Adam's House in Shelton welcomes new board members

Darsh Mariyappa 

Lindsey Guerrero

Austin McAnneny

SHELTON - Adam’s House nonprofit grief support and education center has announced the appointment of three new board members.

They are: Darsh Mariyappa, Lindsey Guerrero, and Austin McAnneny. 

“Darsh, Lindsey, and Austin embody the spirit of philanthropy and bring talent, expertise and energy to the table. We are very fortunate to have them on our team as we expand our support services to meet the needs of a bereaving Connecticut community,” said Allison Wysota, Executive Director of Adam’s House.

Mariyappa brings to the Adam’s House board his extensive experience and network in global banking, markets, and educational non-profits. With over 30 years experience with global financial institutions in currency and interest rate markets, his latest banking role was Head of Global Markets for Bank of Ireland’s US business. Mariyappa most recently started new ventures in the FinTech space, launching an FX and International Payments advisory practice with PainePacific. Near Bangalore, India, he and his family have created many schools for village children, the most recent in his dear Mom’s memory, Dr. Shantha Mariyappa Convent an English Medium School for needy children in and around Avverahalli Village, Channapatna Taluk. He lives in Weston.

Guerrero is currently a juvenile public defender in Stamford where she assists young people in changing the direction of their lives. 

As an advocate for teens ages 12-18, Lindsey provides legal support and guidance to clients and their families in both criminal and abuse and neglect proceedings. Guerrero also serves on the DCF Human Anti-trafficking Resource Team (HART) and has been a member of the Girls Provider Network. 

Prior to this, she worked for the Legal Aid Society in Bronx, N.Y. and Program of Academic Exchange, a high school foreign exchange organization. Guerrero has a passion for mentoring young people and the unique ability to build relationships between adolescents and their communities. She lives in Newtown.

McAnneny is an accountant at the Innovative CPA Group in Trumbull. He provides a variety of tax and accounting services to clients in the financial services, real estate, retail, construction, and E-commerce sectors with a focus on helping clients automate accounting tasks, facilitate real time reporting and bookkeeping software integrations.  He earned a B.S. in Pathobiology at UCONN and, years later, earned his B.S. in Accounting from Post University. 

In addition to his experience providing audit and tax services to non-profit organizations, he formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Boys and Girls State Foundation. 

McAnneney is an active member of the Nutmeg State Networking Group, where he routinely interacts with other business professionals in the New Haven area.

A ​vital part of the Connecticut community since 2016, ​Adam's House is a 501(c)3 non-profit, grief and loss education center in Shelton for Connecticut children and their families. 

A​dam's House provides free bereavement support for children, teens and their families, transforming life after loss from an isolating experience into one enriched by community support, new friends and forward movement. 

For more information visit www.AdamsHouseCT.org.

This is a press release from Adam's House.