Mike Winterfield has worked for many years in the insurance industry as a Vice President, Actuary, and Product Developer. His innovative variable annuity product designs helped annuities to more effectively compete with mutual funds. Since his retirement, Mike has immersed himself into a wide range of Social Justice activities. He worked closely with the interfaith community and with the non-profit agencies to make the CT tax system more progressive. Mike is currently a member of First Congregational Church of Old Lyme (FCCOL) and the Unitarian Society of Hartford (USH). He is a Board member and Advocacy Committee head of the Tree of Life Educational Fund (which seeks equal justice for Israelis and Palestinians). He is also a member of the IREJN’s Climate Stewardship Summit Steering Committee. Mike previously served as a Social Justice Chair at USH.