Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • February 16, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Movers & shakers Martin Levine Kevin Peloquin Matt Calvert Greg Jordan Avery Gaddis Dr. Phil Watsky Dr. Conrad Collins UConn Health adds two Primary care physicians Dr. Conrad Collins and Dr. Phil Watsky have joined UConn Health. Collins and Watsky will offer vaccines, physicals, cardiology and radiology services, and chronic dis- ease management at UConn Health's Plainville of- fice at 7 North Washington St. Robinson+Cole nabs Bingham McCutchen partner Former Bingham McCutchen lead attorney Stu- art D. Rosen has joined Robinson+Cole's Hartford office as a partner resident. Rosen will serve in the firm's insurance and rein- surance and business litigation groups. Rosen represents insurance companies, corpo- rations, banks, investment management firms, and real estate owners and developers in commercial litigation. Senate Republicans appoint urban affairs director Connecticut Senate Republicans have hired Avery Gaddis as director of urban affairs, a new position focused on reaching urban communities. In this new role, Gaddis will join the Senate Re- publican office's community development and pub- lic affairs division and will be responsible for orga- nizing outreach to large and small cities as well as minority groups across the state. Gaddis previously worked as a small business loan officer for the Community Economic Develop- ment Fund and also served as the vice president of the Waterbury branch of the NAACP. Goodwin College adds three East Hartford's Goodwin College has made three new hires to various departments. Greg Jordan will serve as an advancement spe- cialist; Martin Levine has been hired as a place- ment coordinator; and Kevin Peloquin has been added as a graphic designer. St. Francis names new OB/GYN chair Phillip Y. Roland has been appointed chair of the Department Obstetrics and Gynecology and phy- sician leader of the Women and Infants Service Line at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. In this new role, Roland will work alongside Laura Bailey, executive director, to oversee the service line that includes the Comprehensive Women's Health Center, OB/GYN residency program, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, Urogynecology, the 28-bed level III Dr. Hema DeSilva NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit, as well as Labor & Delivery and Maternity. Roland joined St. Francis in 2009 and is also an assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UConn's School of Medicine. Mintz + Hoke promotes new media planner Avon communications firm Mintz + Hoke an- nounced the promotion of Rebecca Sheehan to senior media planner. In her new position, Sheehan is responsible for media planning for new business and existing clients including Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, the Shops at Mohegan Sun Resorts Casino and CTfastrak. Sheehan joined Mintz + Hoke as a media planner. She also worked as a digital marketing specialist with The Primacy in Farmington. MCC adds two instructors Manchester Community College's Continuing Education division has appointed two new instruc- tors, Marc William Vallen and Kathleen E. Carey, to teach in its real estate program. Vallen, an attorney in private practice, has been teaching real estate and various other courses since 1996, including at the University of Hartford. He presently serves as co-chair of the paralegals section of the Connecticut Bar Association. Kathleen E. Carey is an attorney and acting chair of the CT Young Lawyers Real Property committee. Day Pitney promotes three Day Pitney LLP has announced the promotion of three attorneys to partner in the law firm's Con- necticut offices. Judith Blank, who focuses her practice on state and local government finance, is now a partner in the Hartford market. Jennifer Pagnillo and Susan Ylitalo will also be promoted to partners in the Greenwich and Stam- ford offices. Stantec adds hydrogeologist to team Hartford design firm Stantec has added hydro- geologist Matt Calvert to its team. As a Connecticut licensed environmental profes- sional, Calvert is authorized to verify site clean-ups under a variety of state programs. Calvert is also a member of Environmental Pro- fessionals of Connecticut, Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals, and Academy of Hazardous Material Managers. Weichert Realtors adds one Weichert Realtors-The Zubretsky Group, in Wethersfield, announced that Forest Berwick has joined its office as a real estate agent. Berwick will serve buyers and sellers in the towns of Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Newington, West Hartford and Wethersfield. He is a member of the Greater Hartford Associa- tion of Realtors, Connecticut Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. NoNprofit Notebook NoNprofit profile Knox Parks Foundation 75 Laurel Street, Hartford | KnoxParks.org Mission Using horticulture as a catalyst for community engagement, KNOX forges partnerships between residents, businesses and government, providing leadership to build greener, stronger, healthier and more beautiful neighborhoods in Hartford. Top ExEcuTivE sErvicEs ron pitz, Executive Director Environmentally-focused programs and local events. FY 2013 suMMarY 2013 2012 Total Employees 49 31 Total assets $1,753,901 $1,493,976 Total Liabilities $332,901 $364,360 rEvEnuEs contributions & Grants $1,180,915 $1,021,787 program service revenue $396,122 $255,015 investment income $30,245 $36,298 other $33,890 $14,909 ToTaL $1,641,172 $1,328,009 ExpEnsEs Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 salaries/Employee Benefits $726,336 $757,806 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 other $686,173 $533,665 ToTaL $1,412,509 $1,291,471 MarGin $228,663 $36,538 Top paid ExEcuTivEs (FY2013) Base salary Total compensation & Benefits ron pitz, Executive Director $74,282 $76,510 S o u r c e : G u i d e S t a r i r S 9 9 0 t a x F o r m The Connecticut Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) recently received a $150,000 leadership grant from the First Niagara Foundation to support the Shubert Theatre and its 100th anniversary. The grant will provide funds to three major compo- nents of Shubert Theatre's 100th anniversary season — a donation to the Shubert's Cen- tennial Plan; a fundraising match program; and sponsorship of the Shubert Theatre's presentation of "Matilda The Musical" along with all educational and outreach programs associated with the show. • • • A $25,000 grant has been awarded to Hands On Hartford by the M•A•C AIDS Fund Community Grants Program to support the Peter's Retreat housing program. The Peter's Retreat program was established in 1988 as the first program in the state to pro- vide both housing and supportive services to individuals and families living with HIV/ AIDS. The goal of the program is to assist all participants in maximizing their indepen- dence and self-sufficiency, empowering them to live healthier, rich and fulfilling lives. • • • The Greater Hartford Chapter of Jack and Jill donated over 150 pairs of pajamas to Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford as part of its "PJs for the Holidays" service project. The pajamas were distributed to children at the Southwest Unit of Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford. The Greater Hartford chapter of Jack and Jill's "PJs for the Holidays" is part of an annual program to distribute pajamas to children during the holiday season that were created by Pajamas Jams, a national organi- zation whose mission is to bring comfort to children in their time of need. • • • The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded $1 million in grants to help alleviate homelessness in Greater Hartford. The funds were allocated to six agencies including: Immaculate Conception Shel- ter & Housing ($174,000); My Sisters' Place ($220,000); Salvation Army ($323,000); Jour- ney Home ($180,000); Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness ($30,000); and Corner- stone Foundation ($93,000). • • • Hartford Federal Credit Union pre- sented a $1,000 check and hundreds of pounds of food to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center to help support the Joan C. Dauber Food Bank and the hospitals' annual coat drive. The donation was made possible by HFCU members and employees that participated in the credit union's annual holiday food drive. John Fisher, Shubert executive director, receives leadership grant from Paul McCraven, First Niagara's senior vice president of community development. P H o t o | c o n t r i b u t e d

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