For 25 years, Wisdom House has proudly presented the "Wisdom Award" to members of the Northwest Connecticut community who have dedicated significant volunteer service to improving the lives of others and enhancing the environment. This award celebrates individuals who embody values of creativity, education, hospitality, justice, generosity, and outreach to the vulnerable—making the presence of Divine Wisdom felt among us. The Wisdom Award is a recognition of their profound impact and an affirmation of their role as beacons of inspiration and transformation in our community.

This year, we are honored to present the Wisdom Award to Kevin Sullivan and Berta Andrulis Mette, whose tireless efforts have truly made them a physical manifestation of the Divine in our midst.

6:00 PM- Cocktail Hour

6:45 PM- Dinner

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Meet the Award Recipients

Berta Andrulis Mette: Given the gift of life and the best family experience from parents Bob & Peg Andrulis, siblings John, Greg, Rob, Bill, Carol & Truman. Great joys when in-laws and all my nieces and nephews joined our extended family. Married to Matt Andrulis Mette, step-mom to Aiden & Mollie, Mom-in-law to Brian & Laurel and “GGb” to 5 grandkiddos. So fortunate to have so many dear friends to share life’s journey with. Raised in Litchfield and cherish every day being a member of our wonderful community and the inspiration that those in my midst provide me. I’m truly grateful that I can invest my time and energy in things that I hope will outlast me.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LITCHFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER LITCHFIELD, CT                          

Executive Director

  • Founding Board Member of Non-profit organization Meetinghouse, Inc.

  • Responsible for the organization’s fulfillment of its mission to respond to and serve community interests and needs, program development and implementation, administration and financial objectives and have fun along the way

NEW BRITAIN COMMUNITY SERVICES NEW BRITAIN, CT                  

Youth & Family Advocate

  • Counselor of individuals, groups and families

  • Developed and implemented intervention services, experiential programming and community collaboration efforts

  • Developed and facilitated school, community, wilderness based groups  

  • Assistant to Director with administrative projects and fulfillment of agency services

  • Supervisor of interns, volunteer staff, community service clients

SUPERIOR COURT JUVENILE MATTERS, TORRINGTON, CT               

Intern Probation Services

  • Supervised probation cases

  • Conducted predisposition investigations

  • Counseled adjudicated youth and their families

COMMUNITY INTERESTS & VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES (past & present)

  • Parishioner St. Anthony’s Church & Lourdes Shrine of Litchfield

  • Campaigning for the best candidates in our community

  • Foster sibling for over 20 years during our family’s affiliation as DCF caregivers

  • Friends of Litchfield Greenway, Inc: Founding Board Member & Vice President

  • H.O.M.E., Inc./Emmaus – Orland Maine/San Juan Comalapa Guatemala – direct service volunteer, mission trips participant

  • Litchfield Land Trust Board Member

  • NW Community Bank: Community Advisory Board, Mutual Holding Co. Corporator

  • Litchfield Community Garden: Founding Board Member and Administrator

  • Litchfield High School Scholarship Association: Board Member

  • Meeting House, Inc.: Founding Board Member/President (re-named Litchfield Community Center, Inc.)

  • Plumb Hill Playing Fields, Inc.: Founding Board Member

  • Village Striders: Founder & Coordinator

  • Wilderness Skills Fund of the CT Community Foundation: Board Member

Kevin Sullivan is one of the owners of Sullivan Automotive Group, a 4-store dealer group in Avon and Torrington, CT.  The group consists of O’Neill’s Chevrolet in Avon, Northwest Hills Chevrolet GMC Cadillac, Northwest Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and Sullivan Honda in Torrington.  Kevin, and his two brothers, Sean and Timothy, are 3rd generation operators of this family-owned dealer group.  Kevin has been in the auto industry for nearly 34 years and is proud of how the family-owned business has thrived to now employing nearly 150 people in Hartford and Litchfield County.

Kevin is married to his wife of 32 years, Ginger, and lives in Canton, where they raised their two, now adult, children, Lacey Sullivan Seaver and Jack.

Kevin is, or has been, involved with several community organizations:

  • 27-year member and past president of the Rotary Club of the Torrington Winsted Areas.  Awarded a Paul Harris Fellow in 2019.

  • NW CT Chamber of Commerce- former director.  Named the Business Leader of the year in 2015.

  • United Way of Northwest CT- long time association as a volunteer, board member and current Treasurer

  • NW Community Bank Foundation- former director

  • Canton Lions Club- former member and past president

Kevin serves on the board of directors for Northwest Community Bank, and, as of press time, the Treasurer of the Torrington Country Club.

Kevin, and his brothers, are also proud of the many partnerships with community groups, sports teams, and non-profits that we have lent our support to over our 27-years of business in Litchfield County.