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www.HartfordBusiness.com August 10, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 17 Amenta Emma Architects adds senior associate Amenta Emma Architects announced that Michael Tyre, formerly of Tyre Studio Architects, has joined the firm's Hartford office as a senior associate. He will focus on higher education and commercial projects. At Tyre Studio Architects, Tyre led an architecture and design-build practice. Prior experience includes serving as the key designer and project manager for the Arthouse at the Jones Center in Austin, Texas. Wright-Pierce names new board member, senior project manager Middletown engineering firm Wright-Pierce an- nounced that Christopher N. Pierce, a senior project manager in the company's wastewater group, was appointed to the board of directors. The firm also an- nounced the hiring of Michael A. Stein to the waste- water practice group as a senior project manager. Pierce has more than 25 years of experience in the evaluation, design and construction of wastewa- ter engineering projects. He has led Wright-Pierce's work with communities throughout Connecticut to upgrade water pollution control facilities. Pierce is the office manager in Middletown and also serves as the Connecticut wastewater group leader. Stein has nearly 30 years of experience as a waste- water and utility infrastructure engineer, serving as proj- ect manager for municipal wastewater collection and treatment projects throughout New England. New director takes over Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin College Goodwin College and the LEARN Regional Educa- tional Service Center recently appointed Tara Amatrudo new director of the Connecticut River Academy, a mag- net high school. Amatrudo assumed the position July 1, following the retirement of Linda Dadona. Amatrudo worked as assistant director of CTRA for the past two years, after serving as the school's special education/SRBI coordinator. She was previously a spe- cial education teacher, team leader and program coordi- nator for the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Sup- ports program at Coginchaug High School in Durham. East West Bank names VP, relationship manager for commercial team Hans Jung has joined California-based East West Bank's commercial lending team as a first vice presi- dent and relationship manager, responsible for develop- ing commercial banking relationships with middle- market companies in Connecticut and Southern New England. Prior to joining East West Bank, Jung was a relationship manager at Webster Bank in the sponsor and specialty finance group. Jackson Lewis PC announces shareholder Workplace law firm Jackson Lewis PC recently announced that Richard Vitarelli has joined the firm's Hartford office as a shareholder. Vitarelli joined Jackson Lewis from McCarter & English and has more than 20 years of experience representing employers in labor relations and employment law. Vitarelli previously served as outside general counsel to the Waterbury Connecticut Financial Planning and Assistance Board. He was a commissioner of the Con- necticut State Ethics Commission from 1997 to 2004. BioSafe Systems names retail technical reps East Hartford-based BioSafe Systems has hired John David Cass as technical representative for the mid-southern region, including Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. He'll work in the agrichemical division supporting the crop protection, water treatment and food safety business segments. Based in Leming, Texas, Cass will work with stra- tegic distribution partners, growers/packers and market influencers. BioSafe also hired Steve Mais- calco as a retail technical representative focusing primarily on retail sales working with distributors and garden centers. He comes to BioSafe from Scott's Co., where he worked for five years as an inside sales representative. Pulitzer Prize winner named distinguished scholar, Polish chair of the Central European Institute at QU Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex Storozynski, president emeritus and vice chairman of the Kosciuszko Foundation of New York, has been appointed distin- guished scholar and Polish chair of the Central Euro- pean Institute at Quinnipiac University. Storozynski wrote and directed a documentary film on American Revolutionary War hero and Pol- ish freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko to be aired later this year on PBS stations. Storozynski and his colleagues on the New York Daily News editorial board won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award. Ameriprise Financial Services names Hartford managing director Richard R. McMahon has joined Ameriprise Fi- nancial Services Inc. as a financial adviser/manag- ing director at the firm's downtown Hartford office in CityPlace II. McMahon services clients in 17 states. HAI Group hires director of human capital management HAI Group, a Cheshire-based provider of niche insurance programs for the public and affordable housing community, recently hired Kathleen Walker as director of human capital management. Walker joins HAI from Travelers Insurance in Hartford and brings more than four years of experience in the insurance industry. MOVERS & SHAKERS Michael Tyre Alex Storozynski Hans Jung Christopher N. Pierce John David Cass ISSUE DATE: in print and digital November 24, 2015 g i v i n