Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com March30,2015•Hartford Business Journal 21 Movers & shakers Gerber Scientific names new CFO John Capasso has joined Tolland-based Gerber Scientific Inc. as chief financial offer. He will oversee corporate finance, accounting, tax, investor relations and information technology. Capasso was most recently CFO of Varel Interna- tional Energy Services, and brings public and private company experience to Gerber, which makes automat- ed systems designs for apparel and industrial markets. Capasso, a CPA, earned his undergraduate de- gree in business, majoring in accounting, at Boston College and attended the MBA program at New York University's Stern School of Business. Pullman & Comley names member Adam S. Mocciolo has been named a member of the law firm Pullman & Comley. Mocciolo, with the firm since 2008, practices in its litigation and labor, employment law and em- ployee benefits departments. He litigates commercial lawsuits, handles intel- lectual property matters, provides employment law counseling and advocacy to employers, and heads the firm's business immigration practice. Mocciolo received his law degree from University of Connecticut School of Law and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. 1st Alliance Lending names national director of business development East Hartford-based 1st Alliance Lending LLC, a mortgage banking and servicing company offering FHA, VA and conventional mortgages, has named Rick Car- dillo as its national director of business development. Cardillo will lead 1st Alliance Lending's multi- channel national lending program, including devel- oping relationships with mortgage bankers, brokers, credit unions, community banks and Realtors who sell mortgages to underserved borrowers. Cardillo has held senior positions at Nationstar, CitiFinancial Mortgage, Bank of America and Mor- gan Stanley Credit Services. Connecticut Power & Energy Society announces new officers The Connecticut Power & Energy Society has elected officers for 2015. They are: •President,Joey Lee Miranda, an attorney with Robinson & Cole. •Vicepresident,Eric Johnson, director of exter- nal affairs for ISO New England. •Treasurer, Rich Shaw, vice president of busi- ness development for DCO Energy LLC. •Treasurer,Carolyn O'Connor, director of exter- nal affairs and communications for HQUS, the U.S. subsidiary of Hydro Quebec. Fred Klein, Pullman & Comley attorney and CPES outgoing president, will continue to serve on the board CohnReznick LLP announces Hartford promotion Accounting, tax and advisory firm CohnReznick has elected Mark Livingston to partnership in Hartford. Livingston, a CPA, has more than 18 years of ex- perience. He specializes in federal tax and works primarily with large corporations, both public and private, in the firm's tax practice. He earned his bach- elor's degree in ac- counting from Bryant University and master's in taxation from the Uni- versity of Hartford. Covenant Village of Cromwell adds to staff Covenant Village of Cromwell, a faith-based, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community recently added new members to its executive team. They include: director of financial management, Pauline Sardo; human resources director, Gail Fanch- er; and community life director, Cindy Harrigan. Sardo, of Tolland, brings more than 14 years of financial and leadership experience to her role, where she is responsible for the management, fi- nancial reporting and routine accounting processes and procedures of the campus. Fancher, of Canton, has more than 13 years of related experience in human resources. Fancher is responsible for the development and application of campus personnel policies, procedures and practic- es, as well as the maintenance of human resource documentation and employee personnel files. Harrigan, of Bolton, brings more than 15 years of healthcare and managerial experience to her role. Harrigan will be responsible for identifying, plan- ning, coordinating and facilitating the implementa- tion of residential services. St. Germain Investment Management appoints VP-financial adviser William Johnson has been appointed vice pres- ident-financial adviser at St. Germain Investment Management. Johnson was previously with New England Financial Group in West Hartford. Okay Industries Inc. names director of operations Vincent Pitruzzello has joined Okay Industries Inc. as director of operations. Okay, of New Brit- ain, engineers and manufactures components and subassemblies for OEMs in medical, automotive, defense/firearms, and industrial markets. Employee Family Protection Inc. announces appointment, promotion Glastonbury-based