Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • March 16, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Movers & shakers NoNprofit profile Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford 333 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford | jcfhartford.org Mission The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford unlocks the transformative power of individual and collective philanthropy to solve problems, strengthen community organizations, and provide permanent support for the Jewish community. Top ExEcuTivE sErvicEs Michael Johnston, President and CEO Inspiring philanthropy, strengthening community institutions, fostering innovation, stewarding funds and legacies. FY 2013 suMMarY 2013 2012 Total Employees 13 13 Total assets $88,819,486 $81,591,909 Total Liabilities $13,140,059 $13,363,096 rEvEnuEs contributions & Grants $3,658,470 $1,664,081 program service revenue $0 $0 investment income $5,035,309 $3,104,770 other $114,267 $2,072 ToTaL $8,808,046 $4,770,923 ExpEnsEs Grants $2,622,966 $2,819,777 Member Benefits $0 $0 salaries/Employee Benefits $969,016 $936,456 Fundraising Fees $343,000 $0 other $301,612 $230,616 ToTaL $4,236,594 $3,986,849 MarGin $4,571,452 $784,074 Top paid ExEcuTivEs (FY2013) Base salary Total compensation & Benefits Michael Johnston, President and CEO $177,476 $190,064 rhona Morgan, Vice President Finance $120,735 $147,868 deborah rothstein, VP Development $82,920 $100,045 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 Harper & Whitfield names principal Farmington CPA firm Harper & Whitfield has named Todd Shelansky as a principal. Shelansky has been with the firm since 1994, and most recently held the title of manager. His clients include closely-held businesses, as well as schools, religious institutions and private foundations. Convention Center has new sales manager The Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford has hired Steven Ranno as sales manager. Ranno most recently worked as group sales man- ager at the Sheraton Hartford South in Rocky Hill, and previously for Four Points by Sheraton in Meriden. In his new role, he will work to bring conferences, meetings and state associations to Hartford. CT Historical Society taps higher-ed fundraiser for chief development officer The Connecticut Historical Society has hired Richard J. Tuchman as chief development officer. Tuchman was most recently vice president for uni- versity advancement at the University of New Haven for six years, and has raised funds at Yale, the Univer- sity of Hartford, Quinnipiac University, the University of St. Joseph and the American Heart Association. In his new role at CHS, he will lead fundraising, membership and development efforts. IFG promotes Lewis to executive VP Hartford-based insurance group IFG Cos. has promoted Chief Risk Officer Christopher M. Lewis to executive vice president. In addition to his risk duties, Lewis also manages IFG's ceded reinsurance program and chairs its sys- tems steering committee and property department. He joined IFG in early 2014 after working for The Hartford Financial Services Group, most recently as senior vice president and enterprise chief insur- ance risk officer. Earlier in his career, he was senior economist in the Office of Management and Budget at the White House. Home builders association nominates chairman The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut has elected Norton Wheeler III as president and chairman. Wheeler has been building homes for 30 years, and is one of less than a dozen in Connecticut to hold the designation of graduate master builder from the National Association of Home Builders, with which the Connecticut trade group is affiliated. 11 hired at Ovation Farmington's Ovation Benefits has hired 11 new employees in a variety of positions. They include Tina Sparrow, business develop- ment specialist; market analysts Nathan Pierce and Gina Palladino; advisors Mary Coulter and Kelly DiStassio; Stephanie Esplin, marketing assistant; Emma Tuohy, market analyst; sales team members Sara Seagrave and Caitlin White; Dawn Seften, senior benefit advisor; and Rebecca Plavkin, advisor. Dog Star Rescue names attorney president Canton nonprofit Dog Star Rescue Inc. has named Reid and Riege attorney Emily A. Gianquinto as president. Dog Star finds homes for dogs rescued from shelters or surrendered by owners. It was founded last year and is run by a team of 60 volunteers. Gianquinto focuses on commercial litigation and resolving business disputes. MBH hires two architects West