Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com April 20, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 21 MOVERS & SHAKERS NONPROFIT PROFILE Community Foundation of Greater New Britain 74A Vine St., New Britain | cfgnb.org MISSION To make the Greater New Britain community a better place to live, work and raise a family. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES James Williamson, President Raising resources, making grants, and developing partnerships with community organizations. FY 2013 SUMMARY 2013 2012 Total Employees 8 6 Total Assets $44,652,862 $38,034,923 Total Liabilities $688,782 $740,874 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $2,881,243 $1,883,931 Program Service Revenue $0 $532 Investment Income $2,755,743 $1,287,399 Other $36,715 $31,088 TOTAL $5,673,692 $3,202,950 EXPENSES Grants $1,085,720 $1,013,908 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $606,457 $559,378 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 Other $997,661 $568,875 TOTAL $2,689,838 $2,142,161 MARGIN $2,983,854 $1,060,789 TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY2013) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits James Williamson, President & Secretary $119,610 $137,028 Robert Trojanowski, VP Operations $79,559 $110,384 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 Ashley L. Harrison Kara Barrepski Timothy Murray John Carusone Patricia Alexander Joanne Berger-Sweeney Jeremy Race Junior Achievement promotes Race to COO Hartford-based Junior Achievement of South- west New England has appointed Jeremy Race as chief operating officer, a new position for the or- ganization. Race, who joined Junior Achievement in 2002, was promoted from vice president of devel- opment, a position he held since 2012. Race will oversee the program and development teams and continue to report to Lou Golden, presi- dent and CEO. After joining Junior Achievement, Race served as a district manager providing programs in southeast- ern Connecticut and later in central Connecticut, be- fore being named director of development in 2007, then vice president in 2012. Trinity College president joins Hartford Hospital board Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Trinity College presi- dent and professor of neuroscience, has been ap- pointed to the board of directors of Hartford Hospital. Berger-Sweeney, who became Trinity president last July, most recently worked at Tufts University as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Prior to Tufts, she was at Wellesley College, where she worked 19 years as a faculty member and as- sociate dean. West Hartford's Kingswood-Oxford School hires fundraiser Randy Stabile, a fundraiser with nearly 30 years of experience at Boston-area colleges, has joined Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford as di- rector of institutional advancement. Stabile will lead the school's seven-person advancement staff. Stabile most recently was vice president of ad- vancement at Lesley University in Boston, where his responsibilities included major gifts, the annual fund, corporation and foundation initiatives, and alumni relations. Webster Bank VP named to executive board of Ridgefield chamber Patricia Alexander, vice president, banking cen- ter manager for Webster Bank in Ridgefield, has been named to a one-year term on the executive board of the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce. She will oversee budgetary expenses and disburse- ments in her new role. RCN Capital in South Windsor names executive VP of finance John Carusone recently joined RCN Capital LLC in South Windsor as executive vice president of finance. RCN Capital is a nationwide, direct, private lending firm. Before joining RCN Capital, Carusone was a consultant to the company for three years. He also has held a variety of senior executive positions in large regional commercial banks in New England and served as president of an investment bank- ing boutique that worked with more than 50 banks throughout the northeast. Federman, Lally & Remis promotes two to partner Farmington accounting firm Federman, Lally & Remis LLC has promoted Debbie Denno and Katie Anderson to tax and audit partners, respectively. Denno was a member of the firm from 1993 through 1997. Prior to rejoining it in 2008, she worked as director of finance in the real estate and healthcare industries. Before Anderson joined the firm in 2009, she worked as an audit manager for Blum Shapiro from 1993 to 2003. Harrison joins Carlton Fields Jorden Burt as associate Ashley L. Harrison has joined the Hartford of- fice of law firm Carlton Fields Jorden Burt as an associate. She is member of the firm's labor and employment and ERISA practice group. Harrison's practice focuses on complex commer- cial and employment litigation. She also advises cli- ents on employment-related issues. Prior to joining Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, she was associated with a large regional firm in Hartford. She also worked as a consultant for a major insurance company. Cashman + Katz adds account executive Glastonbury communications firm Cashman + Katz has hired Kara Barrepski as account executive. Barrepski will support all client accounts and new business at Cashman + Katz, assisting with client outreach, coordination, proposals and overall client liaison between the agency's disciplines. Barrepski spent the last two years as an account executive at Hunter Straker in Norwalk, where she developed strategic digital plans. Harte Nissan promotes Polance to GM Damen Polance recently became general man- ager of Harte Nissan in Hartford. Polance began his career at Harte Nissan as the master technician in 2001, later becoming shop foreman, then service and parts director. Quinnipiac names assistant director of alumni relations Timothy Murray has been named assistant di- rector of alumni relations at Quinnipiac University in Hamden. Murray is responsible for the online alumni community in addition to social media chan- nels in development and alumni affairs. Murray's experience includes five years at Web- ster Financial Corp. as a learning and development program manager. Berkshire Bank is searching for volun- teer opportunities in its Hartford region and western Massachusetts turf for its sched- uled annual Week of Service June 8-12. That's when more than 300 Berkshire employees will fan out to perform community- service projects culled from a project "wish- list'' submitted by state and local municipali- ties, schools and nonprofit organizations in communities where Berkshire has branches. Bank spokesman Ray Smith said the public callout for projects is something Berkshire has done before. All projects are welcome, but ideally engage between five to 50 employees using a mix of skilled and non-skilled labor, the bank says. Past service projects, Berkshire said, have included painting days, building out- door classrooms, landscaping improve- ments, playground improvements, and mentoring efforts. Volunteer project proposals should be concise and include a brief description of the organization, the proposed project, the need/ impact the project will have, maintenance/ upkeep plan and documentation of any finan- cial resources required. • • • T.L. Cannon Cos., the franchisee for 62 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restau- rants, provided more than $2.26 million in fundraising to community nonprofits and organizations in 2014. Groups across Con- necticut raised more than $231,000 for their respective organizations. Additionally, T.L. Cannon was honored with the "Restaurant Neighbor Award" by the National Restaurant Association. • • • Glastonbury's GoodWorks Insurance and the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association of Cromwell have teamed up to provide a $20,985 donation to Operation Fuel. Operation Fuel provides emergency energy assistance throughout Connecticut to lower-income working families and indi- viduals, the elderly and disabled individuals. • • • The Cigna Foundation announced a $100,000 World of Difference grant to Water For People. Water For People, headquartered in Denver, supports the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanita- tion facilities, and hygiene education programs in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi and India. • • • The National Endowment for the Humanities granted $50,000 to Hart- ford Public Library in support of a col- laborative project called "Find Your Voice" between the Library's Hartford History Center and the University of Connecticut's Digital Media Center to integrate cultural heritage collections with civic service. • • • Southington Community Cultural Arts has been awarded a $118,000 grant from the Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust at Main Street Com- munity Foundation to help transform the historic Gura Building in the center of South- ington into a community arts center. This will allow residents with disabilities to participate in many forms of creative expression through the Universal Arts program.

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