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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | A p r i l 2 0 2 3 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 29 Housatonic leader tapped as interim SCSU president Dwayne Smith, who has served as CEO of Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport since 2020, has been named interim president at Southern Connecti- cut State University. Smith starts his new role on June 1. He will replace current SCSU President Joe Bertolino, who is departing at the end of the spring semester to be pres- ident of Stockton University in New Jersey. Smith's background in academia also includes serving as provost and later as interim president for Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Mo. Smith has garnered many awards, including being recognized as one of the Connecticut NAACP's 100 Most In- fluential Blacks in Connecticut in 2021. Essex Savings Bank promotes new senior VP, chief financial officer Essex Savings Bank has promoted Debra L. Brown to the role of senior vice presi- dent, chief financial officer. She replaces Shawn Honan, who is retiring. Brown, a Killingworth resident, started work- ing at the bank in 1995, initially as the accounting department supervisor. She has been promoted multiple times, serving over the years as a bank officer, controller, assistant vice president and vice president/controller. ClimateHaven appoints first CEO ClimateHaven, a New Haven-based climate tech incuba- tor and makerspace, has appointed Ryan Dings to serve as its new CEO. Dings' background includes serving as the chief operating officer and gener- al counsel of Greentown Labs, a climate technology incubator in Somerville, Mass. He had previously had the same role for Sunwealth, a solar investment fund. In December 2022, Dings joined Connecticut Innovations as a venture partner in its new $100 million Clima- teTech Fund. ClimateHaven provides incuba- tion space, accelerator programming, networking and partners for startup ventures, with a goal of addressing global warming. Former Lamont admin. official takes VP role at Yale New Haven Health Paul Mounds Jr., who served as chief of staff to Gov. Ned Lamont from February 2020 until the end of his first term in office, has taken a new role at the Yale New Haven Health System. His title with the health system is vice president of community and corporate alliances. Mounds was one of the highest-profile advisors to Lamont throughout the Democratic governor's first term, including during the pan- demic. He joined the administration in January 2019, as chief operating officer. Regional Hospice names new medical director Danbury-based nonprofit Regional Hospice has appoint- ed Dr. Heather Sung as its new medical director. Sung has more than 28 years of expe- rience in the medical field. She replaces Dr. Robert Kloss, who has been in the role for the past four decades. Sung is board certified in internal medicine and palliative/hospice medi- cine. Prior to joining Danbury Hospital in 2002, Sung practiced at Massachu- setts General Hospital in Boston. Washington Trust to get first female president Longtime banker Mary E. Noons will be taking over as president and chief operating officer of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary, e Washington Trust Co., in late April. Noons, a Rhode Island resident, will be the first woman to serve in this position in the bank's nearly 223-year history, bank officials said. e bank has commercial lending and wealth management offices in New Haven. Noons will replace Mark K.W. Gim, who is retiring from the Rhode Is- land-based bank, which was originally founded in 1800. Haven Hot Chicken names new chief operating officer Haven Hot Chicken has named longtime restaurant industry veteran Gretchen Bartkus as its new chief operat- ing officer. Bartkus will over- see corporate and store day-to-day operations, and she will work closely with the business' founders to contin- ue to grow the brand. C - S u i t e Dwayne Smith Ryan Dings L u x u r y R e a l E s t a t e Milford beach house features elevator, water views, rooop deck By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich I f you're looking for ocean views, you can't do better than this home situated right on Bayview. A 2,886-square-foot, contemporary-style home at 4 Lawrence Court recently hit the market for $2.7 million. Dubbed the tallest residential structure in Milford, the three-story home features views of Long Island Sound from every window. ere's also a faux lighthouse design spanning the entire length of the home's corner exterior. Built in 1993, the home has new upgrades, including an elevator, all- new hardwood flooring throughout, a large kitchen with stainless steel appliances, including a wine chiller, as well as granite countertops and a tile backsplash. ere are four bedrooms, three bathrooms and central air. e main level dining room flows into the living room, which features a gas fireplace and sliding doors leading to a private balcony. On the second floor, there are three bedrooms with their own wet bar and balcony. A spiral staircase leads to the master suite, which comprises the home's entire third floor. e suite, which has water views from every window, comes with a gas fireplace, walk-in closet and laundry room off the master bathroom. ere's also additional rooop space, with an expansive wood deck overlooking Long Island Sound. Underneath the home, there's more space to entertain, with part of the area having been enclosed with windows and walls of stonework. A new two- story, two-car garage also provides storage space. While the home sits on its own beach, it is also just a 10-minute drive to another beach at Silver Sands State Park. It is a five-minute drive to Milford's Metro-North train station. Listing agent Jaime Pereira with Re/ Max Right Choice said the home is a great entertaining oasis for family and friends. Within a day of the home hitting the market, Pereira already had two showings lined up for potential owners. "is is a great home for entertaining," Pereira said. "Being right on the beach, the views are spectacular. It's really a beautiful home. You have to see it in person to appreciate it, especially the spiral staircase and the master bedroom suite, which takes up the home's entire third floor." According to the latest information from the Milford assessor's office, the 0.09 acre property is currently owned by Filipe Monteiro of Monteiro's Masonry Construction LLC. e most recent appraisal has the property valued at $1.2 million. n Debra L. Brown Mary E. Noons Dr. Heather Sung Gretchen Bartkus The Milford home for sale at 4 Lawrence Court offers panoramic views of Long Island Sound. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED

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