ABOUT US

The Christopher Reynolds Foundation supports work to strengthen contacts and understanding between citizens and institutions in the US and citizens and institutions in Cuba. This includes programs intended to complement the work of Cubans as they determine their future paths in a variety of fields. The Foundation also supports programs intended to examine current US policy toward Cuba and whether it best serves our national interest.

At present, the Foundation's Board of Directors and staff include:

• John R. Boettiger, Chair
• Suzanne Derrer, Vice-Chair
• Virginia Kahn, Member
• Andrea Panaritis, Member, Executive Director
• Michael Kahn, President Emeritus
• Robert Vitarelli, Administrative Office Manager


A Brief History

Following the US normalization of diplomatic relations with Vietnam in 1995, the Foundation began to look at the parallels between the former embargo on Vietnam and current US policy towards Cuba. We began to support work to strengthen contacts and understanding between citizens and institutions in the US and citizens and institutions in Cuba. This includes programs intended to complement the work of Cubans as they determine their future path in a variety of fields.