Staff Biographies

 

Gwendolyn Field Noto

Executive Director and Co-Founder

Gwendolyn Field Noto graduated magna cum laude from Connecticut College in New London, CT in 1991, and received her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, MA in 1996. During law school, Ms. Noto was a Teaching Assistant in Civil Procedure and completed internships with GE Capital Corporation, the Connecticut State's Attorney's Office, the Honorable Margot Botsford then of the Massachusetts Superior Court, and Northeastern University Counsel's Office. Upon graduation, Ms. Noto completed a clerkship with the Connecticut Superior Court. She subsequently joined Casper & de Toledo, LLC, a plaintiff's trial and civil rights firm in Stamford, CT, where she specialized in trial and appellate brief writing. Throughout her career, Ms. Noto has worked for several non-profit organizations, including the League of Women Voters of Ohio and Casa Myrna Vasquez, a battered women's shelter in Boston, MA. She was an active member of the Board of Directors of the Mothers of Multiples of Lower Fairfield County, CT from 2001-2007. Ms. Noto co-founded The Tiny Miracles Foundation, Inc. with Meredith Daniels in 2003 and has served as the organization's President from 2004 to the present. Her sons, Thomas and Nicholas, were born at 25 weeks gestation in November of 2000. Ms. Noto lives with her husband Tom and their three children in Fairfield, CT.

Kelley A. Chapman

Office/Program Manager

Kelley A. Chapman received her BS from Francis Marion University in 1992. In addition, she received her Paralegal Certificate from the National Center of Paralegal Training in 1992. In 1993, Kelley began her career as a Paralegal in Charleston, SC. Kelley relocated to Rowayton, CT in 1996 where she continued her career as a Paralegal. During her first years in CT, Kelley became a Real Estate paralegal with the Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company in Greenwich, CT. In 2000, Kelley became a Legal Compliance Administrator for Ryan Partnership, a Promotional Marketing Agency, in Wilton, CT. Kelley joined TTMF as Office/Program Manager in July 2009. Kelley lives with her husband, Nick, and their two children in South Norwalk, CT.