Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • April 13, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com MOVERS & SHAKERS Dr. Sowmya Kurtakoti David Miree Dr. Jeffrey S. Robbins Alexion's Bell officially retires as CEO Alexion Pharmaceuticals' Leonard Bell has offi- cially retired from his CEO role, but he remains chair- man of the biopharma company's board of directors. David Hallal has taken over as chief executive. Bell will remain with the company in a consulting role for two years. Day Pitney adds healthcare attorney in Hartford Veteran healthcare attorney Susan R. Hun- tington has joined Day Pitney as counsel in the Hartford office. She has more than 25 years of clinical, business management, insurance, risk management and legal experience, including forming accountable care organizations and clini- cal integration networks. Huntington has worked as in-house counsel at Aetna, general counsel for Connecticut's largest primary care physician group and deputy general counsel at Hartford Healthcare. CCAT makes board announcements East Hartford's The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology has elected Michelle Al- linson, president of Cursor LLC and part-owner/ vice president of sales and marketing of Aerospace Alloys Inc., to its board of directors. CCAT also appointed board member Kevin B. Fla- nagan, vice president and co-owner Flanagan Indus- tries Inc., to the position of audit committee chair. Connecticut Forum names new board members Hartford nonprofit The Connecticut Forum has appointed six new board members: Bill Knight, principal and chief marketing officer of Adams & Knight; Diane Ullman, senior adviser and consul- tant for District Management Council; Susan Mack- iewicz, global director of internal audit for United Technologies Corp.; Emily Peer-Groves, student at Simsbury High School and member of the CT YOUTH Forum; Sue Hessel, community volunteer in Lyme; and Wendy Avery, principal of Avery Design. Duncaster Retirement Community names medical director Hartford Hospital Senior Primary Care at Dun- caster, which provides primary medical care and geriatric consultative services to people 55 and older, has named Dr. Sowmya Kurtakoti as director of Duncaster Retirement Community Medical Ser- vices. Kurtakoti will see residents and nonresidents of Duncaster and is accepting new patients at the Bloomfield office. Kurtakoti previously was a primary care physi- cian at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group in Farm- ington. She is board certified in geriatrics and family medicine. She is the co-chairwoman of the Geriatric Council of the Hartford Healthcare Institute for Geri- atric & Palliative Medicine. Qualidigm names new board members Wethersfield healthcare consultant Qualidigm recently named three new board members: Angela Mattie, Mag Morelli and Rollin G. Schuster Jr. Mattie is chair and associate professor of health- care management and organizational leadership, director of the long-term care certificate program and holds an appointment at the medical school at Quinnipiac University in Hamden. Morelli is president of LeadingAge Connecticut, a statewide association representing not-for-profit and mission-driven member organizations from across the continuum of housing and services for older adults. Schuster is the managing principal of Schus- ter Driscoll LLC, a financial services firm based in Farmington, and also founder and president of the nonprofit The Alliance for Non-Profit Growth and Opportunity Inc., which provides resources to more than 900 nonprofits. Webster Bank names executive VP Webster Bank has named David Miree as executive vice president for consumer deposits, investments and network management. He will oversee Webster's banking center and customer care center network, consumer deposits and Webster Investment Services business. He will be based in Wallingford. Miree was most recently at Santander Bank, where he was executive vice president and man- aging director of its U.S. retail network and small- business banking. Prior to that, Miree worked for three years at Wachovia/Wells Fargo in Philadelphia, where he was responsible for leading more than 300 branches and later became regional president. Jefferson House names medical director Dr. Jeffrey S. Robbins has assumed the role of medical director of the Jefferson House, a depart- ment of Hartford Hospital that offers short-term/out- patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing and palliative care in Newington. Robbins is board certified in internal medicine and also an American Medical Directors Associa- tion-certified medical director who has been work- ing in long-term care, short-term rehabilitation and sub-acute care for more than 20 years. Adler appointed to Salvation