Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • March 2, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Thomas M. Blumetti Nikoleta D. McTigue NoNprofit profile CT Council for Philanthropy 221 Main St., Hartford | ctphilanthropy.org Mission The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. Top ExEcuTivE sErvicEs nancy roberts, President Provides opportunites for funders to connect and share information and experiences around grantmaking. 2012 suMMary 2012 2011 Total Employees 7 8 Total assets $659,903 $823,298 Total Liabilities $188,180 $430,248 rEvEnuEs contributions & Grants $566,232 $453,403 program service revenue $37,917 $42,115 investment income $806 $1,560 other $0 $0 ToTaL $604,955 $497,078 ExpEnsEs Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 salaries/Employee Benefits $339,710 $346,610 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 other $186,572 $129,683 ToTaL $526,282 $476,293 MarGin $78,673 $20,785 Top paid ExEcuTivEs (2012) Base salary Total compensation & Benefits nancy roberts, President $91,625 $96,206 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 NoNprofit Notebook TD Bank names asset-based lending VP TD Bank has promoted W. Bret Boland to vice president of asset-based lending. Based in Hartford, he will continue to be responsible for developing and expanding asset-based lending re- lationships in the New England and upstate New York markets. Boland joined TD Bank in 2006, working in TD Healthcare Finance and TD Equipment Finance be- fore his most recent position as business develop- ment officer in asset-based lending. BETA Group hires two Engineering and construction company BETA Group Inc. has hired Roy Seelye as a senior project manager and Joe Rimiller as senior project manager for its Hartford office. Seelye is a member of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials and will focus on site design, roadway projects and construction administration. Rimiller is a registered professional engineer and a registered professional traffic operations engineer and will focus on traffic signal design and traffic im- pact studies. BlumShapiro announces two new partners Regional accounting firm BlumShapiro has named two new partners, Thomas M. Blumetti and Nikoleta D. McTigue, for its West Hartford office. Blumetti is a partner in the accounting and auditing department and a member of BlumShapiro's manu- facturing/distribution/retail industry group. McTigue serves as the board treasurer for the West Hartford Art League and the Lyme-Old Lyme Soccer Club. Hartford home care company adds client relations manager Companions for Living, a Hartford-based home care company specializing in companion, home- maker, personal care and lifestyle coaching services for older adults, announced that Marcia Figowy has joined the staff as client relations manager. Figowy is a licensed clinical social worker and a specialist in medical and geriatric social work. Main Street Community Foundation promotes VP Nonprofit charity Main Street Community Foun- dation has promoted Jarre B. Betts to vice presi- dent of programs. Betts joined the foundation in 2000 and most re- cently served as the director of programs and com- munity relations. In her new role, she will direct program activi- ties, including grantmaking, special projects and community leadership initiatives identified by the foundation. Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce names business development executive The Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce an- nounced that Tarn Granucci has been hired as its new business development executive. Granucci has been a member of the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce and has owned and operated several businesses in Wallingford including Strand Wayside Furniture. Consulting Engineering Services promotes two in Connecticut Consulting Engineering Services, a firm with of- fices in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, has announced several promotions for its Middle- town office. Michael B. Walsh, principal, was promoted to vice president. Walsh oversees three teams in CES' Middletown office. James L. Senatro, who has been with CES for over 10 years, has been promoted to the role of principal. He is the team leader for one of the firm's residential design teams. CES also announced the addition of one new shareholder: James G. Kowalski. Kowalski has been with the firm for over a decade and specializes in geothermal HVAC. UConn Health adds four UConn Health has added four new physicians to its Connecticut offices. Dr. Andrew Chen, chief of the division of plastic surgery, offers reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery services. Dr. Madina Falcone, a board-certified ophthal- mologist, is now seeing patients at UConn Health in Farmington and West Hartford. Dr. Todd Falcone, an ear, nose, and throat spe- cialist, is seeing patients at UConn Health in Farm- ington and Southington. Dr. Omar Ibrahim is the director of interventional pulmonary at UConn Health. He specializes in mini- mally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat lung cancer, detect infections and identify lung diseases. Godfrey tapped for CSG intergovern- mental affairs committee State Deputy House Speaker Bob Godfrey (D- Danbury) has been named chair of The Council of State Governments' Intergovernmental Affairs Com- mittee for 2015. The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee is the primary policy body for CSG and the primary body setting the federal-state relations agenda for CSG. The mission of the Intergovernmental Affairs Com- mittee is to serve as CSG's monitoring and advisory arm on major federal issues before Congress and the Obama administration. Godfrey served as the CSG national chair in 2011. Movers & shakers W. Bret Boland Michael B. Walsh James G. Kowalski Marcia Figowy James L. Senatro Bob Godfrey The Connecticut Health and Educa- tion Finance Authority recently awarded Hospital for Special Care a $75,000 grant for the purchase of a wearable robotic exo- skeleton system. The ReWalk Rehabilitation 2.0 is a robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals to stand upright and walk. With this grant, The Hospital for Spe- cial care will be the first in Connecticut to offer ReWalk Rehabilitation 2.0 to patients. • • • TJX Foundation donated $10,000 to the American School for the Deaf's Early Childhood Development Program, a com- ponent of ASD's Early Childhood Services. The program provides the resources necessary for young deaf and hard-of- hearing children to acquire language and cognition skills, and prepare for successful formal schooling. • • • PLB Sports, the makers of "Husky HerOes" cereal, recently honored Coach Geno Auriem- ma's 900 career wins by donating 900 boxes of its cereal to food banks in and around Storrs. The cereal is being delivered to five separate food bank facilities that are doing great work to support their communities. • • • For the fourth consecutive year, BlumSha- piro will sponsor Leadership Greater Hart- ford's popular Lessons in Leadership series. Lessons in Leadership is a breakfast book discussion series for area business, educational, and nonprofit leaders inter- ested in improving their leadership under- standing and skills. The Hospital for Special Care is the first CT hospital to offer the ReWalk Rehab 2.0 robotic exoskeleton. P H o t o | c o n t r i b u t e d P H o t o | c o n t r i b u t e d

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