Hartford Business Journal

22 Hartford Business Journal • May 25, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Kimberly Schmaltz Will Kusek Primacy names EVP, managing director Farmington digital marketing agency Primacy has promoted Rosie Walker to executive vice president and managing director. Walker will help Stan Valencis, president and founder, lead the company and define and execute Primacy's vision and strategic direction. Walker has more than 15 years of experience lead- ing account teams and has overseen campaigns for The Hartford, Aetna, and Middlesex Hospital. Prior to Primacy, Walker was the associate pub- lisher of marketing and sales at Smithsonian Media and the marketing director at National Geographic Traveler, where she worked with Fortune 500 clients. Hartford Stage names new associate artistic director Hartford Stage has promoted Elizabeth William- son to associate artistic director. She most recently was senior dramaturg and director of new play de- velopment for the theater. Williamson has played a pivotal role in new play development at Hartford Stage since joining the theater in 2012. Before Hartford Stage, Williamson was associate artistic director and literary man- ager for Pioneer Theatre Co. in Salt Lake City. A dramaturg, director, producer, and transla- tor, she has also worked with About Face Theatre, the American Conservatory Theater, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Court Theatre, HERE Arts Center, among others. Leader picked to head new Center for Innovative Philanthropy The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford recently announced that Kathryn Gonner- man will lead its new Center for Innovative Philan- thropy, an initiative to help donors and nonprofits in- crease their impact through capacity building, donor education and research. Gonnerman brings 15 years of experience in nonprofits, most recently with the California Com- munity Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the country. She also has facilitated workshops for corporate social responsibility pro- grams, with an emphasis on metrics. Hoffmann Architects advances three in CT office Hamden's Hoffmann Architects has promoted three members of its Connecticut staff: Lawrence E. Keenan to vice president, in addition to his cur- rent position as director of engineering; Benjamin J. Robinson, to project architect; and Michael S. Pereira to senior project coordinator. Keenan, a professional engineer, registered archi- tect, and firm owner, has been responsible for struc- tural analysis and review, building envelope rehabilita- tion design, and construction details and specifications for Hoffmann Architects projects for 18 years. Robinson joined Hoffmann nine years ago and earned promotions from project coordinator to project manager before his new role. He is a founding member of the firm's training and re- sources committee. Pereira joined the firm in 2007 as a project representative and was later promoted to project coordinator. He's worked in building envelope in- vestigation, contract document development, and contract administration and has provided design services for Middlesex Hospital, Vassar College, Travelers Insurance, and others. Frontier Communications names alternate channel specialist Frontier Communications Corp. has promot- ed Charles Quigley to alternate channel special- ist for its east region, comprised of Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut. Quigley will be re- sponsible for door-to-door, residential agent and retail sales channels in the region. Quigley previously served as a residential direct sales representative with Frontier and, before that, with AT&T. YMCA of Greater Hartford announces promotions The YMCA of Greater Hartford recently an- nounced that Will Kusek has been named director of membership and marketing; Natalie Zembrzuski, director of special events; and Kristen Pollard, direc- tor of youth development. Savings Institute Bank & Trust adds mortgage consultants Willimantic-based Savings Institute Bank & Trust Co. announced that Mark Dandurand and Kimberly Schmaltz have joined the bank as mortgage consultants. Dandurand has worked in the mortgage in- dustry as a mortgage broker and consultant with another full-service lender. He has more than 10 years of experience in residential lending. Schmaltz was previously a mortgage loan origi- nator at Windsor Federal Savings and has more than 20 years of mortgage lending experience. LongHorn Steakhouse names regional director of operations Mike Southworth was recently promoted to director of operations for LongHorn Steakhouse in Enfield, where he will oversee eight restaurants and more than 500 employees in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Southworth started working in the restaurant industry 18 years ago as a server at the Enfield Olive Garden, LongHorn's sister brand. He's worked as server, bartender, line cook, and manager in several positions. He previously was a managing partner of the Midvale LongHorn in Utah, where he helped open the company's first restau- rant three years ago. MOVERS & SHAKERS Rosie Walker Natalie Zembrzuski Charles Quigley Mark Dandurand Kathryn Gonnerman Kristen Pollard 2 0 1 5 N o m i n a t e h i m o r h e r fo r t h e H a r t fo rd B u s i n e s s Jo u r n a l ' s 2 0 1 5 4 0 U N D E R F O R T Y AWA R D S ! 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