Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com July 13, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 17 MOVERS & SHAKERS Leslie Clancy Brian McLaughlin Campbell D. Barrett Jon T. Kukucka Karen Bixby Ella H. Fawber Dara Macchi Lisa S. Morris Simsbury Bank announces new hires Simsbury Bank has hired Leslie Clancy as a residential real estate construction relationship man- ager and vice president, and Brian McLaughlin as a mortgage loan adviser. Clancy will work with real estate developers for their loan, deposit and cash management needs. Most recently, Clancy was a vice president of busi- ness banking with First Niagara. McLaughlin will advise homebuyers on their mortgage options. Previously, he was assistant vice president and a senior mortgage lender at Bank of America Home Loans. Pullman & Comley adds attorneys to family law practice Pullman & Comley has added Campbell D. Bar- rett and Jon T. Kukucka to its family law practice in Hartford. Barrett maintains a general family law practice, specializing primarily in matrimonial and appellate matters. He has participated in family, civil, admin- istrative and criminal cases and jury trials in Con- necticut's state and federal courts. Kukucka represents clients in cases involv- ing dissolution of marriage, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, property division, alimony, parental re- location, child custody visitation and child support. Farmington Bank promotes two VPs Farmington Bank has promoted Karen Bixby to vice president, residential loan servicing manager and Dara Macchi to vice president, marketing manager. Both served previously as assistant vice presi- dents at the bank. Hoffman Auto Group appoints corporate operations director East Hartford's Hoffman Auto Group has ap- pointed Christan D. Miller to director of corporate operations. Miller is responsible for managing all aspects of corporate reputation, community out- reach and process improvement. Miller, who has more than 20 years of manage- ment experience in the automotive industry, joined Hoffman in 2011 as a general sales manager at Hoffman Honda and was promoted to director of marketing and communications. Within four years, Miller planned and managed the annual marketing budget and managed marketing, internal and external communications and public rela- tions activities for Hoffman Auto Group. Northeast Collaborative Architects names six new principals Northeast Collaborative Architects (NCA) re- cently promoted six project managers to principals including two based in Middletown, Sean Donadio and John Scheib. Donadio joined NCA in 1997. He was recently project manager for the Glastonbury Riverfront Park Boathouse. Scheib joined NCA in 2008. He was recently the project manager for the Regional 18 School District Lyme/Old Lyme High School. Newfleet Asset Management adds senior portfolio manager Edwin Tai, a portfolio manager and analyst for distressed debt and high-yield credit strategies, has joined Newfleet Asset Management in Hartford as senior managing director and senior portfolio manager of distressed credit, a new position for the firm. New- fleet is an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners Inc. Tai joined Newfleet from Third Avenue Manage- ment, where he co-managed approximately $2.5 billion in distressed and high-yield credit assets as the lead portfolio manager of the Third Avenue Spe- cial Situations Fund and co-portfolio manager of the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund. Federman, Lally & Remis adds to tax staff Ella H. Fawber and Lisa S. Morris have joined the tax staff at Federman, Lally & Remis LLC in Farmington. Prior to joining the firm, Fawber held financial management and public accounting positions in the region for 20-plus years. She provides tax services for individuals, partnerships, closely held companies and nonprofits. Morris previously worked as a senior accoun- tant handling closely held companies, partnerships, trusts, estates and individuals. She began her ca- reer at SS&C Technologies as a tax accountant. TD Bank names senior VP TD Bank has named Douglas G. Mearkle as senior vice president, head of U.S. sales in TD mer- chant services. Based in Southington, Mearkle is responsible for the leadership and direction of TD's U.S. merchant services sales organization, and for overall salesforce management to complement the bank's small-business and commercial products. Mearkle has 16 years of financial services expe- rience. Prior to joining TD Bank, he was senior vice presdient of alternative sales channels and custom- er experience at PNC merchant services. HBJ Post Event Evening of Fine Wines, 1/2 page color ad (10 x 6.875 inches) Insertion date: 07/13/15 The Students, Faculty and Staff of Manchester Community College THANK YOU! The 23rd annual Evening of Fine Wines raised over $280,000 to fund student scholarships and college programs. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, Dr. Rob and Joyce Fish, and to all the donors, sponsors, volunteers and friends who made the event such a tremendous success. It was a magnificent and magical night! MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE F O U N D A T I O N Presenting Sponsors Dr. Rob and Joyce Fish Honorary Chair Geno Auriemma Champagne Level The SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. Cognac Level Highland Park Market Phil MacVane Jean and Richard P. Meduski United Bank Foundation– Connecticut Webster Bank Sherry Level Allied Printing Richard T. Cartwright, Jr./ McKaba LLC First Niagara Bank Foundation Hans Weiss Fine Arts Gallery Hartford Business Journal Kelser Corporation Geraldine W. Lesunaitis Lynch Toyota Scion Powerstation Events Total Wine & More Burgundy Level Fuss & O'Neill Susan and Peter Klock OFI Red Thread The Sherwin-Williams Company TAB ® Computer Systems Twenty-First Century Financial Advisors United Technologies Building & Industrial Systems Paula and Anthony G. Viscogliosi W.B. Mason Sparkling Level AAA Allied Group, Inc. Tracy and Charlie Agreda American Eagle Financial Credit Union David Baime Facebook "f " Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook "f " Logo CMYK / .eps Special thanks to the SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. for their support manchestercc.edu/foundation Leslie and David Brown Angelee Diana, M.D. and Tris John Carta, D.D.S. Cabrera Services, Inc. Citrix Education Fiduciary Investment Advisors Gena Glickman Billy Grant Lorraine and John Jacobs Kimberly Harrison Lucy Hurston '93 A Villa Louisa Jay Maffe Barbara and Gene S. Mazur Mary and William J. 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