Hartford's MBH Architecture has hired Scott W. Johndrow and Shannon Zwick as designers. Johndrow has more than 16 years of combined technical and design experience in the commercial, hotel, restaurant, health care, industrial and resi- dential markets. He attended Syracuse University School of Architecture. Zwick earned her master's degree in architec- ture from the University of Hartford. While there, she taught and was in charge of the department's fabrication suite. Goldberg Segalla hires four Hartford attorneys Goldberg Segalla has hired Dove A. E. Burns as a partner and Timothy M. Gondek, Michael F. Lettiero and Michael D. Schweitzer as associates in its Hartford office. The firm also elected special counsel Angeline N. Ioannou and Sandra L. Snaden as partners. Burns specializes in employment practices liabil- ity and professional liability litigation. She was pre- viously managing partner of the Connecticut office of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg. Ioannou focuses on healthcare litigation and oth- er liability areas, including defending malpractice claims against nursing homes. She has 15 years of trial and appellate experience. Snaden has practiced for nearly 20 years and fo- cuses on defending attorneys against malpractice claims and insurers against litigation. Gondek, who was previously an associate at Morrison Mahoney, defends against malpractice and negligence claims. Lettiero was previously an associate at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker. Schweitzer focuses on workers' compensation and general liability defense. He was formerly an associate with Esty & Buckmir. Leadership Greater Hartford appoints board The nonprofit Leadership Greater Hartford has appointed five executive to its board of directors. They include Andrea Barton Reeves, president and CEO of HARC Inc.; Thomas Choate, chief growth officer of UnitedHealth Group's employer and in- dividual business; Marcia Green, chief financial officer and vice president of Corporation for Inde- pendent Living; Heidi Sirota, vice president of mar- keting and communications for ConnectiCare; and Jack Soos, who handles military engines strategic development for Pratt & Whitney. LGH also named four board members to its execu- tive committee. Christine Chaia, director at Retire- ment Research Inc., will serve as chair, and Katherine Hunlock, vice president of premium audit at Travel- ers, is vice chair. Also appointed was Quinten Smallwood, assis- tant research analyst for Hartford Investment Man- agement, and Jason Jakubowski, vice president of external relations for Hospital for Special Care. Shannon Zwick Scott W. Johndrow Emily A. Gianquinto Richard J. Tuchman NoNprofit Notebook Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA) announced that Beacon Prescrip- tions of New Britain donated $10,000 as the lead sponsor of the agency's upcoming Run for Recovery 5K fundraiser on July 11. Recently honored as Family Champions for their gift to CMHA's New Britain Child & Family Services program, Beacon has been a long-standing supporter of CMHA. • • • The Windsor Education Foundation has awarded grants funding 12 projects proposed by teachers in the Windsor Pub- lic Schools. The grants are offered by the foundation, a nonprofit organization that was formed with the goal of supporting excellence in Windsor's public schools. The projects funded represent innovative approaches that show promise of furthering stu- dent achievement. The foundation awarded a total of $18,235 this year. • • • Connecticut law firm Halloran & Sage will be funding Capital Magnet School's Learn to Ski and Ski Racing programs. The programs expose the Hartford stu- dents to skiing and snowboarding at Ski Sundown in New Hartford. The program provides students with equipment, lift tickets and ski lessons so they can learn the winter sport. • • • Travelers has provided Bike Walk Connecticut with a general corporate sponsorship award of $5,000 to become a 2015 Premier Business Member. The funding supports Bike Walk Con- necticut's efforts to make Connecticut a better place to bike and walk. Bike Walk Connecticut works with res- idents, elected officials and staff in state and local government to encourage "com- plete streets" and other policies that make it easier for people to get around by bike or on foot. Pictured, from left, are: Beacon Prescriptions Owner Todd DeGroff; CMHA President & CEO Ray Gorman; and Karen D'Arco and Staci Dionne of Beacon. P H o t o | c o n t r i b u t e d

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