Army advisory position Steven Adler, manager of privacy and compli- ance with UnitedHealthcare, was recently appoint- ed director to the advisory board of The Salvation Army of Connecticut. PASI LLC appoints consultants Farmington pension consulting and third party administration firm PASI LLC has appointed Katie Bourret, Michelle Chapman, and Kimberly Lang- don as consultants. Previously, Bourret was a plan administrator at USI in Glastonbury. Chapman and Langdon were most recently with Mass Mutual, where they specialized in consulting and administration of retirement plans. Governor's Prevention Partnership names co-chair Dawn C. Morris, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Webster Bank, has been appointed co-chairperson of The Governor's Prevention Partnership, a nonprofit public-private organization in Wethersfield dedicated to keeping Connecticut youth safe, successful and drug-free. Morris will serve alongside Gov. Malloy as co-chair. Morris joined Webster Bank in March of 2014. She is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served as a captain in the Army's 530th Supply and Service Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK NONPROFIT PROFILE Foodshare Inc. 450 Woodland Ave, Bloomfield | foodshare.org MISSION Foodshare aims to end hunger as part of an overall community effort to alleviate poverty in Greater Hartford. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES Christine O'Rourke, Interim President Nonprofit food bank. 2013 SUMMARY 2013 2012 Total Employees 61 58 Total Assets $11,422,631 $11,127,156 Total Liabilities $448,344 $497,380 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $29,770,497 $25,031,737 Program Service Revenue $880,237 $928,667 Investment Income $97,972 $252,681 Other ($62,633) ($47,398) TOTAL $30,686,073 $26,165,687 EXPENSES Grants $24,498,282 $20,538,003 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $3,184,666 $2,800,161 Fundraising Fees $119,127 $11,599 Other $2,736,192 $2,481,592 TOTAL $30,538,267 $25,831,355 MARGIN $147,806 $334,332 TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (2013) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits Gloria McAdam, President $150,048 $174,324 Christine O'Rourke, Executive Vice President $107,099 $132,058 Alicia Flynn, Vice President $84,828 $100,071 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 Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center has received a $3,086 gift from the Rock Cats Foundation. The gift supports the Y's annual campaign, which helps members access YMCA programs and services regardless of ability to pay. • • • The People's United Community Foun- dation awarded $121,828 during its first grant cycle of 2015 to nonprofit organizations in Hart- ford County. Eighteen organizations received funding including the Connecticut Association for Human Services, Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, Fidelco Guide Dog Foun- dation, Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, Middlesex Habitat for Humanity, and Rebuild- ing Together Manchester. • • • Hartford's Charter Oak Cultural Center recently received a Kyocera color copier from the grant pro- gram sponsored by ACT Group. ACT Group's grant pro- gram donates office equipment to local nonprofit organiza- tions. The Cromwell- based company sells office equipment, 3D equipment and service, and docu- ment management services. • • • The Greater Hartford Arts Council has award- ed $125,000 in Ignition Grants to 10 arts and cultural organizations in the Greater Hartford region. Funded by the Arts Council's United Arts Campaign with significant support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Ignition Grants funds up-and-coming organi- zations with cutting-edge programs. • • • The Mercy Community, a West Hart- ford retirement center, was recently award- ed a $50,000 grant from The Maxmilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation to expand its Palliative Care Program and cre- ate a dedicated unit inside St. Mary Home on the campus of The Mercy Community. The grant will be used to convert a number of rooms that were double occupancy to sin- gle occupancy, as well as to create a family room in the Palliative Care Unit. n Pictured, from left, are: Clinton Hamilton, executive director, Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center; Rocky; Zack Velcofsky, group sales assistant, Rock Cats; Charles Mathews, president of the board of advisors, Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center; Tim Restall, general manager, Rock Cats; Jim Scherer, chief operating officer, YMCA of Greater Hartford; and program participants at the Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D David Hallal

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