Employee Family Protec- tion Inc., which specializes in benefits communica- tion and enrollment, has appointed Robin Fox as vice president-fulfillment services and promoted Keith Persinger to director of new business. Fox has responsibility for the development and implementation of strategic business initiatives de- signed to increase organizational efficiency, includ- ing change initiatives, project management, new business ventures, and logistical operations. She oversees client services, enrollment servic- es, and the continued development and implemen- tation of fulfillment services. Persinger is responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting case managers and benefit coun- selors for new business cases and developing pro- cesses and procedures for effective and efficient education and enrollment campaigns. Hartford Hilton gets new general manager Ron Wichowski was recently promoted to general manager of the 393-room Hilton Hotel in downtown Hartford. Wichowski is responsible for the hotel's op- erations, sales and administration, and more than 200 employees. Wichowski most recently was director of operations at the Marriott Hartford Downtown. William Johnson Vincent Pitruzzello John Capasso NoNprofit profile Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic | mysticseaport.org Mission To create a broad, public understanding of the relationship of America and the sea. Top ExEcuTivE sErvicEs stephen White, President Maritime exhibits, galleries and educational events. FY 2013 suMMarY 2013 2012 Total Employees 468 501 Total assets $91,643,309 $90,622,896 Total Liabilities $3,775,053 $3,824,315 rEvEnuEs contributions & Grants $7,399,001 $8,730,528 program service revenue $5,955,072 $5,990,243 investment income $2,536,114 $3,710,142 other $1,115,838 $1,161,712 ToTaL $17,006,025 $19,592,625 ExpEnsEs Grants $254,434 $222,419 Member Benefits $0 $0 salaries/Employee Benefits $9,718,181 $9,047,142 Fundraising Fees $60,948 $0 other $9,361,535 $9,248,093 ToTaL $19,395,098 $18,517,654 MarGin $(2,389,073) $1,074,971 Top paid ExEcuTivEs (FY2013) Base salary Total compensation & Benefits stephen White, President $240,127 $257,148 Martha Withington, CFO $206,493 $232,034 susan Funk, VP of Education $139,828 $162,902 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 Westfarms mall recently donated $16,447 to Hartford Healthcare's Can- cer Institute. The funds were raised from the shop- ping center's gift wrap station throughout the holiday season. The Hartford Healthcare Cancer Insti- tute is made up of the five cancer centers at each of the acute care hospitals within Hartford Healthcare. • • • Wethersfield's Dutch Point Credit Union helped raise $1,250 for Operation Fuel through its company dress-down program. For the past two years, employees were allowed to wear jeans on Fridays for a $3 donation. The credit union matched $500 toward the cause bringing the total donation to $1,250. Operation Fuel helps families that struggle to meet basic needs by assisting with their fuel costs. • • • The Arthritis Foundation has named David Ellovich, senior vice president of wealth management at UBS and Christo- pher Aroh, partner at CohnReznick, as cor- porate chairs of the 2015 Greater Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis. As co-chairs, Ellovich and Aroh will pro- vide leadership in helping the city's Walk to Cure Arthritis reach its fundraising goal of $110,000. • • • Lincoln Financial Foundation is strengthening art education opportuni- ties and access to the arts for a broad spectrum of Hartford residents through $150,000 in grants to eight local nonprofit organizations, as well as a $29,000 multi- year payment to a current grantee. The grants are a portion of nearly $804,000 in charitable funds the Founda- tion has allocated for Hartford in 2015. • • • The Connecticut Business and Indus- try Association Education Foundation, with funding from the Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford, is train- ing eligible job seekers through a workforce partnership to address the growing labor demand among transportation, distribution, and logistics sector employers. The partnership was developed to iden- tify skills needed for entry-level and mid- level jobs in the transportation, distribu- tion, and logistics sector, and implement a coordinated plan to train workers. Pictured, from left, are: Kevin Keenan, general manager of Westfarms; Donna Handley, vice president of operations, Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute; and Sarah Williams, marketing and sponsorship director of Westfarms. P H o t o | c o n t r i b u t e d

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