Hartford Business Journal

HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | AUGUST 25, 2025 25 Before joining CBIA, she spent nine years working in the biotech industry. She began her career as an auditor at Deloitte and RSM. Hartford law firm Alderman & Alderman LLC has hired Amy J. Taylor as a senior associate in its commercial litigation and insolvency practices. Taylor previously practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and worked at Goldman Sachs, focusing on commercial litigation, arbitration, enforcement actions and contested bank- ruptcy cases. A Univer- sity of Connecticut grad, she earned her law degree from Duke University in 2019. The Health Collective, formerly the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, has appointed Chief Operating Officer Anthony DiLizia as executive director. A U.S. Army veteran, DiLizia served two contracts in the U.S. Army over six years, including deploy- ments to the Middle East and leadership roles in behavioral health operations. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and is pursuing an executive MBA at Yale University. Brian Carcaterra, a commercial real estate professional with two decades of experience, has rejoined New York- based Newmark Group Inc. as execu- tive managing director of its Stamford office. In his new role, Carcaterra will represent tenants and landlords in commercial lease deals and provide advisory services in Fairfield and Westchester counties, Newmark said. He last worked for Newmark as a principal from January 2003 to September 2012. Carcaterra joins Newmark after working most recently as executive vice president at Stamford-based Building and Land Technology (BLT), where he oversaw leasing across an 8 million- square-foot national office portfolio. The Connecticut Business & Industry Association named Alyssa Gorecki its new chief financial officer. She will succeed Mary Bergamo, who is retiring after 36 years with the organization. Gorecki will oversee financial planning, compliance and reporting for CBIA and its affiliates, as well as human resources, office administration and information technology. Gorecki is a CPA and a graduate of the University of Connecticut. KeyBank has named Brendan Theroux a relationship manager for commercial banking, serving middle-market clients in Connecticut and Massachusetts. A UConn graduate with more than a decade of commercial banking experience, Theroux is based in KeyBank's Hartford office. He previously was first vice president of commercial lending at PeoplesBank in West Hartford. He was also a vice president, commercial relationship manager at M&T Bank. Law firm Shipman & Goodwin LLP has added Cynthia "Cyd" L. Smith as a partner in its real estate practice group. Smith, who has more than 20 years of experience representing owners, developers, landlords, tenants and contrac- tors, joins Shipman from Whitman Breed, where she led the real estate group. She previously served as associate general counsel for a national real estate company. Admitted in Connecticut and New York, Smith's work includes leasing, financing, acquisition and development of retail, office and mixed-use properties, as well as tax appeals and high-end residential projects. Movers & Shakers Home Sales Sale price Address Town Full/half baths Beds Square footage Days on the market Year built $3,000,000 58 Old North Road Stonington 4 4 3,081 47 1999 $2,685,000 52 Old North Road Stonington 4 3 2,563 18 2014 $2,500,000 11 Loop Road Clinton 3 4 2,906 94 1900 $2,060,000 16 Whitehall Place Farmington 7 5 7,253 2 1987 $2,050,000 1136 Prospect Avenue Hartford 4 4 5,214 1 1988 $1,835,000 442 Seaside Avenue Westbrook 4 3 2,499 221 2006 $1,833,000 63 Balfour Drive West Hartford 6 4 6,430 3 1987 $1,800,000 80-1 Lyme Street Old Lyme 4 3 3,747 105 1959 $1,750,000 118 Old Sea Lane Old Saybrook 3 3 1,994 5 2020 $1,680,000 8 Norton Avenue Guilford 5 4 4,421 3 1962 $1,575,000 14 Fernhurst Farmington 5 4 5,206 1 1989 $1,550,000 6 Crosstrees Hill Road Essex 5 5 5,071 100 1965 $1,525,000 226 Old Kelsey Point Road Westbrook 2 3 1,606 3 1915 $1,500,000 5 Olde Country Road Woodbridge 6 5 6,261 50 1990 $1,495,000 5 Rockland Road Guilford 4 3 3,590 14 2024 $1,400,000 189 Doyle Road Montville 4 4 2,582 9 2005 $1,400,000 188 Bartlett Drive Madison 4 4 5,527 2 1991 $1,391,500 63 Main Street East Haddam 3 3 2,368 15 2004 Credit: Data provided by Evan L. Berman of William Raveis Broder Team. Contact him at evan@brodergroup.com. Here's a list of recently sold luxury homes in Connecticut. Westfield Bank has named Steven Gold a business specialist at its West Hartford branch. Gold, who has nearly 30 years of banking experience, will focus on business devel- opment in the region and assist the branch manager with service, sales and operations. He previously held vice presi- dent and director roles at other community banks. A Clark University graduate with a political science degree, Gold earned a master's in finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Glastonbury-based accounting firm MahoneySabol has named Crystal Germanese a partner in its tax department. Germanese brings more than 20 years of experience advising privately held busi- nesses and their owners, with expertise in real estate, construction and retail. She previously spent two decades at CliftonLarsonAllen, formerly BlumSha- piro, where she was a partner for more than 10 years. A University of Connecticut grad- uate, Germanese earned a master's in accounting and taxation from the University of Hartford. Steven Gold Crystal Germanese Brendan Theroux Alyssa Gorecki Cynthia Smith Brian Carcaterra Anthony DiLizia Amy J. Taylor

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