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16 Hartford Business Journal • September 7, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Expert in genome editing, gene regulation, joins JAX Genomic Medicine faculty The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington has appointed Albert Cheng, an expert in genome editing technologies and gene regulation, as an assistant professor. Cheng recently developed a new technique to activate multiple genes in mouse or human cells to help scientists understand transcription networks that underlie a variety of human diseases. At JAX, Cheng plans to develop com- putational and synthetic biology meth- ods to study gene regulation in normal embryonic development and disease. Shuttle Meadow Country Club announces new GM Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington has hired a new general manager, Ron Cioppa. Cioppa spent many years at Red- ding Country Club and has extensive experience in the club industry. Pue, Chick, Leibowitz & Blezard announces promotions, hires Vernon accounting firm Pue, Chick, Leibowitz & Blezard LLC has promot- ed Robert Kiss to manager and An- drew Howat to senior staff accoun- tant, and hired Theresa Meyer as a senior staff accountant and Sarah Smith as a staff accountant. Kiss joined the firm in 2013 as part of a merger as a senior staff ac- countant. He has more than 10 years of experience in public accounting with expertise primarily in taxation. Howat joined the firm in 2013 as a staff accountant. His accounting experience is primarily real estate and not-for-profit entities. Meyer has 16 years of public ac- counting experience, from startup home-based companies to high-net- worth, multistate companies. Smith joined the firm in Novem- ber as an intern before being named a staff accountant. Chelsea Groton Financial Services names SVP John Uyeki recently joined Chelsea Groton Financial Services as senior vice president, producing manager and as a representative of Infinex Investments Inc. Uyeki will have his own portfolio of client accounts, while also overseeing the bank's financial services area. Most recently, Uyeki was senior vice president at First Niagara Finan- cial Group. Cashman + Katz adds VP of digital services, art director Glastonbury communications firm Cashman + Katz has hired Matthew Trant as vice president of digital ser- vices and analytics and Lauren Morel as art director. Trant previously served as director of digital marketing and analytics for a consumer products website where he focused on paid-search programs covering a product catalog of 50,000-plus SKUs and more than 1,000 campaigns. Morel previously was art director for Westport- based Catapult Marketing, where she worked on several high-profile accounts, including Frontier Communications Co. Comcast names Comcast University director Comcast recently named Jan Underhill direc- tor of Comcast University for the company's Ber- lin-based Western New England Region. Comcast University is the company's internal employee training and development organization. In this role, Underhill will oversee all aspects of Comcast University's operations, supporting the more than 1,700 employees in the region. Un- derhill has been with Comcast for 30 years and moved to Comcast Univer- sity in 1990. Liberty Bank announces EVP of retail banking Minnie Saleh has joined Middle- town-based Liberty Bank as executive vice president of retail banking. Most recently, Saleh served as principal of Minnie Saleh Consulting, partnering with senior banking ex- ecutives to drive revenue and growth strategies. She has 20 years of retail, small business and business banking leadership experience at Fleet Bank, Sovereign Bank and Santander. CT Bar Association installs officers The Connecticut Bar Association recently installed its officers for the 2015-16 bar year. They are: William H. Clendenen Jr. of Clendenen & Shea LLC, president; Monte E. Frank of Cohen and Wolf PC, president-elect; Karen DeMeola, assistant dean of student life at UConn Law School, vice president; Christine Jean-Louis, assistant attorney general with the Attorney General's Office Transporta- tion Department, secretary; Sylvia K. Rutkowska of Dzialo Pickett & Allen PC, treasurer; Emily Graner Sexton, appellate prosecutor, Chief State's Attorney's Office, assistant secretary- treasurer; and Mark A. Dubois of Ger- aghty & Bonnano LLC, immediate past president. Insurance professionals group names CT president Brian Ballou, Northeast regional vice president for Columbus Life Insurance Co., was recently named president of the National Association of Insurance Professionals' Con- necticut chapter. As president, Ballou will represent more than 500 Connecticut insurance professionals in discussions on policy and regulatory issues and lead initia- tives that enhance NAIFA members' business and professional skills. Cabrera Services Inc. appoints COO as president East Hartford-based Cabrera Ser- vices Inc., a specialist in radiological and environmental remediation, has appointed Rob Flowers president and chief op- erating officer, reflecting an expansion of his pre- vious role as COO. Flowers has been COO since Sept. 2014. In his new position, Flowers will be respon- sible for implementing Cabrera's corporate mis- sion through overall leadership of management and the company. He has more than 19 years of experience in the environmental remediation services market. MOVERS & SHAKERS Ron Cioppa Emily Graner Sexton William H. Clendenen Jr. John Uyeki Brian Ballou Karen DeMeola Taking Social Responsibility to Heart FORUM OCTOBER 22nd, 2015 Time: 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: The Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT Keynote Speaker: Floyd Green, Corporate Vice President of Community Relations & Urban Marketing, Aetna Ticket Price: $45.00/person Register today and choose your workshops! • Supporting the community through a company donor-advised fund • The Good Business of Cause Work • ROI of Community Engagement • Impact Investing: What it's all about and how it's making a difference • Community Challenges/Community Solutions • Focusing corporate giving to align with business goals To see workshop descriptions and speakers or to register for the event, visit HartfordBusiness.com/OurEvents or contact Amy Orsini at aorsini@Hartfordbusiness.com or 860-236-9998 ext. 134 P lease join the Hartford Business Journal at our second annual Business Gives Back Forum which will provide important information on the many ways that businesses of all sizes can become more involved in their communities. 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