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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | September 26, 2022 23 2022 C – SUITE AWARDS Exceptional Care Kids Love—and Deserve We sure have a lot to celebrate this year! • Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital in the nation and best neonatology program in Connecticut. • Expanding beyond Hartford County to communities across Fairfield County, Western Massachusetts and Eastern New York. • Recognized for outstanding leadership—congratulations to President & CEO, Jim Shmerling, for receiving the Hartford Business Journal's 2022 C-Suite Award! Most importantly, we celebrate the incredible families who come to Connecticut Children's and inspire us to think bigger—beyond imagination. Get to know us! Scan with your phone's camera. Leadership during challenging times A s we continue to emerge from the pandemic, senior leaders are grappling with myriad issues, including managing the workforce. Whether it's been managing remote or hybrid employees, trying to get people back to the office, or refocusing efforts on diversity and inclusion, leaders face tough decisions on how to keep workers both engaged and happy. As part of Hartford Business Journal's 2022 C-suite Awards, we recognize top executives who have made significant contribu- tions to their companies over the last year. We've identified leaders who stood out for their commitment to excellence and guiding their companies through extremely difficult conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our winners this year are CEOs. And, interestingly, many have earned MBAs. In this special section we also honor some longtime local executives who have made lasting impacts on the busi- ness community with Lifetime Achievement Awards. They are brothers Jeffrey and I. Bradley Hoffman, who have led Hoffman Auto Group for decades. In terms of methodology, the business community was invited to nominate C-suite executives for both awards, and winners were chosen by HBJ's editorial staff. We'll be honoring all of our winners at a special event Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Farmington Gardens. We hope you can attend. If not, please join us in recognizing and congratulating these top local leaders. Greg Bordonaro Editor Hartford Business Journal CONTENTS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Jeffrey S. Hoffman & I. Bradley Hoffman .............................................................27 Co-chairs, Hoffman Auto Group C-SUITE AWARDS Kevin Dillon ..........................................................................................................................................................28 Executive Director, Connecticut Airport Authority John Driscoll .......................................................................................................................................................28 Chief Executive Officer, CareCentrix Karen Goyette ....................................................................................................................................................29 Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Hartford HealthCare Tarun Gupta ...........................................................................................................................................................29 Co-Founder, Chief Business & Strategy Officer, Truminds Software Systems Inc. Shannon Marimon........................................................................................................................................29 Executive Director, ReadyCT Carlos Marrero...............................................................................................................................................31 Chief Executive Officer, Leo Clinic James Michel ..........................................................................................................................................................31 Chief Executive Officer, Access Health CT Michael Orce .......................................................................................................................................................32 COO, Robinson & Cole LLP Luis Perez ....................................................................................................................................................................32 President and CEO, Mental Health Connecticut Ron Perine .................................................................................................................................................................33 Managing Principal and CEO, Mintz + Hoke Jim Shmerling .......................................................................................................................................................33 Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Children's Medical Center