The Team

 

Noelle Amann

Noelle Amann

Founder, President and Director

Noelle is an entrepreneur, web marketer and speaker in the career services space as well as a foster mom. Her background is in customer service and executive recruiting. Noelle has worked in the crisis pregnancy intervention and women’s health advocacy space since 2012 – as a Co-Worker with the Sisters of Life and also as a trained sidewalk counselor. In 2016 she started the Stamford chapter of Sidewalk Advocates for Life in order to recruit and train sidewalk counselors and expand the local crisis pregnancy ministry. She was a co-recipient of the 2017 Father Benedict Groeschel Life Award from Good Counsel Homes. Noelle has a B.A. in Communications from Franciscan University of Steubenville and an MBA from Hult International Business School in London.

Sal Costantino

Sal Costantino

Board Member

Sal is a management consultant and former treasurer of two publicly-traded companies. More recently, he was the CFO of a private equity-owned regional transportation company. Sal has been active in the crisis pregnancy intervention and women’s health advocacy space having been Board Chairman of Birthright in Stamford, a dedicated participant in 40 Days For Life locally, a co-leader of Sidewalk Advocates for Life in Stamford and a Board Member of Good Counsel Homes. He was a co-recipient of the 2017 Father Benedict Groeschel Life Award from Good Counsel Homes. Sal earned a B.A. in Economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from NYU Stern.

Janie Nneji

Janie Nneji

Operations Manager | Community Engagement Coordinator

Janie Nneji is a strategic operations leader and community engagement coordinator with over 20 years of experience across for-profit and non-profit sectors. She specializes in implementing efficient systems, improving team experiences, and aligning people with mission-driven goals. With degrees from Northwestern University (Engineering) and Columbia Business School (MBA), she brings a thoughtful, innovative approach to program development and stakeholder collaboration. Janie recently served as Implementation Director for Luminous Women’s Health and Wellness and currently serves on the board of Foundations in Faith. She is passionate about creating value, facilitating change, and solving complex problems across industries and communities. An active member of St. Mary Parish in Ridgefield, Janie is a convert to Catholicism and a graduate of the Education for Parish Service program. Her parish involvement includes roles as a catechist, Hospitality & Welcome Ministry Coordinator, and Faith Formation Lead, as well as ongoing service as a greeter, reader, and ministry leader.
Tom Amann

Tom Amann

Co-Founder and Director

Tom is a software business development executive and active women’s health advocate in the greater NYC area. Since 2016 Tom has been a Co-Worker with the Sisters of Life, providing support for pregnant women in need. Tom was a co- recipient of the 2017 Father Benedict Groeschel Life Award from Good Counsel Homes.

Dr. James Finnerty, MD

Dr. James Finnerty, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Finnerty is a primary care physician, board certified in internal medicine, who has been practicing medicine in Bethel, CT for 26 years. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University then Georgetown Medical School and came to this region after practicing medicine for 7 years in the US Navy, which included a role as a diving medical officer serving US Navy divers. After practicing with a large multispecialty internal medicine group during his first six years in the region, he started his own practice in 1992 and reopened his practice in Bethel, CT in 1993. The practice merged with ProHealth, a large Connecticut-wide primary care medical group, in order to better serve his patients’ needs.

 

Project Beloved Inc. is a Connecticut nonprofit corporation and tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.