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Panelists: Elliot Ginsberg, President and CEO, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Doe Hentschel, Vice President, Leadership Greater Hartford Carl Johnson, Managing Partner, Blum Shapiro Thomas Phillips, President and CEO, Capital Workforce Partners Panel Discussion moderated by generational marketing expert Ken Gronbach. John Lass Brian Patenaude Robert Leo Simon Bernard KBE Building Corp. adds three to Farmington office Construction management firm KBE Building Corp. recently hired two new project managers, Simon Bernard and Robert Leo, and a new safety and quality control manager, Brian Patenaude, all in its Northeast office in Farmington. Bernard has 10 years of experience as a carpen- ter foreman and 20 years as a project manager in retail, education and healthcare markets. Leo has 29 years of construction industry experi- ence, including a project management background in hospitality, retail and senior-living markets. Patenaude has 41 years of construction industry background, with project management experience in retail, higher education and hospitality markets. Frontier Comm. promotes EVP Frontier Communications Corp. has promoted John Lass to executive vice president of field op- erations. In his new position, Lass is responsible for Frontier's operations in 28 states, including network operations and carrier and wholesale operations. Most recently, Lass was based in Fort Wayne, Ind., as president of Frontier's Central Region. His tenure with Frontier includes a variety of operating roles and leading integration activities related to mergers and acquisitions. BioSafe Systems hires research engineer, project manager East Hartford-based BioSafe Systems LLC re- cently hired Melissa Carserino as research engineer and project manager. Carserino will work to engineer and develop new products in BioSafe's product line for agriculture, horticulture and meat and poultry. She will also assist in the day-to-day management of produc- tion and procurement schedules and vendor relations. Carserino comes to BioSafe from Chemtura Corp., where she worked as a technical sales ser- vice engineer and product and market analyst. Quinnipiac names associate dean at School of Nursing Lisa O'Connor has been promoted to associate dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Nursing. She had been director and chair of undergraduate nursing. In her new role, O'Connor will work with the dean to implement the school's strategic plan and mission to de- liver programs that focus on holism, interprofessionalism and inclusivity. She also will collaborate with the nursing school's program chairs to schedule classes, courses and facilities, assess and evaluate programs, advise students, and lead the school's quality improvement initiatives. Foxwoods appoints VP of food and beverage Foxwoods Resort Casino has appointed Adam Odegard to vice president of food and beverage. He will be responsible for the overall leadership in design, implementation and execution of the resort's food and beverage operational standards and procedures. Odegard has held executive positions at Mandalay Bay Hotel Casino and Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City, The Willows in Australia and Hilton International in Israel, among others. He most recently served as president, managing partner at Epicurean Strategic Partners, a hos - pitality management and boutique recruiting company. Mintz + Hoke names senior project manager Avon communications firm Mintz + Hoke has promoted Sarah Flaherty to senior project man- ager. In this position, she works with the digital and creative teams and vendors to manage marketing campaigns across digital and printed media. Flaherty previously worked as senior account di- rector at Red Dog Design, where she worked with clients on all aspects of projects, including account and project management. Robinson+Cole lawyer joins Statewide Legal Services board Robinson+Cole lawyer Megan R. Naughton has joined the board of directors of Connecticut's Statewide Legal Services, which provides free legal tools and in- formation to low-income people. Naughton, co-chair of Robinson + Cole's immigration group, practices pri- marily in the area of U.S. immigration law, focusing on business immigration. The majority of her work involves advising businesses, schools and nonprofits on nonim- migrant and immigrant visas for their employees. Hoffman Auto Group names community outreach manager Hoffman Auto Group has named Susan L. Lane to manager of corporate reputation and community outreach. Lane will focus on developing brand aware- ness and implementing customer service programs. Lane joined Hoffman Auto Group in 2012 as a sales consultant at Hoffman Honda. In January 2013, she joined the marketing and communications de- partment as a business development specialist. Melissa Carserino Sarah Flaherty Lisa O'Connor Megan R. Naughton