g g u i d e 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com November25,2014•Hartford Business Journal 35 About us Year Established: 1980 Total Number of Employees: 11 Annual Revenue: N/A GeoGrAphic service AreA(s) The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation serves communities throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has made investments in the Hartford Food System to support the purchase and retrofitting of a bus to serve as a mobile farmer's market in Hartford, beginning late fall 2014. This program will be jointly run with the Hispanic Health Council and will bring fresh fruits and vegetables year-round to individuals in need. The Foundation also provided a grant to Billings Forge Community Works in Hartford to support youth from the Boys & Girls Club to participate in cooking, nutrition, and gardening education at Billings Forge in September and October. Another stand-out initiative is the Foundation's mini-grant program. Established to commemorate those Harvard Pilgrim members who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, Harvard Pilgrim and the Foundation created a grants program that allows each employee to award a $500 grant, completely funded by the Foundation, to the local charity of his or her choice each year. In 2013, $550,000 was distributed through mini-grants to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in New England. GoAls • Improve health of communities where Harvard Pilgrim Health Care does business. • Continue to increase access to fresh foods for low- and middle- income families. • Expand opportunities for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care staff to give and serve in local communities. • Promote Health Equity and Inclusion. • Create heightened visibility for healthy eating/active living and position Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the Foundation as a leader in community-based health prevention in the region. voluNteer opportuNities Harvard Pilgrim employees improve the communities in which they live and work through Harvard Pilgrim's Employee Service and Giving initiative. This program enables employees to give and serve through company-sponsored days of volunteering. In May of this year, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees joined members of Hands on Hartford for an Employee Service Day at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Hartford. More than 30 volunteers participated, helping to build a community garden, painting educational murals, and creating resources that promote fitness and nutrition. Over the years, Harvard Pilgrim employees — along with partners/members of the business community — have contributed to hundreds of volunteer efforts including improving local schools and camps; donating clothing, school supplies and computer equipment; supporting disaster relief efforts; and serving at community organizations such as soup kitchens and shelters. In 2013, 98% of Harvard Pilgrim employees participated in at least one form of service or giving. Program Committee Chair Martin D. cohen MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation Treasurer Michelle clayman Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Clerk suzanne Finn, esq. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care tom boucher Great NH Restaurants, Inc. heidi brooks Citizens Bank lisa Desisto MaineToday Media charles Deutsch, scD Harvard School of Public Health Marianne e. Felice, M.D. UMass Medical School ruth ellen Fitch, esq. carter Friend, esq. John T. Gorman Foundation elinor Goldberg Josh Kraft Boys & Girls Club of Boston Joseph F. o'Donnell, M.D. Dartmouth Medical School patricia A. Walrath President Karen voci Chair of the Foundation Board eric schultz Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation 185 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103 | 860-757-6935 Foundation: 93 Worcester Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 | 617-509-9411 www.hphc.org/foundation OUR MISSION: Created in 1980, The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation supports Harvard Pilgrim's mission to improve the quality and value of health care for the people and communities we serve throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided more than $130 million in grants. " " H arvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation showed whole-hearted commitment to the children of Hartford when they joined us for a day of service at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. Besides planting a community garden to grow fresh vegetables for the school food pantry, painting nutrition-themed murals, and conducting a health and nutrition workshop for students — the volunteers were enthusiastic and energetic and served as great role models, and really let the kids know how much they care. They also made a generous financial gift to the school resource center, ensuring that their commitment will have a lasting impact. – Wanda Guzman , Volunteer Coordinator, Hands On Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut boArD oF Directors Below: Students of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Hartford help plant seeds in the new community garden built at the school this spring by more than 30 volunteers from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. 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