Logan English (Winsted)
Gabriel Stradtman (Bantam)
BOB AND RAY GOOD SCHOLARSHIP
Chase Elliott (Torrington)
FLORENCE HAKALSKI SCHOLARSHIP
Adrianna Bernardi (Torrington)
MICHAEL G. HASCHAK SCHOLARSHIP
Akif Rahman (Torrington)
HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP
Shanaya Duprey (North Canaan)
Gabriela Titone (Lakeville)
ITALIAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICAN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Vanderee Fritch (Torrington)
DIANE AND JEFF JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP
Kaleigh Lynch (Goshen)
Jorja McTamney (Goshen)
D. ROBERT KELLY SCHOLARSHIP
Adrianna Bernardi (Torrington)
ROBERT C. & MARGARET G. LIZOTTE ART SCHOLARSHIP
Shayann Von Richthofen (Torrington)
ROBYN A. MACSATA MEMORIAL FUND
Andrea Chuva (Torrington)
JULIA MCDONNELL/HENRY FRIES SCHOLARSHIP
Makayla Rodriguez (Torrington)
FRANK "FRANKIE" J. MCGOWAN, JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Hunt (Torrington)
JOHN J. AND ANNE M. MILEWSKI SCHOLARSHIP
Ella Le (Torrington)
Alina Lopez (Torrington)
KENNETH K. MILLS SCHOLARSHIP
Wylden Abraham (Roxbury)
Noah Schramm (Roxbury)
DONALD F. AND NORMA K. MOUGENOT SCHOLARSHIP
Samantha Barbagallo (Norfolk)
Nick Borja (Torrington)
Angelina Ciesco (Torrington)
Caroline Donnelly (Litchfield)
Ariana Duncan (Torrington)
Addison Foss (Litchfield)
Giovanni Heacox (Torrington)
Jack Lawrence (Warren)
Juana Pena (Torrington)
Harmini Thomas (Colebrook)
Mia Zuccaro (New Hartford)
VICTOR MUSCHELL, SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sophia Sedlak (Torrington)
NORTH SCHOOL PTO SCHOLARSHIP
Kelsy McClain (Torrington)
PIEMONTESE CLUB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jazelle Ribeiro (Torrington)
VALERIE ROSE PINNETTE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Haylen Sincovic (Torrington)
MICHELE FARLEY PITTLER SCHOLARSHIP
Nick Borja (Torrington)
FRIENDS OF JOHN PONTE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Lillian Castle (Burlington)
Lucas Davis (Burlington)
LEONARD RENDINO SCHOLARSHIP
Chase Elliott (Torrington)
JOSEPH AND BERNICE REPAS SCHOLARSHIP
Jack Messenger (Torrington)
MARGARET RINGSTAD RIEFE SCHOLARSHIP
Angelina Ciesco (Torrington)
DOUGLAS AND JANET ROBERTS SCHOLARSHIP
Nikolas Bodnar (Barkhamsted)
Nina Bodnar (Barkhamsted)
Grace Dempsey (Barkhamsted)
Laurel Denver (Barkhamsted)
Logan Derochick (Barkhamsted)
Konrad Domiczek (Barkhamsted)
Kaileigh Grant (Barkhamsted)
Warren Hinman (Barkhamsted)
Madelyn Kaszas (Barkhamsted)
Morgan Plitt (Barkhamsted)
Emily Roy (Barkhamsted)
SALISBURY VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION, INC. (SVNA) SCHOLARSHIP
Wesley Allyn (East Canaan)
Nash Barillaro (Lakeville)
Catherine Bushey (Lakeville)
Ava Coffey (Norfolk)
Emma Colley (Sharon)
Liam Colley (Sharon)
Finn Cousins (Sharon)
Shanaya Duprey (North Canaan)
Kara Franks (Kent)
Anna Gillette (Lakeville)
Zoe Gillette (Lakeville)
Chloe Hill (Lakeville)
Madelyn Krasowski (Warren)
Madeline Mechare (Falls Village)
Olivia Olsen (Norfolk)
Helen Sanders (West Cornwall)
Gabriela Titone (Lakeville)
Celeste Trabucco (South Kent)
Avery Tripp (Falls Village)
Silas Tripp (Falls Village)
DR. SHENOI & FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Sunehra Mashbha (Torrington)
THE SHEPARD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Elizabeth Atkins (Harwinton)
Madison Benoit (Norfolk)
Pahal Bhasin (Lakeville)
Riley Bossi (New Hartford)
Kathleen Branch (Norfolk)
Kadija Crapo (Litchfield)
Sarena Doot (Torrington)
Kip Faison (Washington)
Brooke Fallon (Harwinton)
Emma Fallon (Harwinton)
Kara Franks (Kent)
Tessa Goddu (New Hartford)
Jenna Janiak-Anderson (Kent)
Kimberly Lalvay (Torrington)
Nicole Luba (Torrington)
Linnea Ludwig (Winsted)
Simon Markow (Falls Village)
Elliana Maver (Torrington)
Samuel Maver (Torrington)
Faith McKenzie-Thomas (Torrington)
Jolie McTamney (Goshen)
Emily Migliorisi (Litchfield)
Logan Miller (Torrington)
Anne Moran (Norfolk)
Cameron Murphy (Litchfield)
Alexis Muthig (Harwinton)
Carter Nadeau (Norfolk)
Hannah Orlov (New Hartford)
Flynn Preece (New Hartford)
Grace Riva (Canaan)
Anthony Samele (Torrington)
Helen Sanders (West Cornwall)
Haylen Sincovic (Torrington)
Jack Smith (Sharon)
Nolan Turtoro (Goshen)
Rachel Viets (New Hartford)
Eason Zhang (Kent)
Junxin Zhang (Kent)
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF MARION WM. EDWARDS
Alina Lopez (Torrington)
JEFF STANNARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Edwin Calle (Torrington)
