CATIC Foundation Breadcrumb Home About Us CATIC Foundation The CATIC Foundation, Inc. is the charitable arm of CATIC Financial, Inc., and the Foundation provides support primarily to Bar-Related® entities or entities that exist for the education of lawyers and for the advancement of the legal profession; and secondarily to not-for-profit organizations engaged in charitable works. The Foundation's focus areas include: Advancing the Practice of Real Estate Law Advocating for Fair and Equal Housing Standards Promoting CATIC's Employer Brand Supporting Charitable Events in our Community CATIC Foundation Board of Directors Damon A. Carter President, CATIC Foundation Close Damon Carter is the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company (CATIC) and is responsible for developing and executing the company’s human capital strategy. A business leader with over 20 years of diverse experience, he has held HR leadership roles with several Fortune 50 companies including DaimlerChrysler, United Technologies Corporation, General Electric, Express Scripts and Aetna. He also serves as an Adjunct Research Analyst for International Data Corporation’s global IT Executive Program and provides HR thought leadership to the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. Damon is a member of CATIC’s board of directors. He is also a board member of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters in Hartford, CT. Damon graduated magna cum laude from Wayne State University with a B.S. in Psychology and received his M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, cum laude, from the University of Detroit-Mercy. Bruce Zawodniak Vice President, CATIC Foundation Close Richard A. Lawrence, CPA Treasurer, CATIC Foundation Close Dick Lawrence is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut. He has extensive finance and accounting experience through senior finance and management roles for a variety of insurance organizations located in Connecticut, and has also helped establish insurance enterprises in Vermont, London, and Bermuda. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. Dick earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Fairfield University and his Master of Professional Accounting degree from the University of Hartford. Dick retired from his position at CATIC in August 2019, having served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer. He continues to serve as a member of the CATIC Board and the CATIC Foundation Board. Ed Carroll Secretary, CATIC Foundation Close Giacomo J. Guarnaccia, Esq. Partner, Guarnaccia, Connors, Kalom & Zorn, LLC Close Attorney Guarnaccia is a partner in Guarnaccia, Connors, Kalom & Zorn, LLC, with offices in Willimantic and Colchester, CT. His practice focuses on real estate, both commercial and residential; business law; corporate law; probate and wills; and elder law. A graduate of William & Mary Law School, Attorney Guarnaccia is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Elder Law, Estates and Probate, and Real Property Sections. Andrew D. Mikell, Esq. Director Close Andy was engaged in the private practice of law for 13 years before becoming State Manager and Title Counsel at Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation in 1997. He graduated from Williams College and Vermont Law School. As an underwriter, Andy is a problem solver – helping nearly 200 CATIC attorneys resolve title issues. He is a member of the Vermont Bar Association’s Title Standards subcommittee, which he chaired for seven years, and the VBA Real Property Law Committee, which he chaired for eight years. Andy regularly presents at professional education seminars on real property issues and he is always active in legislative issues affecting the marketability of title. He and his wife live in Williston, Vermont where he is a former member of the town select board and school board. He currently chairs the town’s Board of Civil Authority. Richard Sellman, Esq. Director Close William W. Weber, Esq. Founder, Weber & Carrier Close William W. Weber founded Weber and Carrier in 1968 and is currently of counsel. Attorney Weber practices in the areas of real estate, probate, estate planning, and business transactions. He is a graduate of Trinity College and the Cornell University Law School, where he was elected to the Board of Editors of the Law Review. Attorney Weber served as a state prosecutor, and as Corporate Counsel to the town of Berlin, the City of New Britain, and the Mattabassett Regional Sewer Authority. He has served on the American Hospital Association Committee on Governance, served as Chair of the Hospital of Central Connecticut, as President of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce, as Chair of the New Britain Downtown District, as Director of the New Britain National Bank, and as Chair of the New Britain Public Library. Robert Carey, Esq. Former President, In Memorial Close Len Jacobs, Esq. Former Secretary, Honorary Director Close Kay Parker Jex, Esq. Former Director, In Memorial Close Attorney Jex has practiced law in Fairfield County for more than 35 years. Her firm, Kay Parker Jex LLC, is located in New Canaan. Her areas of practice include real estate purchases, sales and financing; commercial and residential leasing; trust and estate planning; estate settlement; business formation; and land use and zoning. She earned her juris doctor degree at St. John’s University School of Law. Attorney Jex is a member of the Fairfield County Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association’s Real Property Section Executive Committee. Press Releases CATIC FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FOOD BANKS (04/30/2020) CATIC FOUNDATION DONATES TO NEW BOYS & GIRLS CLUB BUILDING IN HARTFORD (01/28/2020) CATIC AND CATIC FOUNDATION PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY LAW CENTER (02/07/2018) Right where you need us With offices throughout the Northeast, Southeast, Illinois and Ohio, our local knowledge of the community means we're on the ground and ready to help. Our sister company, CATIC Title Insurance Company, is licensed in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Learn More Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Ohio Georgia Florida CATIC Title Pennsylvania CATIC Title New Jersey CATIC Title New York South Carolina Alabama Tennessee Illinois