Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com December 14, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 17 MOVERS & SHAKERS NONPROFIT PROFILE Riverfront Recapture 50 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT | Riverfront.org MISSION To improve central Connecticut's quality of life and urban vitality. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES Michael Zaleski, President & CEO Manages riverfront park systems in Hartford and East Hartford. FY 2014 SUMMARY 2014 2013 Total Employees 91 90 Total Assets $3,428,111 $3,074,029 Total Liabilities $169,061 $157,449 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $2,138,272 $1,454,838 Program Service Revenue $567,625 $499,983 Investment Income $77,087 $72,326 Other $128,504 $261,472 TOTAL $2,911,488 $2,288,619 EXPENSES Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $1,594,746 $1,580,070 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 Other $1,008,608 $1,034,885 TOTAL $2,603,354 $2,614,955 MARGIN $308,134 $(326,336) TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY 2014) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits Joseph Marfuggi, President & CEO $135,614 $143,338 Marc Nicol, Dir. Park Planning & Development $107,510 $123,184 Peter Morse, Finance Director $85,986 $99, 359 S O U R C E : G U I D E S T A R I R S 9 9 0 T A X F O R M NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK The Greater Hartford Arts Council has announced the recipients of its 2016 Arts + Wellness Grants. The grants, sup- ported by UnitedHealthcare, were given to four local arts organizations to produce programs that use creativity to enrich lives and enhance the health and well-being of veterans and their families. The recipients include: Ballet Theater Company; Hospi- tal for Special Care; the University of St. Joseph's Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities; and the Veteran's Art Founda- tion. Pictured (from left) are Roman Baca, artistic director, Ballet Theatre Company; Jim Bedard, CFO, UnitedHealthcare North- east; and Cathy Malloy, CEO, Greater Hart- ford Arts Council. • • • The American Savings Foundation is offering a $232,000 challenge grant to help the Friendship Center in New Brit- ain raise "local funds" to build permanent supportive housing for chronically home- less residents on North Street. The foun- dation is looking for organizations and individuals who will also donate to match the grant to show state officials that the project has local support. The Friendship Center runs a shelter and supportive hous- ing for the homeless. • • • FAIR Health Inc. recently received a 15-month, $120,000 grant from the Con- necticut Health Foundation. The grant will enable FAIR Health to offer its nation- ally recognized consumer-decision mobile app in Spanish for Latinos in Connecticut and add state specific cost data. The grant is part of $750,000 in foundation awards to nonprofits with the goal of improving health in Connecticut. • • • The National Alliance on Mental Ill- ness Connecticut will receive a three-year, $149,500 Hartford Foundation grant to support implementing the Children's Mental Health Disparity Initiative in Hartford. The program will allow more families, as well as community health workers and Hartford Public School educators to have access to information on how to better identify mental health issues in children and how to access available services. • • • East Hartford Public Schools has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to develop a new teaching and learning center and other strategies that will enable it to support children's learn- ing, development, and success through increased family, school and community partnerships. First Niagara names senior leader for NE commercial lending First Niagara Finan- cial Group announced the appointment of Art Rhatigan as senior team leader for commercial lending in New England, which includes Connecticut and western Massachusetts. He will be based in New Haven. Prior to First Niagara, Rhatigan served as senior vice president-senior client manager for global com- mercial banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. United Bank names SVP, leader of Hartford area commercial banking Glastonbury-based United Bank has hired Ste- phen F. Roche as senior vice president and Greater Hartford commercial banking team leader. Roche, a commercial and industrial banker and senior leader in the Connecticut market for 30 years, comes to United Bank after a nearly 15-year career at TD Bank, where he most recently held the role of senior vice president and regional manager responsible for leading a team of middle-market bankers in Connecticut. Roche replaces Robert Kell who has taken an- other leadership role at United Bank as senior vice president and business banking team leader. InterCommunity Inc. announces chief administrative officer InterCommunity Inc., a community health center in East Hartford, recently added Joseph P. Savidge to its executive leadership team as chief administrative officer. Savidge, a CPA, has held senior financial leader- ship roles in various organizations in Connecticut, including assisting in the Alstom/GE merger, Charter Oak Health Center financial turnaround and transi- tion of the Capital City Economic Development Au- thority to the Connecticut Regional Development Authority. He also has a background in banking, manufacturing and technology. Acceleron appoints quality assurance and safety manager East Granby-based Acceleron Inc. has named Jason Bourgeois as its new quality assurance and safety manager. Bourgeois' primary roles include assuring certifi- cation and compliance to Nadcap regulations, man- aging and continually improving Acceleron's quality system, and overseeing inspection and quality con- trol of its electron beam and laser welding, cutting and drilling services. Amenta Emma Architects adds to Hartford, Stamford offices Amenta Emma Architects has added Michelle Lanney to its Hartford office and Whitney Allison to its Stamford office. Lanney has extensive experience in architectural planning, design and coordination of municipal and civic projects. She will work on Amenta Emma's reno- vation, restoration and site redevelopment project for the State Office Building at 165 Capitol Ave. in Hartford. Allison previously worked at Tyre Studio in New Haven on several award-winning commercial proj- ects and will serve as a project architect and de- signer on the commercial interiors team. Federman, Lally & Remis names tax manager Gregory J. Lowrey has joined Federman, Lally & Remis LLC in Farmington as a tax manager. Lowrey was previously employed by the University of Connecticut as the tax and compliance accountant. ShopRites operator promotes three to manager Joseph Family Markets, owner and operator of the ShopRites in West Hartford and Canton, has pro- moted three associates to management positions: Elizabeth Barcellos, Vince Budds and Alex Busel. Barcellos has been promoted to seafood manager at the ShopRite of Canton. Barcellos has been in the industry two years and played a key role in the Can- ton store's new overnight fresh seafood program. Budds has been promoted to assistant manager at the ShopRite of West Hartford. He has been in the industry for more than 12 years and has held manage- ment positions in the meat and seafood departments. Busel has been promoted to non-foods and health and beauty manager at the ShopRite of West Hartford. Hartford County Medical Assoc. announces officers Hartford County Medical Association (HCMA) has announced Dr. Kevin W. Watson as its new president, Dr. Sarit Patel as vice president and Dr. Shahena Master as secretary/treasurer. Watson joined HCMA in 2007, spending time as a chair on the insurance benefits committee before be- coming an officer on the board of directors in 2013. He practices pulmonary, critical care and sleep medi- cine at Grove Hill Medical Center in New Britain. Patel joined HCMA in 2005 and is a practicing oculoplastic surgeon at Grove Hill Medical Centers in New Britain and Springfield, Mass. Master joined HCMA in 1999. She has been a practicing internist at Windsor Medical Associates for more than 10 years. Quinnipiac official named to board of global children's group David Ives, executive director of the Albert Sch- weitzer Institute at Quinnipiac University, has been appointed to the board of directors of the World Centers of Compassion for Children International, a nonprofit that strives to create a strong political voice for children in areas of stress because of war, hunger, social, economic or political upheaval and to respond to their needs materially and emotionally. End Hunger Connecticut! adds three new board members End Hunger Connecticut!, a statewide anti- hunger and food-security organization based in Hartford, announced the addition of three new board members: Renee DiNino, Joel Kalinowski and Arvia D. Walker. DiNino is the midday host on The River 105.9 and director of community affairs for iHeartMedia Communities Connecticut. Kalinowski is director of social media for the Connecticut Lottery Corp. Walker is community outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England. Art Rhatigan Joseph P. Savidge Michelle Lanney Gregory J. Lowrey David Ives P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D

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