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HCH.22 Hartford Business Journal • December 8, 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com HealtH Care Heroes 2014 JuDGes John O'Connell C. M. Smith Agency John O'Connell is president of C. M. Smith Agency, an employee benefits and health- care consulting firm based in Hart- ford. O'Connell has been active in the healthcare field for over 30 years, and has served on the boards of several healthcare institutions in Greater Hartford. A graduate of Trinity College, O'Connell served on the board of Ren- brook School from 1998-2006, and was chair from 2003-2006. O'Connell is on the board of the Benefit Advisors Network, a Cleveland-based consortium of independent healthcare advisory firms. O'Connell writes and speaks frequently on innovations and opportunities in health care and health insurance delivery. Angela Mattie Quinnipiac University Angela Mattie is the chair and associate professor of Quin- nipiac University's department of healthcare management and organizational leadership. She holds an appointment at Quinnipiac's medical school. She serves on several boards including Connecticut's Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut advisory committee, the Regional Advi- sory Committee of The Connecticut Chapter of The American Col- lege of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and the Yale-New Haven Hospital Community Council. She is the 2012 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty/Advisor Award from CT ACHE and the 2013 Center of Excellence Award from Quinnipiac University. M a t t i e received her master's degree in public health, with distinction, from the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health; a law degree from UConn; and an undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac University. Maryland M. Grier Connecticut Health Foundation Maryland M. Grier is currently the senior communications offi- cer for the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) where she manages strategic plan- ning, media relations, commu- nications efforts, and events. She also manages the Commu- nity Sponsorship Program, and provides communications-related technical assistance to grantees. Grier has led numerous collaborative communications efforts, including development and execution of CT Health's year- long plan to announce its new strategic vision to focus on advancing health equity. Prior to joining CT Health, Grier held several positions at the Institute for Community Research (ICR) in Hartford, including serving as the first communications director. She concurrently directed a statewide, professional development program for artists and arts organizations. Previously, Grier served as coordinator for a nationally-funded HIV/AIDS pre- vention research consortium, and has co-authored articles on the issue. 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PG. 3 Focus: economic DeveloPment Social Entrepreneurship Hartford business accelerator aims to nurture socially conscious businesses. PG. 8 Music copyright lawsuits cost restaurants unexpected thousands By Matt Pilon mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com A few years ago, nine songs were played inside Shelton's Vazzy's Cucina restaurant that ended up costing owners John Vazzano and Vincent L. Noce $18,000. That's because an agent of licensing giant Broadcast Music Inc., which represents the artists who owned the tracks, attested to being present when the tunes were played and sued Vazzano and Noce for copyright infringement, claiming the restaurant's music qualified as a public per- formance. Under federal copyright law, that meant the restaurant had to pay for the rights to play the songs, BMI said. Vazzano said he thinks a private party actually played the tunes. Broadcast Music Inc. • Founded in 1939 • Represents more than 600,000 songwriters and publishers with more than 8.5 million songs. • Distributed 85 cents of every dollar in licensing revenue in royalties — that amounted to $814 million in fiscal 2013. By Gregory Seay gseay@HartfordBusiness.com B y late May, the Corporation For Independent Living (CIL) expects to have in its hands title to the derelict Capewell Horse- nails factory in Hartford's South End in a bid to convert the idle eyesore into 72 apartments and an adjacent parcel into 24 affordable townhomes. If it does, it will open another fruit- ful chapter for a South End nonprofit that has leveraged — and exported — its talent as a group-home developer to shelter a diverse swath of central Connecticut's population. It, too, will be one of the final swan songs before the yearend retirement of its first and only chief executive. Since its launch in 1979 to finance, build, lease out — then ultimately give away — supportive shelter for thou- sands of the state's physically and mentally disabled, CIL has invested $458 million to construct or convert 2,205 dwelling units into shelter for 7,200 residents in Connecticut and Massachusetts. For at least a dozen years, CIL has applied that same skill set to its expand- ing for-profit realty development opera- tions that include Capewell, and a neigh- boring nonprofit-office-space cluster. In February, CIL announced it bought and will resume work on the $3.34 mil- lion Depot Crossing mixed-use project John Vazzano, owner of Vazzy's Cucina in Shelton, was upset when his restaurant had to pay $18,000 to settle a music copyright lawsuit. P h o t o | P a b l o R o b l e s Continued on page 16 Continued on page 15 Martin "Marty'' Legault, president and CEO, Corporation For Independent Living (CIL) With Legault, developer CIL soars as landlord Sued for a ong