Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • October 26, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Catholic Charities announces new COO and CFO Catholic Charities recently announced the appoint- ments of Robert E. Muro Jr. as chief operating officer and Timothy J. Hurlock as chief financial officer. Muro's career includes 20 years working in clinical behavioral health and human services. Prior to joining Catholic Charities, Muro was the Massachusetts direc- tor for Caregiver Homes, overseeing 200 employees in 15 locations with an annual budget of $60 million. Hurlock served as Catholic Charities' controller for the past 1 ½ years. Prior to joining Catholic Charities, he was dean of administration at Asnuntuck Community College, where he also served as an adjunct lecturer. Hurlock replaces recently retired CFO Edgar Bernier. First Niagara names new VP, relationship manager for business banking First Niagara Financial Group has announced the appointment of Jay McGuinness as the new vice pres- ident and relationship manager for business banking. McGuinness will manage existing clients and de- velop new commercial business relationships for com- panies with up to $25 million in revenue in northeastern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts. He will oper- ate out of First Niagara's New England region commercial banking of- fice in Manchester. Prior to joining First Niagara, McGuinness served as vice presi- dent-commercial loan officer at Connecticut Innovations and as senior vice president- commercial loan con- sultant and chief financial officer at United Mort- gage Finance Group. UConn's Insurance Law Center names director University of Connecticut professor Brendan Maher was recently appointed director of the Insur- ance Law Center at UConn School of Law. Maher is a nationally recognized authority on pen- sions, health care and insurance, and the statutes that govern them, including ERISA and the Affordable Care Act. He has written numerous articles in those fields and has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in cases establishing new rights in the field. He teaches in the areas of employee benefits, business organizations and federal procedure. Co-Communications makes executive a partner Co-Communications, a public relations and mar- keting firm with offices in Farmington and New York, has named Jessica Lyon, executive vice president and chief operating officer, a partner. Lyon has been with the agency for more than 10 years and opened its Connecticut office in 2006, building a client base in health care, real estate, fi- nance, education and nonprofits. Miami Bay Beverage Co. names vice president-operations for Northeast Branford-based Miami Bay Beverage Co. has an- nounced the appointment of longtime beverage indus- try veteran Paul LeBlanc to assist in the expansion of its trimino protein-infused water. LeBlanc becomes the company's new vice president-operations for the Northeast region, responsible for spearheading brand expansion from Pennsylvania to Maine. LeBlanc, who held a variety of senior operations and sales management positions at Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Enterprises, will focus on developing the organization and its footprint with distribution and retail partners in the Northeast. Connecticut Food Bank adds new staff members The Connecticut Food Bank has named Mary Kate Carofano chief development officer and Paul Shipman marketing and communications director. Carofano was previously chief operating officer for the New England region of the National Arthritis Foundation. Prior to that, she held several roles at the National Kidney Foundation, rising to the position of national vice president for development. Shipman was previously chief communication of- ficer with the American Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island region. Shipman previously held posi- tions with the Mark Twain House and Museum and United Technologies Corp. Edu4Retirement Inc. adds CPA to firm Southington-based Edu4Retirement Inc., which provides retirement education and advice and in- vestment products, announced that CPA Steven Til- lona has joined the firm. Tillona brings nearly 40 years of investment and business experience, serving clients in investments, tax and business consulting. He has held several manage- ment positions with Cigna in the investments division. Tillona also was part of the management team respon- sible for integrating the Cigna purchase of Healthsource. YWCA Hartford Region names director of early learning YWCA Hartford Region recently named Meredith Martineau as the director of early learning. Martineau joined YWCA Hartford Region in 2008 as a head teacher in the toddler room at West Hartford's Elmwood Early Learning & Childcare Center. In 2011, she was promoted to site manager at East Hartford Early Learning & Childcare Center and in 2013 be- came the organization's first instructional leader. In her new role, Martineau oversees YWCA's four Early Learning & Childcare Centers in East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester and West Hartford. Filomeno & Co. promotes director to principal Filomeno & Co. P.C., a certified public accounting and business advisory firm in West Hartford, has an- nounced the promotion of Tina Faggaini to principal. Faggaini has been with the firm for 12 years, and serves as its director of operations and corporate treasurer. As a principal, Faggaini will take an active role in developing and maintaining the growth of the firm and will continue to foster its collaborative learning environment, working closely with staff to support all firm projects. MOVERS & SHAKERS Brendan Maher Meredith Martineau Jay McGuinness The Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) CT Regional Office trains over 20,000 students and educators EVERY year here in Connecticut on how to build a safe and inclusive school environment. Imagine a World Without Hate ® Join Us! To learn more, go to Connecticut.adl.org or call (203) 288-6500. TAKE ACTION. STOP BULLYING. Every day, young people are demeaned and harassed because of their race, religion, social class, sexual orientation or some other aspect of their identity. Bullying can devastate children—both emotionally and academically.

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