Hartford Business Journal

HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | July 18, 2022 31 Movers & Shakers Your Local Business. Our Commercial Lending Solutions. ThomastonSB.com | 855.344.1874 Whether you're in the market to purchase or construct real estate for your business, or you're ready to refinance your current commercial mortgage at a lower rate, our team of local professionals is here to help. James Murdick Senior Vice President, Chief Loan Officer JMurdick@ThomastonSB.com | 860.283.3456 Trish Tomlinson Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer PTomlinson@ThomastonSB.com | 860.283.3499 Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender East Berlin-based Modulex New England owner and President Drew Dodenhoff has retired after decades in the signage industry. Dodenhoff has been working in the signage industry in various capac- ities since 1977. Modulex makes architectural signage, wayfinding plans and sustainable signage sys- tems, according to its website. John Elvington, president of Mod- ulex Carolinas and Central Florida, will now assume the New England operations management/ownership. Robinson+Cole manufacturing and aerospace supply chain team chair Jeff White has been appointed to the federal Indus- try Trade Advisory Committee on Aero- space Equipment. White will serve as a representative of The Lee Company, a global maker of miniature fluid control products, as part of a group of 14 members for the purpose of fulfilling an advisory role to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce as well as to the U.S. Trade Representative. White will serve a four-year term, which expires in 2026. Gaylord Specialty Healthcare has named Joseph McAndrew Jr. as senior philanthropy officer. McAndrew will be responsible for the development and growth of a major gifts program to support Gaylord's long-term capital and strate- gic initiatives. McAndrew most recently served as associate director of development and alumni relations and principal and major gifts officer at Yale Law School. Pullman & Comley LLC has hired litigation associate Sean M. McAu- liffe to its Hartford office. McAuliffe has defended and prosecuted cases across an array of litigation practice areas, includ- ing complex tort claims in Connecti- cut state courts. He is also experienced in responsive plead- ings, appellate briefs and memoranda on a variety of complex substantive and procedural matters. Farmington-based financial planning and invest- ment advisory firm Connecticut Wealth Management has hired Laura Sund- quist as a senior financial planner. She brings over 25 years of experi- ence in financial, college, retirement and tax planning. Prior to joining Connecticut Wealth, Sundquist was a senior plan- ner at Sage Financial Design. Michael Kassa of Simsbury has been appointed associate vice pres- ident for corporate partnerships at Quinnipiac University. In his new role, Kassa will be responsible for estab- lishing and advancing connections between Quinnipiac University and corporations and major nonprofits. Kassa comes to Quinnipiac from the ASU+GSV Sum- mit, where he was head of global partnerships and led the company's corporate partnership program. Insurance agent John "Wink" Tharpe has joined Avon-based Garceau Agency. The new and expanding personal insurance agency operates under the umbrella of Gooseh- ead Insurance. Prior to joining the Garceau Agency, Tharpe worked at Hartford Life, Prudential, The Benefit Practice, and most recently Insur- ance Provider Group. Charlene Faselle has been promoted to senior vice president – credit administration officer at Windsor Federal bank. With over 30 years of banking experience, Faselle joined Windsor Federal in 2019 as vice pres- ident – credit admin- istration officer and was promoted to first vice president – credit administration manager in 2020. Before joining Windsor Federal, Faselle was vice president – credit risk management officer with Simsbury Bank. Waterbury's Skyline Finan- cial Federal Credit Union has named Benjamyn Frye chief operating officer. Frye's focus is on member engage- ment, branch admin- istration including regulatory compliance, vendor management, and internal auditing. Frye has over eight years of branch oper- ations experience from his time at Berkshire Bank and Hartford Fed- eral Credit Union in Connecticut and Members 1st Federal Credit Union in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. John Tharpe Joe McAndrew Laura Sundquist Jeff White Sean McAuliffe Michael Kassa Charlene Faselle Benjamin Frye

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