APOLONIA STANULIS SCHOLARSHIP
Amit Banik (Torrington)
Chloe Bayat (Torrington)
Mia Bellemare (West Hartland)
Elijah Block (New Hartford)
Bernice Boyden (Sharon)
Makayla Dileo (Winsted)
Kyle Fitzmaurice (Torrington)
Ashley Hamel (Harwinton)
Cooper Laure (Litchfield)
Leo Laure (Litchfield)
Matthew Leifert (Torrington)
Ruby Leonard (Torrington)
Mueez Mahmood (Torrington)
Mallory McCarthy (New Hartford)
Kohana Mehl-Mckee (Winsted)
Ethan Murphy (Litchfield)
Benjamin Nordland (Litchfield)
Baylie Pesce (Northfield)
Elise Petro (Torrington)
Ibby Sadeh (Falls Village)
Matteo Taraba (Kent)
NELLIE J. SULLIVAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Annabel O'Marra (Torrington)
TAPSG MARION AND VICTOR M. MUSCHELL AWARD
Angelina Penaranda (Torrington)
Evan Roman (Torrington)
MARIANTONIA TATE MEMORIAL ALLIED HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP
Hala Albarghouthi (Torrington)
JILL PUDLINSKI TAVANO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Logan Aaron (Torrington)
Matthew Tsai (Torrington)
TOLLAR FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
JessaRose Beeman (Torrington)
Andrea Buncalan (Winsted)
TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL POOLED SCHOLARSHIP
Angelina Penaranda (Torrington)
TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP
Brendan Keskula (Torrington)
TORRINGTON LITHUANIAN MUTUAL BENEFIT CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Joseph Daniel (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO THOMAS M. ACERBI SCHOLARSHIP
Sara He (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO FRANCIS J. AND DONALD G. ALBREDA SCHOLARSHIP
Kayla Lata (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO RT. REVEREND MONSIGNOR WILLIAM BOTTICELLI SCHOLARSHIP
Dorothy Olmstead (Northfield)
TORRINGTON UNICO DICK’S RESTAURANT SCHOLARSHIP
Reed Campbell (Torrington)
Sara He (Torrington)
Ruby Leonard (Torrington)
Zoie Matava (Torrington)
Samuel Maver (Torrington)
Erica Melo (Torrington)
Emily Penaranda (Torrington)
Sophia Sedlak (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO FOUNDER’S LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
Mehar Bhasin (New Rochelle)
Maya Crociata (New Hartford)
Cooper Laure (Litchfield)
Truett Spelman (Bantam)
TORRINGTON UNICO JOHN SULLO FOUNDER’S SCHOLARSHIP
Cali Purcaro (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO ANTONIO GIOIA SCHOLARSHIP
Ainslee Campbell (Torrington)
Molly Jones (Torrington)
Alina Lopez (Torrington)
Lucas Whalen (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO ITALIAN HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP
Amelia Dodge (Canaan)
Sarena Doot (Torrington)
Jolie McTamney (Goshen)
Emily Migliorisi (Litchfield)
TORRINGTON UNICO CARMELA, R.N., AND VITA “JENNIE” LOPARDO SCHOLARSHIP
Braylen D'Amore (Colebrook)
TORRINGTON UNICO ERICO MAROLA SCHOLARSHIP
Benjamin Schildgen (Litchfield)
TORRINGTON UNICO ANDREW J. ONEGLIA SCHOLARSHIP
Ava Coffey (Norfolk)
TORRINGTON UNICO RAYMOND A. AND GLORIA ONEGLIA SCHOLARSHIP
Logan Miller (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO FIORE PETRICONE SCHOLARSHIP, K.S.G.
Alina Lopez (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO WILLIAM ROMANI SCHOLARSHIP
Sophia Sedlak (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO JOSEPH SCLAFANI SCHOLARSHIP
Sara He (Torrington)
TORRINGTON UNICO RALPH SABIA / ADDO BONETTI SCHOLARSHIP
Addison Foss (Litchfield)
ALBERT C. AND ROSE TURRI SCHOLARSHIP
Lane Faison (Washington)
Liam Rosenfield (Goshen)
Benjamin Schildgen (Litchfield)
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT SCHOLARSHIP
Meredith Sullivan (Wilton)
WILLIAM AND SALLY VAUN SCHOLARSHIP
Ailyn Tiul (Litchfield)
FREDERICK J. WILCOX SPORTSMANSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Giovanni Heacox (Torrington)
EUGENE F. ZORDAN AND ERMINIA ZORDAN SCHOLARSHIP
Max Laure (Litchfield)
Peyton Weik (Bantam)
JAMES P. & MILDRED GREGG ZUCCO SCHOLARSHIP
Ava Coffey (Norfolk)
Shea Hyland (Winsted)
Addyson Lillie (Winsted)
Brooke Nelson (New Hartford)
Addison Silano (New Hartford)
Amaya Washington (Torrington)
Mattea Young (Colebrook)
2026-2027 scholarship information available at https://www.yournccf.org/scholarships
About NCCF
Established in 1969, the Northwest CT Community Foundation serves 20 towns in Northwest Connecticut. Its total endowment, comprised of more than 280 funds, has grown from initial assets of $15,000 to approximately $185 million. Last year, combined grants and scholarships totaled in excess of $7 million.