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www.HartfordBusiness.com November 2, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 15 MOVERS & SHAKERS Savings Institute Bank & Trust names Hebron branch manager Savings Institute Bank & Trust has named Jen- nifer Theofanidis-Cronin manager of its Hebron branch, where she will focus on customer service and broadening relationships with local residents and business owners. Theofanidis-Cronin previously was branch man- ager at Santander Bank in Boston and in Plainville. Liberty Bank Foundation names program associate Kara Pedersen has joined the Liberty Bank Foundation as program associate. Her responsibili- ties include administering grants related to hous- ing and basic human needs, supporting the foun- dation's communications efforts, and overseeing scholarship programs and special events. Pedersen previously spent three years at Aetna, most recently as a strategic proposal writer for gov- ernment and labor accounts. Morgan Lewis adds to insurance, restructuring team Law firm Morgan Lewis has hired lawyer Renée Dailey as a partner in its Hartford office. She will be on the bankruptcy and restructuring team. In addition to in- surance companies, Dailey represents other institution- al investors within the United States and internationally. Dailey, who joins Morgan Lewis from another global law firm, advises institutional investors on their investment activities. Quinnipiac names chair and director of Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Center for U.S. Veterans Rehabilitation Dr. Robert Krug, president and CEO/medical director of Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford, has been named the William and Barbara Weldon chair and director of the new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medi- cine's Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Center for U.S. Veterans Rehabilitation at Quinnipiac University. Under Krug's leadership, the institute will launch the Center for U.S. Veterans' Rehabilitation, providing long- term approaches to address the healthcare needs of veterans. Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital will be a principal affiliate for the new institute at Quinnipiac. Krug also is chief physician for rehabilitation medicine at St. Francis Hospital. Simsbury Bank adds mortgage loan adviser Simsbury Bank said Peter French has joined its home loans team as a mortgage loan ad- viser. French will advise homebuyers on mort- gage options, applica- tions and closings, and work closely with cli- ents, Realtors, financial advisers and attorneys in the Bloomfield area. French has more than 10 years of mortgage-origination experience and previously was a loan originator with Citizens Financial Group. The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. names New England director The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (Penn Mutual) has named Matthew Sullivan its new regional director for New England. Sullivan most recently was regional director of the New England Region with Pacific Life in Newton, Mass., and was previously the national vice presi- dent of products and marketing with Sun Life Finan- cial, where he was responsible for building a sales, marketing and operations team. BioSafe names N. California technical representative East Hartford sustainable chemical manufacturer BioSafe Systems has added Brad Bonnett to its horticultural team as technical representative for northern California, the company's first full-time hire for horticulture in the state. Bonnett has been in the greenhouse industry for more than 30 years as a licensed pest-control ap- plicator with 19 years of sales experience. Convention Center names HR director The Connecticut Convention Center recently named Margarita Merced as its director of human resources. Merced will be responsible for staff at all levels, working on benefit design and delivery, per- formance management and project management assistance at the executive level. Merced has more than 13 years of experience in HR, most recently as director of human resources at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. McDowell Jewett Comm. names SVP Dean Pagani has been named senior vice presi- dent of Hartford-based communications firm Mc- Dowell Jewett Communications. Pagani has been involved in Connecticut public affairs as a journal- ist, public relations consultant and political adviser to elected officials for more than 30 years. During the last year, he worked with MJC as a Washington, D.C., strategic partner and will now work full time from MJC offices in Hartford. Pagani's experience includes serving as commu- nications director and chief of staff to former Gov. John Rowland from 1996-2004. Whittlesey & Hadley staff promotions Hartford regional accounting firm Whittlesey & Hadley PC has promoted 10 members of its staff to senior audit associate: Timothy Bessette, Nicholas Deets, Patrick Kelly, Caitlin Main, Alex McCabe, James Mercadante, Steve Norris, Andrew Pires, Michael Ray and Kyle Rounseville. It also promot- ed Rachel Hahn to senior tax associate. Additionally, the firm's wholly owned subsidiary, The Technology Group LLC, promoted Hadas Davis to senior network engineer and Kenneth Blain to network engineer. Margarita Merced Brad Bonnett Peter French Dr. Robert Krug Kara Pedersen Avant-Garde Art in Latin America and the United States Art Gallery UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford CT 860.231.5399 www.usj.edu/panamerican Through December 20, 2015 Pan American Modernism: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America and the United States was developed by Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, with tour organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C. At the Art Gallery, USJ, it is supported in part by Connecticut Humanities, an anonymous donor, Cigna, and the Karen L. Chase '97 Fund. Media Sponsor: Hartford Business Journal. IMAGE Eduardo Abela. Mujer (Woman). Late 1920s. Oil on canvas. Collection of Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. ART GALLERY PURCHASE PARTY AND WINE TASTING Help the Gallery select a new acquisition by a Latin American or Latino artist Thursday, November 12 7:00 p.m. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONLY MEMBERS CAN VOTE EDWARD J. SULLIVAN Geometry and Gesture: Observations on Abstract Art of the Americas VINCENZA UCCELLO FINE ARTS LECTURE Tuesday, December 1 7:00 p.m. Hoffman Auditorium, Bruyette Athenaeum, USJ FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The six episodes of this PBS documentary series will be introduced by scholars and followed by community discussions. Screenings will take place between September 2015 and April 2016. For dates and locations call 860.231.5743 or visit www.usj.edu/latino500. Latino Americans: 500 Years of History has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.