Katerina Vlahos has been named Acting Executive Director of Bridgeport Prospers

Vlahos was selected for her local ties, work as Bridgeport Prospers’ Director of Community Impact, and 15 years of experience improving outcomes for children and families.

Katerina Vlahos has been named Acting Executive Director of Bridgeport Prospers, a cradle to career collective impact movement funded by United Way of Coastal Fairfield County.  Vlahos assumes the role from Allison Logan, who is shifting to advance the Pre-Natal to Three initiatives launched by Bridgeport Prospers onto state and national levels. 

Ms. Vlahos has deep ties to the community.  Having immigrated to Bridgeport at age 11 from Greece, she experienced first-hand the systemic challenges faced by residents who are marginalized or under-resourced. As a result, she has worked to promote successful outcomes for children and families for over 15 years. 

Since 2019, she has served Bridgeport Prospers as the Director of Community Impact.  In that role, she expanded the Resilience Initiative statewide to become the Connecticut State Task Force on ACES and Resilience (CSTAR), which she leads.  Additionally, she serves on the Doulas4CT coalition, directs the United Way Community Messengers initiative, and co-chairs the Child Wellbeing Task Force of the area’s Health Improvement Alliance.

Before joining Bridgeport Prospers, she coordinated the local GEAR UP initiative to increase the numbers of low-income students entering college.  She also helped conduct the Mothers’ Stress and Coping Study for Yale New Haven Health.  As Pre-school Assistant Director of Caroline House, she designed a multi-sensory, parent-led curriculum to increase English language, STEM learning, and life skills for parents and children.   

Ms. Vlahos holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Sacred Heart University (the first in her family to graduate college).  She is certified by the Trauma Resource Institute as an educator in the Community Resiliency Model.  She lives in Stratford with her husband and dog Apollo, and she enjoys travelling, spending time with her two adult children, caring for her elderly parents, and walking on the beautiful local beaches.